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Big dog breeds that are good with children

Large and giant breeds rated reliably good with children, the top score of five.

42 breeds. The rule: Large or giant size class, good with children 5.

Large (36)

American Foxhound 27.2 to 31.8 kg · High energy American Leopard Hound 15.9 to 34 kg · High energy BernedoodleCross 27.7 to 45.4 kg · High energy Bernese Mountain Dog 31.8 to 52.2 kg · High energy Black and Tan Coonhound 29.5 to 49.9 kg · Moderate energy Boxer 22.7 to 36.3 kg · High energy Calupoh 31.8 to 45.4 kg · Moderate energy Chinook 22.7 to 40.8 kg · Moderate energy Curly-Coated Retriever 27.2 to 43.1 kg · High energy Doberman Pinscher 27.2 to 45.4 kg · Very high energy Drentsche Patrijshond 24.9 to 33.1 kg · Moderate energy English Foxhound 27.2 to 34 kg · High energy Estrela Mountain Dog 34.9 to 59.9 kg · Moderate energy Flat-Coated Retriever 27.2 to 31.8 kg · Very high energy French Spaniel 22.7 to 27.2 kg · High energy German Longhaired Pointer 24.9 to 36.3 kg · High energy German Shepherd Dog 22.7 to 40.8 kg · Very high energy German Shorthaired Pointer 20.4 to 31.8 kg · Very high energy GoldadorCross 25 to 36 kg · High energy Golden Retriever 24.9 to 34 kg · High energy GoldendoodleCross 22.7 to 40.8 kg · High energy Hamiltonstovare 18.1 to 34 kg · High energy Irish Red and White Setter 15.9 to 27.2 kg · Very high energy Irish Setter 27.2 to 31.8 kg · Very high energy LabradoodleCross 22.7 to 34 kg · High energy Labrador Retriever 24.9 to 36.3 kg · Very high energy Old English Sheepdog 27.2 to 45.4 kg · Moderate energy Porcelaine 24.9 to 28.1 kg · High energy Redbone Coonhound 20.4 to 31.8 kg · Moderate energy Rhodesian Ridgeback 31.8 to 38.6 kg · Moderate energy Rough Collie 22.7 to 34 kg · Moderate energy Transylvanian Hound 24.9 kg or more · Very high energy Treeing Walker Coonhound 22.7 to 31.8 kg · Very high energy Weimaraner 24.9 to 40.8 kg · Very high energy Wetterhoun 22.7 to 34 kg · energy not published energy Wirehaired Vizsla 20.4 to 29.5 kg · Very high energy

Giant (6)

Greater Swiss Mountain Dog 38.6 to 63.5 kg · High energy Leonberger 40.8 to 77.1 kg · Moderate energy Mastiff 54.4 to 104.3 kg · Moderate energy Newfoundland 45.4 to 68 kg · Moderate energy Romanian Mioritic Shepherd Dog 45.4 to 59 kg · Moderate energy St. Bernard 54.4 to 81.6 kg · Moderate energy

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How we worked this out

This list is worked out from the breed data, not picked by hand: Large or giant size class, good with children 5. Energy, grooming and the good with children and good with other dogs scores are the kennel club's own published ratings for the breed (for most breeds the American Kennel Club's one to five scores), and each breed's guide links to where its figures came from. A breed with no published score for a rule is left out rather than guessed.

A rating describes a tendency across a breed, not a promise about one puppy. Every dog needs socialisation and training, and every dog needs supervising around young children. Meet the parents, ask the breeder about temperament and health tests, and consider an adult dog from a rescue whose temperament is already known.