AKC Breeds by Size

AKC Breeds by Size

By: PetPlace Staff

Are you looking for a pure-bred by size? Here is a list that can help you!

Giant Breeds
Breeds that range from 75-120+ pounds
Akita
Anatolian Sheepdog
Bernese Mountain Dog
Bloodhound
Borzoi
Bullmastiff
Great Dane
Great Pyrenees
Great Swiss Mountain Dog
Irish Wolfhound
Kuvasz
Mastiff
Neopolitan Mastiff
Newfoundland
Otter Hound
Rottweiler
Saint Bernard

Large Breeds
Breeds that range from 55-85 pounds
Afghan Hound
Alaskan Malamute
American Foxhound
Beauceron
Belgian Malinois
Belgian Sheepdog
Belgian Tervuren
Black And Tan Coonhound

Black Russian Terrier
Bouvier Des Flandres
Boxer
Briard
Chesapeake Bay Retriever
Clumber Spaniel
Collie (Rough) & (Smooth)
Curly Coated Retriever
Doberman Pinscher
English Foxhound
English Setter
German Shepherd Dog
German Shorthaired Pointer
German Wirehaired Pointer
Giant Schnauzer
Golden Retriever
Gordon Setter
Greyhound
Irish Setter
Komondor
Labrador Retriever
Old English Sheepdog (Bobtail)
Poodle Standard
Rhodesian Ridgeback
Scottish Deerhound
Spinone Italiano
Tibetan Mastiff
Weimaraner

Medium Breeds
Breeds that range from 35-65 pounds
Airdale Terrier
American Staffordshire Terrier
American Water Spaniel
Australian Cattle Dog
Australian Shepherd
Basset Hound
Bearded Collie
Border Collie
Brittany
Bull Dog
Bull Terrier
Canaan Dog
Chinese Shar Pei
Chow Chow
Cocker Spaniel-American
Cocker Spaniel-English
Dalmatian
English Springer Spaniel
Field Spaniel
Flat Coated Retriever
Finnish Spitz
Harrier
Ibizan Hound
Irish Terrier
Irish Water Spaniel
Keeshond
Kerry Blue Terrier
Norwegian Elkhound
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen
Pharaoh Hound
Plott Hound
Pointer
Polish Lowland Sheepdog
Portuguese Water Dog
Redbone Coonhound
Saluki
Samoyed
Siberian Husky
Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier
Staffordshire Bull Terrier
Standard Schnauzer
Sussex Spaniel
Vizsla
Welsh Springer Spaniel
Wirehaired Pointing Griffon

Small Breeds
Breeds that range from 7-35 pounds
American Eskimo
Australian Terrier
Basenji
Beagle
Bedlington Terrier
Bichon Frise
Border Terrier
Boston Terrier
Brussels Griffon
Cairn Terrier
Cardigan Welsh Corgi
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
Dachshund
Dandie Dinmont Terrier
English Toy Spaniel
Fox Terrier – Smooth
Fox Terrier – Wirehair
French Bulldog
German Pinscher
Glen Imaal Terrier
Lakeland Terrier
Manchester Terrier (Standard)
Poodle Miniature
Pug
Puli
Schipperke
Scottish Terrier
Sealyham Terrier
Shetland Sheepdog (Sheltie)
Shiba Inu
Shih Tzu
Silky Terrier
Skye Terrier
Tibetan Spaniel
Tibetan Terrier
Welsh Terrier
West Highland White Terrier
Whippet

Toy Breeds
Breeds that range from 2-9 pounds
Affenpinscher
Chihuahua
Chinese Crested
Italian Greyhound
Japanese Chin
Maltese
Manchester Terrier (Toy)
Papillon
Pomeranian
Poodle Toy
Toy Fox Terrier
Yorkshire Terrier

 
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