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A

🐕 Affenpinscher

Toy Group · XSmall · lives 12-15 years

Sheds moderate

🦴 Afghan Hound

Hound Group · Large · lives 12-18 years

Sheds very low

🪤 Airedale Terrier

Terrier Group · Large · lives 11-14 years

Sheds very low

🐾 Akita

Working Group · <p>XLarge</p> · lives 10-14 years

Sheds moderate

🐾 Alaskan Malamute

Working Group · Large · lives 10-14 years

Sheds moderate

🦴 American English Coonhound

Hound Group · Large · lives 11-12 years

Sheds low-moderate

🐶 American Eskimo Dog

Non-Sporting Group · Small · lives 13-15 years

Sheds moderate

🦴 American Foxhound

Hound Group · Large · lives 11-13 years

Sheds moderate

🪤 American Hairless Terrier

Terrier Group · <p>Small</p> · lives 14-16 years

Sheds very low

🪤 American Staffordshire Terrier

Terrier Group · Medium · lives 12-16 years

Sheds low-moderate

🐕 American Water Spaniel

Sporting Group · Medium · lives 10-14 years

Sheds very low

🐾 Anatolian Shepherd Dog

working · large · lives 11-13 years

Sheds low-moderate

🐑 Australian Cattle Dog

Herding Group · Medium · lives 12-16 years

Sheds moderate

🐑 Australian Shepherd

Herding Group · Medium · lives 12-15 years

Sheds moderate

🪤 Australian Terrier

Terrier Group · Small · lives 11-15 years

Sheds very low

🦴 Azawakh

Hound Group · Large · lives 12-15 years

Sheds low-moderate

B

🐕 Barbet

Sporting Group · Medium · lives 12-14 years

Sheds very low

🦴 Basenji

Hound Group · Small · lives 13-14 years

Sheds low-moderate

🦴 Basset Hound

hound · medium · lives 12-13 years

Sheds low-moderate

🐕 Beagle

Hound · Small-Medium · lives 12–15 years

Sheds moderate-high

🐑 Bearded Collie

Herding Group · Medium · lives 12-14 years

Sheds moderate

🐑 Beauceron

Herding Group · Large · lives 10-12 years

Sheds high

🪤 Bedlington Terrier

Terrier Group · Small · lives 11-16 years

Sheds very low

🐑 Belgian Laekenois

Herding Group · Medium · lives 10-12 years

Sheds moderate

🐑 Belgian Malinois

Herding Group · Large · lives 14-16 years

Sheds moderate

🐑 Belgian Sheepdog

Herding Group · Large · lives 12-14 years

Sheds moderate

🐑 Belgian Tervuren

Herding Group · Large · lives 12-14 years

Sheds moderate

🐑 Bergamasco Sheepdog

Herding Group · Large · lives 13-15 years

Sheds very low

🐑 Berger Picard

Herding Group · Large · lives 12-13 years

Sheds moderate

🐾 Bernese Mountain Dog

Working Group · XLarge · lives 7-10 years

Sheds very high

🐶 Bichon Frise

Non-Sporting Group · Small · lives 14-15 years

Sheds very low

🐕 Biewer Terrier

Toy Group · <p>XSmall</p> · lives 16 years

Sheds very low

🦴 Black and Tan Coonhound

Hound Group · Large · lives 10-12 years

Sheds moderate

🐾 Black Russian Terrier

Working Group · Large · lives 10-12 years

Sheds moderate

🦴 Bloodhound

Hound Group · Large · lives 10-12 years

