Breed Selection Chart

WORKING BREEDS
Breed Size Exercise Grooming Space Needed Most Suited To
Great Dane very, very large! plenty not much lots very active person/family
Newfoundland very large plenty plenty lots very active person/family
Rottweiler very large moderate not much plenty active person
Saint Bernard large moderate plenty plenty active person
Siberian Husky large plenty moderate plenty very active person/family
Bernese
Mountain Dog		 very large plenty moderate lots very active person/family
Boxer large plenty not much plenty very active person/family
Dobermann large plenty not much lots very active person
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HOUND BREEDS
Breed Size Exercise Grooming Space Needed Most Suited To
Basset Hound medium moderate not much moderate active person
Beagle medium plenty not much moderate active person
Dachshund small not much not much not much companion
Greyhound large plenty not much plenty active person/family
Irish Wolfhound very large plenty not much lots active person/family
Norwegian Elkhound medium plenty not much plenty active person
Whippet small moderate not much not much active person/family
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GUNDOG BREEDS
Breed Size Exercise Grooming Space Needed Most Suited To
Golden Retriever large plenty moderate moderate active family/companion
Irish Setter large plenty moderate moderate active family/companion
Labrador Retriever large plenty moderate moderate active family/companion
Pointers large plenty not much moderate active family/companion
Springer Spaniel medium plenty moderate moderate active person
Cocker Spaniel medium moderate moderate not much active person
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TERRIER BREEDS
Breed Size Exercise Grooming Space Needed Most Suited To
Airedale large moderate plenty moderate active person
Cairn small moderate moderate not much family/companion
Jack Russell Terrier small moderate not much not much family/companion
Kerry Blue medium moderate plenty moderate active person
Scottish Terrier small moderate moderate not much companion
West Highland Terrier small moderate moderate not much companion
Wheaten Terrier medium moderate moderate not much active family/companion
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UTILITY BREEDS
Breed Size Exercise Grooming Space Needed Most Suited To
Dalmatian large plenty not much moderate active person/family
Japanese Spitz medium moderate plenty moderate active family/companion
Poodle (miniature) small moderate moderate not much family/companion
Shih Tzu small not much plenty not much companion
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TOY BREEDS
Breed Size Exercise Grooming Space Needed Most Suited To
Cavalier King Charles small moderate plenty not much family, companion
Chihuahua small not much not much not much companion
Dachshund (min) small not much not much not much companion
Maltese small not much plenty not much family, companion
Papillon small not much moderate not much companion
Pekingese small moderate plenty not much companion
Pomeranian small moderate plenty not much companion
Pug small not much not much not much family, companion
Yorkshire Terrier small not much plenty not much family, companion
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PASTORAL BREEDS
Breed Size Exercise Grooming Space Needed Most Suited To
Bearded Collie large lots moderate plenty active person/family
Border Collie medium lots moderate plenty very active person/family
Rough Collie large lots lots plenty active person/family
Old English Sheepdog large moderate lots plenty active person/family
Shetland sheepdog medium moderate lots moderate active person/family
Welsh Corgie small moderate minimal moderate quite active person/family
Pyrenean Mountain Dog very large moderate plenty lots very active person/family
German Shepherd large plenty moderate plenty very active person
Samoyed large plenty plenty plenty active person