Compare dog breeds
Pick any two breeds and see them side by side: photos, size, lifespan and the American Kennel Club's trait ratings, with the biggest differences spelled out.
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Pick any two of the 384 breeds and they appear side by side here.
Popular comparisons
76 pairs people often weigh up, each with the full write up: temperament, health worth asking about and common questions.
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Akita vs Japanese Akitainu
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Akita vs Shiba Inu
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Alaskan Klee Kai vs Siberian Husky
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American Bully vs American Pit Bull Terrier
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American Pit Bull Terrier vs American Staffordshire Terrier
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Australian Cattle Dog vs Border Collie
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Australian Shepherd vs Miniature American Shepherd
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Beagle vs Basset Hound
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Beagle vs Dachshund
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Belgian Malinois vs Dutch Shepherd
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Bernedoodle vs Bernese Mountain Dog
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Bernedoodle vs Goldendoodle
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Bernese Mountain Dog vs Newfoundland
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Bichon Frise vs Maltese
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Border Collie vs Australian Shepherd
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Border Collie vs Labrador Retriever
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Border Terrier vs Jack Russell Terrier
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Boxer vs Labrador Retriever
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Bulldog vs American Bulldog
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Bulldog vs French Bulldog
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Cane Corso vs Mastiff
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Cane Corso vs Presa Canario
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Cane Corso vs Rottweiler
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Cavachon vs Cavapoo
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Cavalier King Charles Spaniel vs Cavapoo
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Cavalier King Charles Spaniel vs English Toy Spaniel
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Cavapoo vs Cockapoo
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Chihuahua vs Pomeranian
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Chihuahua vs Yorkshire Terrier
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Cockapoo vs English Cocker Spaniel
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Cockapoo vs Labradoodle
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Dachshund vs Miniature Pinscher
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Doberman Pinscher vs German Shepherd Dog
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English Cocker Spaniel vs American Cocker Spaniel
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English Springer Spaniel vs English Cocker Spaniel
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French Bulldog vs Boston Terrier
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French Bulldog vs Pug
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German Shepherd Dog vs Belgian Malinois
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German Shepherd Dog vs Rottweiler
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German Shepherd Dog vs Siberian Husky
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German Shorthaired Pointer vs Vizsla
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Golden Retriever vs Bernese Mountain Dog
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Golden Retriever vs Goldendoodle
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Goldendoodle vs Labradoodle
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Goldendoodle vs Poodle (Standard)
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Great Dane vs Irish Wolfhound
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Great Dane vs Mastiff
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Great Pyrenees vs Bernese Mountain Dog
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Greyhound vs Whippet
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Havanese vs Bichon Frise
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Havanese vs Shih Tzu
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Jack Russell Terrier vs Parson Russell Terrier
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Labrador Retriever vs German Shepherd Dog
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Labrador Retriever vs Golden Retriever
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Labrador Retriever vs Labradoodle
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Maltipoo vs Cavapoo
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Maltipoo vs Cockapoo
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Miniature Schnauzer vs Standard Schnauzer
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Miniature Schnauzer vs West Highland White Terrier
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Pembroke Welsh Corgi vs Cardigan Welsh Corgi
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Pomeranian vs Yorkshire Terrier
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Poodle (Miniature) vs Poodle (Toy)
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Pug vs Shih Tzu
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Rottweiler vs Doberman Pinscher
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Samoyed vs Siberian Husky
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Shetland Sheepdog vs Rough Collie
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Shih Tzu vs Lhasa Apso
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Shih Tzu vs Maltese
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Shih Tzu vs Yorkshire Terrier
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Siberian Husky vs Alaskan Malamute
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Silky Terrier vs Yorkshire Terrier
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St. Bernard vs Bernese Mountain Dog
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Staffordshire Bull Terrier vs American Staffordshire Terrier
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Vizsla vs Weimaraner
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Whippet vs Italian Greyhound
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Yorkshire Terrier vs Maltese