Sheds moderate

🦴 Bluetick Coonhound

Hound Group · Large · lives 11-12 years

Sheds moderate

🐾 Boerboel

Working Group · XLarge · lives 9-11 years

Sheds moderate

🐑 Border Collie

Herding Group · Medium · lives 12-15 years

Sheds moderate

🪤 Border Terrier

Terrier Group · Small · lives 12-15 years

Sheds low-moderate

🦴 Borzoi

Hound Group · XLarge · lives 9-14 years

Sheds moderate

🐶 Boston Terrier

Non-Sporting Group · <p>Small</p> · lives 11-13 years

Sheds low-moderate

🐑 Bouvier des Flandres

Herding Group · Large · lives 10-12 years

Sheds moderate

🐾 Boxer

Working Group · Large · lives 10-12 years

Sheds low-moderate

🐕 Boykin Spaniel

Sporting Group · Medium · lives 10-15 years

Sheds moderate

🐕 Bracco Italiano

Sporting Group · <p>Large</p> · lives 10-14 years

Sheds low-moderate

🐑 Briard

Herding Group · Large · lives 12 years

Sheds very low

🐕 Brittany

Sporting Group · Medium · lives 12-14 years

Sheds moderate

🐕 Brussels Griffon

Toy Group · XSmall · lives 12-15 years

Sheds moderate

🪤 Bull Terrier

Terrier Group · Medium · lives 12-13 years

Sheds moderate

🐶 Bulldog

Non-Sporting Group · Medium · lives 8-10 years

Sheds moderate

🐾 Bullmastiff

Working Group · XLarge · lives 7-9 years

Sheds moderate

C

🪤 Cairn Terrier

Terrier Group · Small · lives 13-15 years

Sheds low-moderate

🐑 Canaan Dog

Herding Group · Medium · lives 12-15 years

Sheds high

🐾 Cane Corso

Working Group · Large · lives 9-12 years

Sheds low-moderate

🐑 Cardigan Welsh Corgi

Herding Group · Small · lives 12-15 years

Sheds moderate

🐕 Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

Toy Group · Small · lives 12-15 years

Sheds low-moderate

🪤 Cesky Terrier

Terrier Group · Small · lives 12-15 years

Sheds low-moderate

🐕 Chesapeake Bay Retriever

Sporting Group · Large · lives 10-13 years

Sheds moderate

🐕 Chihuahua

Toy · Tiny · lives 12–18 years

Sheds low-moderate

🐕 Chinese Crested

Toy Group · XSmall · lives 13-18 years

Sheds very low

🐶 Chinese Shar-Pei

Non-Sporting Group · Medium · lives 8-12 years

Sheds moderate

🐾 Chinook

Working Group · Large · lives 12-15 years

Sheds moderate

🐶 Chow Chow

Non-Sporting Group · Medium · lives 8-12 years

Sheds moderate

🦴 Cirneco dell'Etna

Hound Group · <p>Medium</p> · lives 15-16 years

Sheds very low

🐕 Clumber Spaniel

Sporting Group · Medium · lives 10-12 years

Sheds moderate

🐕 Cocker Spaniel

Sporting Group · Small · lives 10-14 years

Sheds moderate

🐑 Collie

Herding Group · Medium · lives 12-14 years

Sheds moderate

🐶 Coton de Tulear

Non-Sporting Group · Small · lives 15-19 years

Sheds low-moderate

🐕 Curly-Coated Retriever

Sporting Group · Large · lives 10-12 years

Sheds low-moderate

D

🌭 Dachshund

Hound · Small · lives 12–16 years

Sheds moderate (smooth) / high (long-haired)

