dog breeds · United States
Dog breeds from United States
This atlas covers dog breeds that come from the United States, including bulldogs, hounds, terriers, spaniels and spitz-type dogs. Entries describe the breed’s country of origin and, where recorded, its role or type.
Read the list from A to Z. Compare the recorded height, weight and life expectancy figures when they are shown, then consider what the breed was developed or used to do. Figures come from Wikidata.
American Bulldog United States Lives 10 yrs Photo: Bully Rascalz · Copyrighted free use 
American Cocker Spaniel United States Height 14 cmLives 10 yrs Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor · CC BY-SA 3.0 
American foxhound United States Height 53 cmWeight 30 kgLives 11 yrs Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor · CC BY-SA 3.0 
American Pit Bull Terrier United States Height 50 cmLives 12 yrs Photo: Kpo!:D · Public domain 
American Staffordshire Terrier United States Height 43 cmLives 10 yrs Photo: Svenska Mässan · CC BY-SA 4.0 
American Water Spaniel United States Height 38 cmWeight 11.5 kgLives 12 yrs Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor · CC BY-SA 3.0 
Australian Shepherd United States Height 46 cmLives 13 yrs Photo: Christoph Aeschlimann · CC BY-SA 3.0 
Bluetick Coonhound United States Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor · Public domain 
Chesapeake Bay Retriever United States Height 53 cmWeight 25 kg Photo: Keith Rousseau · CC BY-SA 3.0 
Chinook United States Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor · Copyrighted free use Photo credits24 photographs on this page
- Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog — Mjrustline · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Alaskan Klee Kai — Gnuyen · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- American Akita — Edwin Campos · CC0 · file page
- American Bulldog — Bully Rascalz · Copyrighted free use · file page
- American Bully — Juan. botti · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- American Cocker Spaniel — Wikimedia Commons contributor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- American English Coonhound — BurnAway · CC BY 2.0 · file page
- American Eskimo Dog — Christmas w/a K · CC BY-SA 2.0 · file page
- American foxhound — Wikimedia Commons contributor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- American Hairless Terrier — Nyaah · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- American Leopard Hound — DTabCam · CC0 · file page
- American Pit Bull Terrier — Kpo!:D · Public domain · file page
- American Staffordshire Terrier — Svenska Mässan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file page
- American Water Spaniel — Wikimedia Commons contributor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Australian Shepherd — Christoph Aeschlimann · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Black and Tan Coonhound — Steffen Heinz · CC BY-SA 2.5 · file page
- Blue Lacy — TrueBlueLacys · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Bluetick Coonhound — Wikimedia Commons contributor · Public domain · file page
- Boston Terrier — Svenska Mässan · CC BY 2.0 · file page
- Boykin Spaniel — PCullomO · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Carolina Dog — Noloha · CC BY-SA 2.0 de · file page
- Catahoula Leopard Dog — Bugaflee · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Chesapeake Bay Retriever — Keith Rousseau · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Chinook — Wikimedia Commons contributor · Copyrighted free use · file page
Photographs come from Wikimedia Commons under the licence each one names. How Animalso credits photographs.
Check the stated origin
Confirm that the entry names the United States as the breed’s origin. The American English Coonhound is linked with the Southern United States, while the American Eskimo Dog is described as originating in Germany despite its United States listing.
Compare recorded size
Use the height, weight and life expectancy figures shown for a breed. Figures may not appear for every entry, so compare the fields that are present rather than filling gaps with estimates.
Match the original role
Breed descriptions identify different roles. The Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog is predominantly used as a guard dog, the American Leopard Hound is a hunting dog, and the American Cocker Spaniel is a sporting dog.
Look at breed type
Type can help narrow a choice. The Alaskan Klee Kai is a companion-sized spitz-type dog, the American Bulldog is mastiff-type, and the American Hairless Terrier is a companion dog developed from naturally hairless Rat Terriers.
Breed entries are arranged A to Z. They are not ranked, and no paid places are used.
Software lists use Animalso’s own score from maker pages. The score considers published prices, a free plan or trial, iPhone and Android apps, client self-booking, reminders and owner messages, animal records, documentation quality, how recently pages were read, and the research order as a tie-breaker. Numbered places near the top of a software list can be bought.
Questions
Which country do these dog breeds come from?
This list covers breeds identified as originating in the United States. Read the origin statement for the breed you are considering.
Are the breeds arranged by rank?
No. The breed list is alphabetical from A to Z and has no paid places.
What size information is shown?
Height, weight and life expectancy appear when Wikidata records them. For example, listed heights include 61 for American Akita, 14 for American Cocker Spaniel, 53 for American Foxhound and 50 for American Pit Bull Terrier.
Can I see what a breed was bred to do?
Descriptions may state a role or type, such as guard dog, hunting dog, sporting dog, companion dog or coonhound.
Why is the American Eskimo Dog on a United States list?
Its entry lists the United States as origin, while its summary says the breed originated in Germany.