Dog Breed Information

From dog breed information, breed facts and breed traits to breed friendliness; this is the place for you to learn everything about your favourite dog breeds.

So before you make the decision to bring home a new best friend, check out all our useful dog breed information and dog breed lists.


Dog Breed Info & Lists

All Dog Breeds - Dog Breed Information

BreedPopularityType
Labrador Retriever

1

Purebred
German Shepherd

2

Purebred
Golden Retriever

3

Purebred
French Bulldog

4

Purebred
Bulldog

5

Purebred
Beagle

6

Purebred
Miniature Poodle

7

Purebred
Standard Poodle

7

Purebred
Toy Poodle

7

Purebred
Rottweiler

8

Purebred
Yorkshire Terrier

9

Purebred
German Shorthaired Pointer

10

Purebred
Boxer

11

Purebred
Siberian Husky

12

Purebred
Dachshund

13

Purebred
Great Dane

14

Purebred
Pembroke Welsh Corgi

15

Purebred
Doberman Pinscher

16

Purebred
Australian Shepherd

17

Purebred
Miniature Schnauzer

18

Purebred
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

19

Purebred
Shih Tzu

20

Purebred
Boston Terrier

21

Purebred
Pomeranian

22

Purebred
Havanese

23

Purebred
Shetland Sheepdog

24

Purebred
Bernese Mountain Dog

25

Purebred
Brittany

26

Purebred
English Springer Spaniel

27

Purebred
Mastiff

28

Purebred
American Cocker Spaniel

29

Purebred
Vizsla

30

Purebred
Pug

31

Purebred
Chihuahua

32

Purebred
Maltese

33

Purebred
Weimaraner

34

Purebred
Miniature American Shepherd

35

Purebred
Newfoundland

36

Purebred
Cane Corso

37

Purebred
Border Collie

38

Purebred
Basset Hound

39

Purebred
Collie

40

Purebred
Rhodesian Ridgeback

41

Purebred
West Highland White Terrier

42

Purebred
Chesapeake Bay Retriever

43

Purebred
Belgian Malinois

44

Purebred
Shiba Inu

45

Purebred
Bichon Frise

46

Purebred
Akita

47

Purebred
St. Bernard

48

Purebred
Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier

49

Purebred
Bloodhound

50

Purebred
Bullmastiff

51

Purebred
English Cocker Spaniel

52

Purebred
Papillon

53

Purebred
Portuguese Water Dog

54

Purebred
Airedale Terrier

55

Purebred
Australian Cattle Dog

56

Purebred
Samoyed

57

Purebred
Scottish Terrier

58

Purebred
Alaskan Malamute

59

Purebred
Bull Terrier

60

Purebred
Whippet

61

Purebred
German Wirehaired Pointer

62

Purebred
Dalmatian

63

Purebred
Shar-Pei

64

Purebred
Wirehaired Pointing Griffon

65

Purebred
Great Pyrenees

66

Purebred
Dogue de Bordeaux

67

Purebred
Cardigan Welsh Corgi

68

Purebred
Cairn Terrier

69

Purebred
Old English Sheepdog

70

Purebred
Miniature Pinscher

71

Purebred
Irish Setter

72

Purebred
Irish Wolfhound

73

Purebred
Italian Greyhound

74

Purebred
Greater Swiss Mountain Dog

75

Purebred
Chow Chow

76

Purebred
Lhasa Apso

77

Purebred
Jack Russell Terrier

78

Purebred
Chinese Crested

79

Purebred
Giant Schnauzer

80

Purebred
Coton De Tulear

81

Purebred
Staffordshire Bull Terrier

82

Purebred
American Staffordshire Terrier

83

Purebred
Basenji

84

Purebred
Bouvier des Flandres

85

Purebred
Anatolian Shepherd Dog

86

Purebred
Keeshond

87

Purebred
Pekingese

88

Purebred
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever

89

Purebred
Standard Schnauzer

90

Purebred
Norwegian Elkhound

91

Purebred
Border Terrier

92

Purebred
Afghan Hound

93

Purebred
Brussels Griffon

94

Purebred
English Setter

95

Purebred
Flat-Coated Retriever

96

Purebred
Rat Terrier

97

Purebred
Boykin Spaniel

98

Purebred
Wire Fox Terrier

99

Purebred
Leonberger

100

Purebred
Tibetan Terrier

101

Purebred
Borzoi

102

Purebred
Belgian Tervuren

103

Purebred
Gordon Setter

104

Purebred
Norwich Terrier

105

Purebred
Silky Terrier

106

Purebred
Neapolitan Mastiff

107

Purebred
Japanese Chin

108

Purebred
Welsh Terrier

109

Purebred
Schipperke

110

Purebred
Spinone Italiano

111

Purebred
Toy Fox Terrier

112

Purebred
Pointer

113

Purebred
Irish Terrier

114

Purebred
Miniature Bull Terrier

115

Purebred
Black Russian Terrier

116

Purebred
Lagotto Romagnolo

117

Purebred
American Eskimo Dog

118

Purebred
Parson Russell Terrier

119