🐶 Dalmatian

Non-Sporting Group · Medium · lives 11-13 years

Sheds high

🪤 Dandie Dinmont Terrier

Terrier Group · Small · lives 12-15 years

Sheds low-moderate

🐾 Doberman Pinscher

Working Group · Large · lives 10-12 years

Sheds high

🐾 Dogo Argentino

Working Group · <p>Large</p> · lives 9-15 years

Sheds high

🐾 Dogue de Bordeaux

Working Group · XLarge · lives 5-8 years

Sheds high

E

🐕 English Cocker Spaniel

Sporting Group · Medium · lives 12-14 years

Sheds moderate

🦴 English Foxhound

Hound Group · Large · lives 10-13 years

Sheds moderate

🐕 English Setter

Sporting Group · Medium · lives 12 years

Sheds moderate

🐕 English Springer Spaniel

Sporting Group · Medium · lives 12-14 years

Sheds moderate

🐕 English Toy Spaniel

Toy Group · Small · lives 10-12 years

Sheds moderate

🐑 Entlebucher Mountain Dog

Herding Group · <p>Medium</p> · lives 11-13 years

Sheds moderate

F

🐕 Field Spaniel

Sporting Group · Medium · lives 12-13 years

Sheds moderate

🐑 Finnish Lapphund

Herding Group · Medium · lives 12-15 years

Sheds high

🐶 Finnish Spitz

Non-Sporting Group · Medium · lives 13-15 years

Sheds moderate

🐕 Flat-Coated Retriever

Sporting Group · Medium · lives 8-10 years

Sheds moderate

🐶 French Bulldog

Non-Sporting (Brachycephalic) · Small · lives 10–12 years

Sheds moderate

G

🐾 German Pinscher

Working Group · Medium · lives 12-14 years

Sheds moderate

🐕‍🦺 German Shepherd

Herding · Large · lives 9–12 years

Sheds very high

🐕 German Shorthaired Pointer

Sporting Group · <p>Medium</p> · lives 10-12 years

Sheds moderate

🐕 German Wirehaired Pointer

Sporting Group · Medium · lives 14-16 years

Sheds low-moderate

🐾 Giant Schnauzer

Working Group · <p>Large</p> · lives 10-13 years

Sheds low-moderate

🪤 Glen of Imaal Terrier

Terrier Group · Small · lives 10-15 years

Sheds low-moderate

🐕 Golden Retriever

Sporting · Large · lives 10–12 years

Sheds high

🐕 Gordon Setter

Sporting Group · Large · lives 12-13 years

Sheds moderate

🦴 Grand Basset Griffon Vendéen

Hound Group · Medium · lives 13-15 years

Sheds moderate

🐾 Great Dane

Working Group · XLarge · lives 7-10 years

Sheds moderate

🐾 Great Pyrenees

Working Group · <p>XLarge</p> · lives 10-12 years

Sheds moderate

🐾 Greater Swiss Mountain Dog

Working Group · XLarge · lives 8-11 years

Sheds moderate

🦴 Greyhound

Hound Group · Large · lives 10-13 years

Sheds low-moderate

H

🦴 Harrier

Hound Group · Medium · lives 12-15 years

Sheds moderate

🐕 Havanese

Toy Group · Small · lives 14-16 years

Sheds low-moderate

I

🦴 Ibizan Hound

Hound Group · Large · lives 11-14 years

Sheds low-moderate

🐑 Icelandic Sheepdog

Herding Group · Medium · lives 12-14 years

Sheds moderate

🐕 Irish Red and White Setter

Sporting Group · Large · lives 11-15 years

Sheds low-moderate

🐕 Irish Setter

Sporting Group · Large · lives 12-15 years

Sheds moderate

🪤 Irish Terrier

Terrier Group · Medium · lives 13-15 years

Sheds low-moderate

🐕 Irish Water Spaniel

Sporting Group · Large · lives 12-13 years

Sheds very low

🦴 Irish Wolfhound

Hound Group · XLarge · lives 6-8 years

Sheds moderate

🐕 Italian Greyhound

Toy Group · Small · lives 14-15 years

Sheds moderate

J

🐕 Japanese Chin

Toy Group · XSmall · lives 10-12 years

Sheds moderate

K

🐶 Keeshond

Non-Sporting Group · Medium · lives 12-15 years

Sheds moderate

🪤 Kerry Blue Terrier

Terrier Group · <p>Medium</p> · lives 12-15 years

Sheds very low

🐾 Komondor

Working Group · Large · lives 10-12 years

Sheds very low

🐾 Kuvasz

Working Group · Large · lives 10-12 years

Sheds moderate

L

🦮 Labrador Retriever

Sporting · Large · lives 11–13 years

Sheds high

🐕 Lagotto Romagnolo

Sporting Group · Medium · lives 15-17 years

Sheds very low

🪤 Lakeland Terrier

Terrier Group · <p>Small</p> · lives 12-15 years

Sheds low-moderate

🐑 Lancashire Heeler

Herding Group · Small · lives 12-15 years

Sheds moderate

🐾 Leonberger

Working Group · XLarge · lives 7 years

Sheds high

🐶 Lhasa Apso

Non-Sporting Group · <p>Small</p> · lives 12-15 years

Sheds very low

🐶 Löwchen

Non-Sporting Group · <p>Small</p> · lives 13-15 years

Sheds low-moderate

M

🐕 Maltese

Toy Group · XSmall · lives 12-15 years

Sheds very low

🪤 Manchester Terrier (Standard)

