dog breeds · A to Z
Dog breeds
This dog-breed list helps you compare where each dog comes from, what kind of dog it is and any listed size figure. Entries include breeds, landraces and other named dogs in the list.
Read the names from A to Z. Compare the country or region given, the stated type or work, and the height shown when one is recorded. Some entries have fewer details.
Africanis Lives 14 yrs Photo: Bothar · CC BY-SA 3.0 
Airedale Terrier United Kingdom Height 56 cmLives 12 yrs Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor · Copyrighted free use 
Photo credits15 photographs on this page
- Abruzzo-Maremma Sheepdog — MGerety · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Abyssinian Sand Terrier — Sarah Hartwell · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Affenpinscher — Ingunn Axelsen · CC BY 3.0 · file page
- Afghan Hound — Томасина · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Afghan mastiff — Wikimedia Commons contributor · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file page
- Africanis — Bothar · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Aidi — Wikimedia Commons contributor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Airedale Terrier — Wikimedia Commons contributor · Copyrighted free use · file page
- Akbash — Jerry Kirkhart · CC BY 2.0 · file page
- Akita — TsutsuiKennel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file page
- Aksaray Malaklisi dog — Birhanb · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Alano Español — Canarian · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file page
- Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog — Mjrustline · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Alaskan Klee Kai — Gnuyen · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Alaskan Malamute — SCMW · CC BY 3.0 · file page
Photographs come from Wikimedia Commons under the licence each one names. How Animalso credits photographs.
Start with origin
Look for the place linked to a dog. The Abruzzo-Maremma Sheepdog is Italian, the Aidi is native to the Atlas Mountains of North Africa, and Agassaei is linked to prehistoric Britain.
Some entries describe a wider region. Africanis is found across southern Africa, while African village dogs are indigenous to Africa.
Check the listed height
Use the height shown for a direct size comparison. The Affenpinscher is listed at 25, the Aidi at 52, the Afghan Hound at 63 and the Abruzzo-Maremma Sheepdog at 62.
No height is supplied for every entry, so do not fill in a missing figure from another breed.
Read what the dog was for
The Maremmano-Abruzzese Sheepdog is described as a livestock guardian. The Aidi is used to protect sheep and goats.
The Affenpinscher is a small German toy dog of Pinscher type. African village dogs were not formally bred; most remain landraces.
Note unusual entries
Abyssinian sand terriers are described as hairless dogs from Africa, and it is unknown whether any examples still exist.
Adirondack Pointing Dog, Afghan mastiff, Afghan Spaniel and Agassin are listed as dogs without additional figures here.
Breed lists are arranged A to Z. They are not ranked and have no paid places.
Questions
How is the dog-breed list ordered?
It is arranged alphabetically from A to Z. It is not a ranking.
Does every entry include a height?
No. Heights are shown only where a figure is recorded, such as 25 for the Affenpinscher and 63 for the Afghan Hound.
Which entries have a stated origin?
Examples include the Italian Abruzzo-Maremma Sheepdog, Africanis from southern Africa and Agassaei from prehistoric Britain.
Are all entries formally bred breeds?
No. African village dogs are indigenous dogs and landraces; they were not formally bred. Africanis is described as a dog landrace.
What work is linked to the Aidi?
The Aidi is a livestock guardian native to the Atlas Mountains of North Africa, protecting sheep and goats.