Purebred
Belgian Sheepdog

120

Purebred
Tibetan Spaniel

121

Purebred
Smooth Fox Terrier

122

Purebred
Saluki

123

Purebred
Boerboel

124

Purebred
Bearded Collie

125

Purebred
American Hairless Terrier

126

Purebred
Briard

127

Purebred
Norfolk Terrier

128

Purebred
Kerry Blue Terrier

129

Purebred
Black and Tan Coonhound

130

Purebred
Treeing Walker Coonhound

131

Purebred
Bluetick Coonhound

132

Purebred
Welsh Springer Spaniel

133

Purebred
English Toy Spaniel

134

Purebred
Manchester Terrier

135

Purebred
German Pinscher

136

Purebred
Australian Terrier

137

Purebred
Lakeland Terrier

138

Purebred
Redbone Coonhound

139

Purebred
Clumber Spaniel

140

Purebred
Beauceron

141

Purebred
Puli

142

Purebred
Xoloitzcuintli

143

Purebred
Icelandic Sheepdog

144

Purebred
Field Spaniel

145

Purebred
Berger Picard

146

Purebred
Affenpinscher

147

Purebred
Spanish Water Dog

148

Purebred
Swedish Vallhund

149

Purebred
Sealyham Terrier

150

Purebred
Bedlington Terrier

151

Purebred
Entlebucher Mountain Dog

152

Purebred
Tibetan Mastiff

153

Purebred
Irish Red and White Setter

154

Purebred
Wirehaired Vizsla

155

Purebred
Greyhound

156

Purebred
Kuvasz

157

Purebred
Glen of Imaal Terrier

158

Purebred
Portuguese Podengo Pequeno

159

Purebred
Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen

160

Purebred
Pumi

162

Purebred
Komondor

163

Purebred
Irish Water Spaniel

164

Purebred
Ibizan Hound

165

Purebred
Plott Hound

166

Purebred
American Water Spaniel

167

Purebred
Scottish Deerhound

168

Purebred
Lowchen

169

Purebred
Norwegian Buhund

170

Purebred
Curly-Coated Retriever

171

Purebred
Skye Terrier

172

Purebred
Finnish Lapphund

173

Purebred
Pharaoh Hound

174

Purebred
Canaan Dog

175

Purebred
Polish Lowland Sheepdog

176

Purebred
Finnish Spitz

177

Purebred
American English Coonhound

178

Purebred
Chinook

179

Purebred
Pyrenean Shepherd

180

Purebred
Bergamasco

181

Purebred
Dandie Dinmont Terrier

182

Purebred
Harrier

183

Purebred
Cirneco dell’Etna

184

Purebred
Cesky Terrier

185

Cross Breed
Otterhound

186

Purebred
American Foxhound

187

Purebred
Sloughi

188

Purebred
English Foxhound

189

Purebred
Norwegian Lundehund

190

Purebred
AfricanisPurebred
AidiPurebred
Akbash DogPurebred
Alano EspanolPurebred
Alapaha Blue Blood BulldogPurebred
Alaskan HuskyCross Breed
Alaskan Klee KaiPurebred
AlopekisPurebred
American BulldogPurebred
American MastiffPurebred
American Pit Bull TerrierPurebred
American StaghoundPurebred
American White ShepherdPurebred
Andalusian HoundPurebred
Appenzeller SennenhundPurebred
Ariege PointerPurebred
AriegeoisCross Breed
Australian BulldogPurebred
Australian KelpiePurebred
Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle DogPurebred
Austrian Black and Tan HoundPurebred
Austrian PinscherPurebred
AzawakhPurebred
BarbetPurebred
Basset Artesien NormandPurebred
Basset Bleu de GascognePurebred
Basset Fauve de BretagnePurebred
Bavarian Mountain HoundPurebred
Beagle-HarrierPurebred
BeaglierCross Breed
Belgian Shepherd LaekenoisPurebred
Black Mouth CurPurebred
Black Norwegian ElkhoundPurebred
Blue LacyCross Breed
Blue Picardy SpanielPurebred
Bohemian ShepherdPurebred
Bolognese dogPurebred
Bouvier des ArdennesPurebred
Bracco ItalianoPurebred
Braque du BourbonnaisPurebred
Brazilian TerrierCross Breed
Briquet Griffon VendeenPurebred
Bukovina SheepdogPurebred
Bulgarian Shepherd DogPurebred
Bull ArabCross Breed
CairmalCross Breed
Canadian Eskimo DogPurebred
Cao da Serra de AiresPurebred
Caravan HoundPurebred
Carolina DogPurebred
Carpathian SheepdogPurebred
Carpathian SheepdogPurebred
Catahoula BulldogCross Breed
Catahoula Leopard DogPurebred
Catalan SheepdogPurebred
Caucasian OvcharkaPurebred
Central Asian OvtcharkaPurebred
Cesky FousekPurebred
Chart PolskiPurebred
ChippiparaiPurebred
ChizerCross Breed
ChorkieCross Breed
CockalierCross Breed
CockapooCross Breed
CotoneseCross Breed
Croatian SheepdogPurebred
Czechoslovakian WolfdogCross Breed
Danish-Swedish FarmdogPurebred
Deutsche BrackePurebred
DingoPurebred
Dogo ArgentinoPurebred
DorgiCross Breed
