Couch Potatoes
Low-energy breeds that are genuinely content being your couch co-pilot.
Some dogs need two hours of running per day. These don't. They're content with a walk around the block and a good nap. Some are lazy by nature, some are just big enough that they conserve energy as a survival strategy. Either way, if your ideal evening is the couch, these dogs agree.
English Bulldog
The English Bulldog is the breed that launched a thousand mascots — universities, Marines, Winston Churchill's war spirit. Originally bred for bull-ba...
Frenchie
The Frenchie is the most popular dog in America for a reason — they're compact, adaptable, and genuinely funny. These are dogs that fit in apartments,...
Dane
The Great Dane is the Apollo of dogs — massive, elegant, and surprisingly gentle. Despite the name, they're German, bred to hunt boar and guard estate...
St. Bernard
The Saint Bernard is the legendary Alpine rescue dog. For centuries, monks at the Great St. Bernard Hospice used these dogs to find and rescue travele...
Bullmastiff
The Bullmastiff was created by English gamekeepers to catch poachers. They needed a dog big enough to knock a man down and hold him, but controlled en...
French Mastiff
The Dogue de Bordeaux is one of the oldest French breeds, used for guarding estates and hunting large game. They're massive, powerful, and have the la...
Newfie
The Newfoundland is the ultimate water rescue dog. Fishermen in Newfoundland developed them to haul nets, retrieve overboard items, and rescue drownin...
Chi
The Chihuahua is the smallest dog breed in the world and possibly the most misunderstood. Named for the Mexican state where they were refined, these d...
Doxie
The Dachshund was bred to hunt badgers in underground tunnels. Badgers. Those short legs and long bodies aren't a design flaw — they're purpose-built ...