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Best dog breeds for homes with other dogs

Every breed rated reliably good with other dogs, the top score of five.

81 breeds. The rule: Good with other dogs scored 5 out of 5.

Toy (9)

Biewer Terrier 1.8 to 3.6 kg · Moderate energy Bolognese 2.7 to 4.5 kg · Low energy Coton de Tulear 3.6 to 6.8 kg · Moderate energy English Toy Spaniel 3.6 to 6.4 kg · Moderate energy Havanese 3.2 to 5.9 kg · Moderate energy Italian Greyhound 3.2 to 6.4 kg · Moderate energy Japanese Chin 3.2 to 5 kg · Moderate energy Portuguese Podengo Pequeno 4.1 to 5.9 kg · High energy Russian Tsvetnaya Bolonka 2.7 to 4.1 kg · Moderate energy

Small (14)

Alaskan Klee Kai 2.7 to 11.3 kg · Moderate energy Beagle 9.1 to 13.6 kg · High energy Bichon Frise 5.4 to 8.2 kg · High energy Cavalier King Charles Spaniel 5.9 to 8.2 kg · Moderate energy CavapooCross 3.6 to 11.3 kg · Moderate energy Danish-Swedish Farmdog 6.8 to 9.1 kg · High energy Jack Russell Terrier 4.1 to 6.8 kg · Very high energy Japanese Spitz 4.5 to 11.3 kg · Moderate energy Lancashire Heeler 4.1 to 7.7 kg · High energy Parson Russell Terrier 5.9 to 7.7 kg · Very high energy PuggleCross 6.4 to 13.6 kg · High energy Shetland Sheepdog 6.8 to 11.3 kg · High energy Shih Tzu 4.1 to 7.3 kg · Moderate energy Teddy Roosevelt Terrier 3.6 to 11.3 kg · Moderate energy

Medium (24)

American Cocker Spaniel 9.1 to 13.6 kg · High energy Basset Fauve de Bretagne 10.4 to 17.7 kg · High energy Basset Hound 18.1 to 29.5 kg · Low energy Bearded Collie 20.4 to 24.9 kg · High energy Blue Picardy Spaniel 20.4 to 24.9 kg · Moderate energy Boykin Spaniel 11.3 to 18.1 kg · High energy Braque Francais Pyrenean 18.1 to 24.9 kg · Very high energy Braque Saint-Germain 18.1 to 26.3 kg · Moderate energy Drever 15.9 to 18.1 kg · High energy English Cocker Spaniel 11.8 to 15.4 kg · Moderate energy Entlebucher Mountain Dog 18.1 to 29.5 kg · Very high energy Harrier 20.4 to 27.2 kg · High energy Keeshond 15.9 to 20.4 kg · High energy Lagotto Romagnolo 10.9 to 15.9 kg · High energy Miniature American Shepherd 9.1 to 18.1 kg · Very high energy Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen 11.3 to 18.1 kg · High energy Plott Hound 18.1 to 27.2 kg · High energy Pont-Audemer Spaniel 15 to 21.8 kg · Moderate energy Portuguese Podengo 15.9 to 29.9 kg · High energy Schapendoes 11.8 to 24.9 kg · High energy Segugio Italiano 17.7 to 28.1 kg · Moderate energy Siberian Husky 15.9 to 27.2 kg · Very high energy Treeing Tennessee Brindle 13.6 to 22.7 kg · Moderate energy Whippet 11.3 to 18.1 kg · High energy

Large (29)

American English Coonhound 20.4 to 29.5 kg · High energy American Foxhound 27.2 to 31.8 kg · High energy American Leopard Hound 15.9 to 34 kg · High energy Appenzeller Sennenhund 21.8 to 31.8 kg · Very 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 Bluetick Coonhound 20.4 to 36.3 kg · High energy Calupoh 31.8 to 45.4 kg · Moderate energy Chinook 22.7 to 40.8 kg · Moderate energy Drentsche Patrijshond 24.9 to 33.1 kg · Moderate energy English Foxhound 27.2 to 34 kg · High energy Flat-Coated Retriever 27.2 to 31.8 kg · Very high energy French Spaniel 22.7 to 27.2 kg · 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 Hanoverian Scenthound 35.8 to 44.9 kg · High energy Ibizan Hound 20.4 to 22.7 kg · Very 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 Pharaoh Hound 20.4 to 24.9 kg · High energy Pointer 20.4 to 34 kg · High energy Porcelaine 24.9 to 28.1 kg · High energy Redbone Coonhound 20.4 to 31.8 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 Wetterhoun 22.7 to 34 kg · Energy not published

Giant (2)

Newfoundland 45.4 to 68 kg · Moderate energy Scottish Deerhound 34 to 49.9 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: Good with other dogs scored 5 out of 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.