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Best breeds for

Low maintenance dog breeds

Breeds with low grooming needs and low or moderate energy: the least brushing and the fewest miles.

36 breeds. The rule: Grooming low, energy low or moderate.

Toy (3)

Italian Greyhound 3.2 to 6.4 kg · Moderate energy Prague Ratter Not published · Moderate energy Volpino Italiano 3.6 to 7.3 kg · Moderate energy

Small (7)

American Hairless Terrier 5.4 to 12.7 kg · Moderate energy ChiweenieCross 2.3 to 5.4 kg · Moderate energy DoxiepooCross 2.3 to 13.6 kg · Moderate energy FrenchtonCross 5.4 to 12.7 kg · Moderate energy Jagdterrier 7.7 to 10 kg · Moderate energy Teddy Roosevelt Terrier 3.6 to 11.3 kg · Moderate energy Tenterfield Terrier Not published · Moderate energy

Medium (12)

American Staffordshire Terrier 18.1 to 31.8 kg · Moderate energy Blue Picardy Spaniel 20.4 to 24.9 kg · Moderate energy Carolina Dog 13.6 to 24.9 kg · Moderate energy Chinese Shar-Pei 20.4 to 27.2 kg · Moderate energy Cirneco dell’Etna 8.6 to 12.7 kg · Moderate energy Croatian Sheepdog 13.2 to 20 kg · Moderate energy French Bulldog Up to 12.7 kg · Moderate energy Irish Terrier 11.3 to 12.2 kg · Moderate energy Kai Ken 11.3 to 18.1 kg · Moderate energy Kishu Ken 13.6 to 27.2 kg · Moderate energy Segugio Italiano 17.7 to 28.1 kg · Moderate energy Slovensky Kopov 15 to 20 kg · Moderate energy

Large (5)

Australasian Bosdog 26 to 35 kg · Moderate energy Bergamasco Sheepdog 25.9 to 38.1 kg · Moderate energy Calupoh 31.8 to 45.4 kg · Moderate energy Central Asian Shepherd Dog 39.9 to 49.9 kg · Moderate energy Presa Canario 38.1 to 49.9 kg · Low energy

Giant (6)

Broholmer 40.8 to 68 kg · Low energy Dogue de Bordeaux 44.9 to 49.9 kg · Moderate energy Mastiff 54.4 to 104.3 kg · Moderate energy Scottish Deerhound 34 to 49.9 kg · Moderate energy Spanish Mastiff 63.5 to 90.7 kg · Moderate energy Tosa 45.4 to 90.7 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: Grooming low, energy low or moderate. 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.