Petspective · Breed Library
Breeds
A clinical-eye look at every dog and cat breed in our reference library. Sourced from The Dog API and The Cat API, with vet-grade context.
169 dog breeds
Affenpinscher
Germany
Afghan Hound
Afghanistan
Airedale Terrier
Yorkshire, England
Akbash
Western Turkey
Akita
Japan
Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog
Alapaha River region of southern Georgia, United States
Alaskan Husky
Alaska, United States
Alaskan Malamute
Alaska, United States
American Bulldog
United States
American Bully
United States
American Cocker Spaniel
United States
American Eskimo Dog
United States
American Foxhound
United States
American Pit Bull Terrier
United States
American Staffordshire Terrier
United States
American Water Spaniel
Wisconsin, United States
Appenzeller Sennenhund
Appenzell region, Switzerland
Australian Cattle Dog
Australia
Australian Kelpie
Australia
Australian Shepherd
Western United States
Australian Silky Terrier
Australia
Australian Terrier
Australia
Azawakh
West Africa (Sahel region: Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso)
Barbet
France
Basenji
Central Africa
Basset Bleu de Gascogne
Gascony, France
Basset Hound
France
Beagle
England
Bearded Collie
Scotland
Beauceron
France
Bedlington Terrier
England (Northumberland)
Belgian Malinois
Belgium
Belgian Tervuren
Belgium
Bernese Mountain Dog
Switzerland
Bichon Frisé
France / Belgium
Black and Tan Coonhound
United States
Bloodhound
Belgium
Bluetick Coonhound
United States
Boerboel
South Africa
Border Collie
Anglo-Scottish border region
Border Terrier
Border regions between England and Scotland
Boston Terrier
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Bouvier des Flandres
Belgium (Flanders region)
Boxer
Germany
Boykin Spaniel
South Carolina, United States
Bracco Italiano
Italy
Briard
France
Brittany
Brittany (Bretagne), France
Bull Terrier
England
Bull Terrier (Miniature)
England
Bullmastiff
England
Cairn Terrier
Scotland
Cane Corso
Italy
Cardigan Welsh Corgi
Cardiganshire, Wales
Catahoula Leopard Dog
Louisiana, United States
Caucasian Shepherd Dog
Caucasus Mountains
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
United Kingdom
Chesapeake Bay Retriever
Maryland, United States
Chinese Crested
China
Chinese Shar-Pei
China
Chinook
New Hampshire, United States
Chow Chow
China
Clumber Spaniel
England
Cocker Spaniel
United States
Coton de Tulear
Madagascar
Dalmatian
Dalmatia, Croatia
Doberman Pinscher
Germany
Dogo Argentino
Argentina
Dutch Shepherd
Netherlands
English Setter
England
English Shepherd
United States
English Springer Spaniel
England
English Toy Terrier (Black & Tan)
England
Eurasier
Germany
Field Spaniel
England
Finnish Lapphund
Lapland (Finland)
Finnish Spitz
Finland
French Bulldog
France
German Pinscher
Germany
German Shepherd
Germany
German Shorthaired Pointer
Germany
Giant Schnauzer
Germany
Glen of Imaal Terrier
Glen of Imaal, County Wicklow, Ireland
Golden Retriever
Scotland
Gordon Setter
Scotland
Great Dane
Germany
Greyhound
Ancient Egypt/Middle East
Harrier
England
Havanese
Cuba
Irish Setter
Ireland
Irish Terrier
Ireland
Irish Wolfhound
Ireland
Italian Greyhound
Italy
Japanese Chin
China/Japan
Japanese Spitz
Japan
Kangal Shepherd Dog
Sivas, Turkey
Keeshond
Netherlands
King Charles Spaniel
England
Komondor
Hungary
Kooikerhondje
Netherlands
Kuvasz
Hungary
Labrador Retriever
Newfoundland, Canada
Lagotto Romagnolo
Romagna region, Italy
Lancashire Heeler
Lancashire, England
Leonberger
Leonberg, Germany
Lhasa Apso
Tibet
Maltese
Malta, Mediterranean Basin
Miniature American Shepherd
United States
Miniature Pinscher
Germany
Miniature Schnauzer
Germany
Newfoundland
Newfoundland, Canada
Norfolk Terrier
Norfolk, England
Norwich Terrier
East Anglia, England
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
Nova Scotia, Canada
Old English Sheepdog
England
Olde English Bulldogge
United States
Papillon
France and Belgium
Pekingese
China
Pembroke Welsh Corgi
Pembrokeshire, Wales
Pharaoh Hound
Malta
Plott Hound
North Carolina, United States
Pomeranian
Pomerania region (now parts of Germany and Poland)
Poodle (Miniature)
Germany
Poodle (Toy)
Germany
Presa Canario
Canary Islands, Spain
Pug
China
Puli
Hungary
Pumi
Hungary
Pyrenean Mountain Dog
Pyrenees Mountains, France
Rat Terrier
United States
Redbone Coonhound
United States
Rhodesian Ridgeback
Southern Africa
Rottweiler
Rottweil, Germany
Russian Toy
Russia
Saint Bernard
Switzerland
Saluki
Middle East (Fertile Crescent)
Samoyed
Siberia
Schipperke
Belgium
Scottish Deerhound
Scotland
Scottish Terrier
Scotland
Shetland Sheepdog
Shetland Islands, Scotland
Shiba Inu
Japan
Shih Tzu
Tibet/China
Shiloh Shepherd
New York, United States
Siberian Husky
Siberia, Russia
Smooth Fox Terrier
England
Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier
Ireland
Spanish Water Dog
Spain
Spinone Italiano
Italy
Staffordshire Bull Terrier
Staffordshire, England
Standard Schnauzer
Germany
Swedish Vallhund
Sweden
Thai Ridgeback
Thailand
Tibetan Mastiff
Tibet
Tibetan Spaniel
Tibet
Tibetan Terrier
Tibet
Toy Fox Terrier
United States
Treeing Walker Coonhound
United States
Vizsla
Hungary
Weimaraner
Weimar, Germany
Welsh Springer Spaniel
Wales
West Highland White Terrier
Scotland
Whippet
England
White Shepherd
Germany/Switzerland, developed further in North America
Wire Fox Terrier
England
Wirehaired Pointing Griffon
Netherlands/France
Wirehaired Vizsla
Hungary
Xoloitzcuintli
Mexico
Yorkshire Terrier
Yorkshire, England