Terrier Group · Small · lives 15-17 years

Sheds low-moderate

🐾 Mastiff

Working Group · XLarge · lives 6-10 years

Sheds moderate

🐑 Miniature American Shepherd

Herding Group · Medium · lives 12-13 years

Sheds moderate

🪤 Miniature Bull Terrier

Terrier Group · Small · lives 11-13 years

Sheds low-moderate

🐕 Miniature Pinscher

Toy Group · XSmall · lives 12-16 years

Sheds moderate

🪤 Miniature Schnauzer

Terrier Group · Small · lives 12-15 years

Sheds moderate

🐑 Mudi

Herding Group · Medium · lives 12-14 years

Sheds low-moderate

N

🐾 Neapolitan Mastiff

Working Group · XLarge · lives 7-9 years

Sheds moderate

🐕 Nederlandse Kooikerhondje

Sporting Group · Medium · lives 12-15 years

Sheds moderate

🐾 Newfoundland

Working Group · XLarge · lives 9-10 years

Sheds moderate

🪤 Norfolk Terrier

Terrier Group · Small · lives 12-16 years

Sheds moderate

🐑 Norwegian Buhund

Herding Group · Medium · lives 12-15 years

Sheds moderate

🦴 Norwegian Elkhound

Hound Group · Medium · lives 12-15 years

Sheds moderate

🐶 Norwegian Lundehund

Non-Sporting Group · <p>Small</p> · lives 12-15 years

Sheds moderate

🪤 Norwich Terrier

Terrier Group · Small · lives 12-15 years

Sheds moderate

🐕 Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever

Sporting Group · Medium · lives 12-14 years

Sheds moderate

O

🐑 Old English Sheepdog

Herding Group · Large · lives 10-12 years

Sheds moderate

🦴 Otterhound

Hound Group · Large · lives 10-13 years

Sheds low-moderate

P

🐕 Papillon

Toy Group · XSmall · lives 14-16 years

Sheds moderate

🪤 Parson Russell Terrier

Terrier Group · Small · lives 13-15 years

Sheds low-moderate

🐕 Pekingese

Toy Group · Small · lives 12-14 years

Sheds moderate

🐶 Pembroke Welsh Corgi

Herding · Small-Medium · lives 12–14 years

Sheds very high

🦴 Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen

Hound Group · <p>Medium</p> · lives 14-16 years

Sheds low-moderate

🦴 Pharaoh Hound

Hound Group · Medium · lives 12-14 years

Sheds moderate

🦴 Plott Hound

Hound Group · Medium · lives 12-14 years

Sheds low-moderate

🐕 Pointer

Sporting Group · Large · lives 12-15 years

Sheds moderate

🐑 Polish Lowland Sheepdog

Herding Group · Medium · lives 12-14 years

Sheds low-moderate

🐕 Pomeranian

Toy Group · XSmall · lives 12-16 years

Sheds low-moderate

🐩 Poodle (Standard & Miniature)

Non-Sporting · Standard: Large / Miniature: Small · lives Standard 12–15 / Mini 14–17 years

