The Purebred Dog Breed List

Use this Purebred Dog Breed List to help you choose the dog breed which best matches you and your families lifestyle. You will find miniature dog breeds, toy breed dogs, large dog breeds, giant dog breeds, rare dog breeds as well as the most popular dog breed which happens to be the wonderful Labrador Retriever in 2009.

On the left side of this page you can find the ten most popular dog breeds for 2009. Click on the links for the dog breed descriptions of each dog breed. These top ten most popular dog breeds are from the 2009 AKC's purebred dog breed list. The most popular dog breeds for 2010 will not come out the end of the year.

When you are done researching our Purebred Dog Breed List please visit our Dog Breed Guide for a lot of useful information about choosing the right dog breed for you and your family.

Just above the Dog Breed List you will find a Key to better help you understand the list. Also, here is the link for our Dog Breed Guide. Here is a link for more Dog Breed Descriptions. I hope all of this dog breed info helps you in your quest to find the best dog breeds for you and your family.
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Affenpinscher

Afghan Hound

Airedale Terrier

Akita

Alaskan Malamute

American Eskimo Dog

American Foxhound

American Staffordshire Terrier

American Water Spaniel

Anatolian Shepherd Dog

Australian Cattle Dog

Australian Shepherd

Australian Terrier

Basenji

Basset Hound

Beagle

Bearded Collie

Beauceron

Bedlington Terrier

Belgian Malinois

Belgian Sheepdog

Belgian Tervuren

Bernese Mountain Dog

Bichon Frise

Black and Tan Coonhound

Black Russian Terrier

Bloodhound

Bluetick Coonhound

Border Collie

Border Terrier

Borzoi

Boston Terrier

Bouvier des Flandres

Boxer

Boykin Spaniel

Briard

Brittany

Brussels Griffon

Bull Terrier

Bulldog

Bullmastiff

Cairn Terrier

Canaan Dog

Cane Corso

Cardigan Welsh Corgi

Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

Cesky Terrier

Chesapeake Bay Retriever

Chihuahua

Chinese Crested

Chinese Shar-Pei

Chow Chow

Clumber Spaniel

Cocker Spaniel

Collie

Curly-Coated Retriever

Dachshund

Dalmatian

Dandie Dinmont Terrier

Doberman Pinscher

Dogue de Bordeaux

English Cocker Spaniel

English Foxhound

English Setter

English Springer Spaniel

English Toy Spaniel

Entlebucher Mountain Dog

Field Spaniel

Finnish Lapphund

Finnish Spitz

Flat-Coated Retriever

French Bulldog

German Pinscher

German Shepherd Dog

German Shorthaired Pointer

German Wirehaired Pointer

Giant Schnauzer

Glen of Imaal Terrier

Golden Retriever

Gordon Setter

Great Dane

Great Pyrenees

Greater Swiss Mountain Dog

Greyhound

Harrier

Havanese

Ibizan Hound

Icelandic Sheepdog

Irish Red and White Setter

Irish Setter

Irish Terrier

Irish Water Spaniel

Irish Wolfhound

Italian Greyhound

Japanese Chin

Keeshond

Kerry Blue Terrier

Komondor

Kuvasz

Labrador Retriever

Lakeland Terrier

Leonberger

Lhasa Apso

Löwchen

Maltese

Manchester Terrier

Mastiff

Miniature Bull Terrier

Miniature Pinscher

Miniature Schnauzer

Neapolitan Mastiff

Newfoundland

Norfolk Terrier

Norwegian Buhund

Norwegian Elkhound

Norwegian Lundehund

Norwich Terrier

Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever

Old English Sheepdog

Otterhound

Papillon

Parson Russell Terrier

Pekingese

Pembroke Welsh Corgi

Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen

Pharaoh Hound

Plott

Pointer

Polish Lowland Sheepdog

Pomeranian

Poodle, Miniature

Poodle, Standard

Poodle, Toy

Portuguese Water Dog

Pug

Puli

Pyrenean Shepherd

Redbone Coonhound

Rhodesian Ridgeback

Rottweiler

Saint Bernard

Saluki

Samoyed

Schipperke

Scottish Deerhound

Scottish Terrier

Sealyham Terrier

Shetland Sheepdog

Shiba Inu

Shih Tzu

Siberian Husky

Silky Terrier

Skye Terrier

Smooth Fox Terrier

Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier

Spinone Italiano

Staffordshire Bull Terrier

Standard Schnauzer

Sussex Spaniel

Swedish Vallhund

Tibetan Mastiff

Tibetan Spaniel

Tibetan Terrier

Toy Fox Terrier

Treeing Walker Coonhound

Vizsla

Weimaraner

Welsh Springer Spaniel

Welsh Terrier

West Highland White Terrier

Whippet

Wire Fox Terrier

Wirehaired Pointing Griffon

Xoloitzcuintli, Standard

Xoloitzcuintli, Miniature & Toy

Yorkshire Terrier

Dog Breed List

American Kennel Club
10 Most Popular Dog Breeds For 2009
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The Purebred Dog Breed List Key

Size Of Dog Breed
Tiny Dog Breeds: 10 pounds or less
Small Dog Breeds: 11 to 25 pounds
Medium Dog Breeds: 26 to 50 pounds
Large Dog Breeds: 51 to 100 pounds
Giant Dog Breeds: 101 pounds and above

The Need For Exercise
* * * = A lot of exercise     * * = Moderate execise     * = Some exercise

Grooming Requirements
* * * = High maintenance     * * = Moderate grooming     * = Very little grooming

Is Apartment Living Suitable For Dog Breed
Y = Yes     N = No

Disclaimer: Although many breeds are not suitable for apartment living, most of them can do quite well if given a great deal of exercise along with proper dog training.
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