DorkieCross Breed
Double DoodleCross Breed
Drentse PatrijshondPurebred
DreverPurebred
DunkerCross Breed
Dutch Shepherd DogPurebred
Dutch SmoushondPurebred
East Siberian LaikaPurebred
East-European ShepherdCross Breed
English ShepherdPurebred
EurasierCross Breed
Fila BrasileiroPurebred
Finnish HoundPurebred
Francais Blanc et NoirPurebred
French SpanielPurebred
German Longhaired PointerPurebred
GoldendoodleCross Breed
Grand Basset Griffon VendeenPurebred
Grand Bleu de GascognePurebred
Greenland DogPurebred
Griffon bleu de GascogneCross Breed
Hamilton HoundPurebred
Hokkaido DogPurebred
HovawartPurebred
JagdterrierPurebred
JamthundPurebred
Japanese SpitzPurebred
Japanese TerrierPurebred
Kangal DogPurebred
Karelian Bear DogPurebred
Karst ShepherdPurebred
King ShepherdCross Breed
Kishu KenPurebred
KooikerhondjePurebred
KooliePurebred
Korean JindoPurebred
KromfohrlanderPurebred
Kyi-LeoCross Breed
Lancashire HeelerPurebred
LandseerPurebred
Lapponian HerderPurebred
Large MunsterlanderPurebred
Lucas TerrierCross Breed
LurcherPurebred
Majestic Tree HoundCross Breed
Mal-ShiCross Breed
Maremma SheepdogPurebred
McNabPurebred
Miniature BulldogCross Breed
Moscow WatchdogPurebred
Mountain CurPurebred
Mountain FeistCross Breed
MudiPurebred
New Guinea Singing DogPurebred
NorrbottenspetsPurebred
Northern Inuit DogCross Breed
Olde English BulldoggePurebred
Pakistani MastiffPurebred
Patterdale TerrierPurebred
Perro de Presa CanarioCross Breed
Perro de Presa MallorquinPurebred
Peruvian Inca OrchidPurebred
Picardy SpanielPurebred
Plummer TerrierPurebred
Polish Hunting DogPurebred
Polish Tatra SheepdogPurebred
Pont-Audemer SpanielPurebred
Portuguese PointerPurebred
Prazsky KrysarikPurebred
PudelpointerCross Breed
PuggleCross Breed
Rafeiro do AlentejoPurebred
RajapalayamPurebred
Russian SpanielCross Breed
Russian ToyPurebred
Russian Tsvetnaya BolonkaPurebred
Saarloos wolfdogPurebred
SapsaliPurebred
SarplaninacPurebred
SchapendoesPurebred
Seppala Siberian SleddogPurebred
Serbian HoundPurebred
ShichonCross Breed
Shikoku dogPurebred
Shiloh Shepherd dogPurebred
Silken WindhoundPurebred
Slovensky CuvacPurebred
Smaland HoundPurebred
Small MunsterlanderPurebred
Small MunsterlanderPurebred
South Russian OvcharkaPurebred
Spanish GreyhoundPurebred
Spanish MastiffPurebred
StabyhounPurebred
Swedish LapphundPurebred
Taco TerrierCross Breed
Tamaskan DogPurebred
Texas HeelerCross Breed
Thai Bangkaew DogPurebred
Thai RidgebackPurebred
TornjakPurebred
TosaCross Breed
Transylvanian HoundPurebred
Volpino ItalianoPurebred
West Siberian LaikaPurebred
WetterhounPurebred


What to do if you lose your dog

If your dog or any other pet has gone missing and it does not have an identification tag with a phone number, you can:

1. Register your missing pet details at Pet Reunite website here.

2. List the missing pet on the Local Lost Pets Facebook Groups Here.

3. Telephone the local vets to see if someone has brought in your missing pet.

4. Contact the RSPCA or Visit the RSPCA Lost Pets website and complete a Lost Pet Report.

5. Visit Lost Pets Pages of Animal Shelters.

What to do if you find a lost dog

If you find a dog or any other pet and it does not have an identification tag with a phone number, you can:

1. Register the found pet details at Pet Reunite website here.

2. Register the missing pet on the Local Facebook Lost Pets Groups.

3. Contact the Local Council to collect the lost animal.

4. Take the pet to the local Animal Pound near to your suburb.

5. Take the animal to the local Vet Clinic who normally scan the animal’s microchip and contact the registered owner of the pet.

Laws Regarding Missing Pets

1. It is against the law to keep any animal that you find.

2. Pets are generally considered property and it is illegal to take and keep someone else’s property.

3. You must call your local animal control unit and file a FOUND AN ANIMAL report for any dog or cat you find.

4. To reclaim your lost dog, cat or other pet from the animal shelter you must pay a release fee.

5. If your dog or cat is unregistered, you will have to register your pet before you can take it home.