Sheds very low

🦴 Portuguese Podengo Pequeno

Hound Group · Small · lives 12-15 years

Sheds moderate

🐾 Portuguese Water Dog

Working Group · Medium · lives 11-13 years

Sheds low-moderate

🐕 Pug

toy · small · lives 13-15 years

Sheds moderate

🐑 Puli

Herding Group · Medium · lives 10-15 years

Sheds very low

🐑 Pumi

Herding Group · Small · lives 12-13 years

Sheds very low

🐑 Pyrenean Shepherd

Herding Group · <p>Medium</p> · lives 17-19 years

Sheds moderate

R

🪤 Rat Terrier

Terrier Group · Small · lives 12-18 years

Sheds moderate

🦴 Redbone Coonhound

Hound Group · Large · lives 12-15 years

Sheds moderate

🦴 Rhodesian Ridgeback

Hound Group · Large · lives 10-12 years

Sheds moderate

🐕‍🦺 Rottweiler

Working · Large · lives 9–10 years

Sheds moderate-high

🪤 Russell Terrier

Terrier Group · Small · lives 12-14 years

Sheds moderate

🐕 Russian Toy

Toy Group · XSmall · lives 12-14 years

Sheds moderate

S

🐾 Saint Bernard

Working Group · XLarge · lives 8-10 years

Sheds moderate

🦴 Saluki

Hound Group · <p>Large</p> · lives 10-17 years

Sheds low-moderate

🐾 Samoyed

Working Group · <p>Medium</p> · lives 12-14 years

Sheds moderate

🐶 Schipperke

Non-Sporting Group · Small · lives 12-16 years

Sheds moderate

🦴 Scottish Deerhound

Hound Group · <p>XLarge</p> · lives 8-11 years

Sheds moderate

🪤 Scottish Terrier

Terrier Group · Small · lives 12 years

Sheds low-moderate

🪤 Sealyham Terrier

Terrier Group · <p>Small</p> · lives 12-14 years

Sheds moderate

🐑 Shetland Sheepdog

Herding Group · Small · lives 12-14 years

Sheds moderate

🐶 Shiba Inu

Non-Sporting Group · Small · lives 13-16 years

Sheds moderate

🐕 Shih Tzu

Toy Group · Small · lives 10-18 years

Sheds very low

🐺 Siberian Husky

Working · Medium · lives 12–14 years

Sheds extreme

🐕 Silky Terrier

Toy Group · XSmall · lives 13-15 years

Sheds low-moderate

🪤 Skye Terrier

Terrier Group · <p>Medium</p> · lives 12-14 years

Sheds moderate

🦴 Sloughi

Hound Group · <p>Large</p> · lives 10-15 years

Sheds moderate

🪤 Smooth Fox Terrier

Terrier Group · Small · lives 12-15 years

Sheds moderate

🪤 Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier

Terrier Group · Medium · lives 12-14 years

Sheds very low

🐑 Spanish Water Dog

Herding Group · Medium · lives 12-14 years

Sheds very low

🐕 Spinone Italiano

Sporting Group · <p>Medium</p> · lives 10-12 years

Sheds moderate

🪤 Staffordshire Bull Terrier

Terrier Group · Medium · lives 12-15 years

Sheds moderate

🐾 Standard Schnauzer

Working Group · Medium · lives 13-16 years

Sheds very low

🐕 Sussex Spaniel

Sporting Group · Medium · lives 13-15 years

Sheds moderate

🐑 Swedish Vallhund

Herding Group · Small · lives 12-15 years

Sheds high

T

🐾 Tibetan Mastiff

Working Group · XLarge · lives 10-12 years

Sheds high

🐶 Tibetan Spaniel

Non-Sporting Group · Small · lives 12-15 years

Sheds moderate

🐶 Tibetan Terrier

Non-Sporting Group · <p>Small</p> · lives 15-16 years

Sheds moderate

🐕 Toy Fox Terrier

Toy Group · <p>XSmall</p> · lives 13-15 years

Sheds moderate

🦴 Treeing Walker Coonhound

Hound Group · Large · lives 12-13 years

Sheds moderate

V

🐕 Vizsla

Sporting Group · Medium · lives 12-14 years

Sheds moderate

W

🐕 Weimaraner

Sporting Group · Large · lives 10-13 years

Sheds moderate

🐕 Welsh Springer Spaniel

Sporting Group · Medium · lives 12-15 years

Sheds moderate

🪤 Welsh Terrier

Terrier Group · <p>Small</p> · lives 12-15 years

Sheds low-moderate

🪤 West Highland White Terrier

Terrier Group · <p>Small</p> · lives 13-15 years

Sheds moderate

🦴 Whippet

Hound Group · Medium · lives 12-15 years

Sheds low-moderate

🪤 Wire Fox Terrier

Terrier Group · Small · lives 12-15 years

Sheds low-moderate

🐕 Wirehaired Pointing Griffon

Sporting Group · Medium · lives 12-15 years

Sheds moderate

🐕 Wirehaired Vizsla

Sporting Group · Medium · lives 12-14 years

Sheds moderate

X

🐶 Xoloitzcuintli

Non-Sporting Group · Medium · lives 13-18 years

Sheds very low

Y

🐶 Yorkshire Terrier

Toy · Tiny · lives 11–15 years

Sheds very low