Breed Profiles
Written by Pete Millson   
Tuesday, 15 September 2009 08:44

















Affenppinscher 4 3 4 4 3 3 3 2 5 1 4 2 3 9 11.5 9 11.5 7 9 7 9
Afghan Hound 2 3 3 1 3 3 1 2 4 1 4 3 3 27 27 25 25 60 60 50 50
Airedale Terrier 4 3 4 3 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 23 23 22 22 45 45 45 45
Akita 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 5 4 2 5 1 25 28 23 26 85 130 65 110
Alaskan Malamute 3 4 2 5 1 1 4 1 3 3 3 5 1 25 25 23 23 85 85 75 75
American Cocker Spaniel 3 3 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 1 4 3 3 14.5 15.5 13.5 14.5 24 28 24 28
American Eskimo Dog 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 4 5 1 3 4 1 9 19 9 19 6 40 6 40
American Foxhound 4 4 3 3 5 3 4 2 4 1 1 3 3 22 25 22 25 21 24 21 24
American Staffordshire Terrier 3 3 3 3 1 1 3 1 5 5 1 3 3 18 19 17 18 57 67 57 67
American Water Spaniel 4 3 4 3 2 3 2 3 4 3 3 3 3 15 18 15 18 30 45 25 40
Anatolian Shepherd 1 3 3 3 1 3 1 3 5 5 2 4 3 29 29 27 27 110 150 80 120
Australian Cattle Dog 5 5 4 3 3 2 2 5 5 4 2 3 3 18 20 17 19 35 45 34 45
Australian Shepherd 4 5 5 5 3 3 2 5 5 4 3 3 3 20 23 18 21 50 65 40 55
Australian Terrier 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 5 1 3 3 3 10 11 10 11 12 14 12 14

















Basenji 4 3 3 3 1 1 3 1 5 1 1 1 3 17 17 16 16 24 24 22 22
Basset Hound 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 2 4 1 2 3 3 14 14 14 14 40 60 40 60
Beagle 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 1 4 1 1 3 3 13 13 13 13 18 30 18 30
Bearded Collie 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 2 4 4 3 21 22 20 21 45 55 45 55
Bedlington Terrier 3 3 3 3 3 2 4 2 5 1 5 3 3 16.5 16.5 17.5 17.5 17 23 17 23
Belgian Malinois 4 5 4 1 3 3 1 5 5 5 1 3 3 24 26 22 24 60 65 60 65
Belgian Shepherd 4 5 4 1 3 3 1 5 5 5 3 3 3 24 26 22 24 60 65 60 65
Belgian Tervuren 4 5 4 1 3 3 1 5 5 5 3 3 3 24 26 22 24 60 65 60 65
Bernese Mountain Dog 1 2 2 3 3 4 3 4 3 2 3 5 1 25 27.5 23 26 90 120 70 100
Bichon Frise 4 2 5 5 4 4 5 4 4 1 5 3 3 9.5 11.5 9.5 11.5 7 12 7 12
Black and Tan Coonhound 2 4 3 3 3 3 2 1 4 3 1 3 3 25 27 23 25 55 75 55 75
Bloodhound 3 3 1 5 3 5 3 1 4 1 1 3 2 25 27 23 25 90 110 80 100
Border Collie 5 5 4 3 3 1 2 5 4 3 3 3 3 20 23 18 21 30 45 30 45
Border Terrier 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 4 4 1 3 3 3 10 11 10 11 13 15.5 11.5 14
Borzoi 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 2 3 3 4 2 28 30 26 28 75 105 60 85
Boston Terrier 3 1 3 3 3 4 3 3 5 1 1 1 1 15 17 15 17 10 25 10 25
Bouvier Des Flandres 3 4 2 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 4 4 2 24.5 27.5 23.5 26.5 69 90 69 90
Boxer 4 3 4 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 2 1 22.5 25 21 23.5 65 80 50 65
Briard 3 4 3 3 1 3 1 1 5 5 4 3 2 23 27 22 25.5 75 100 75 100
Brittany 4 5 4 5 3 3 5 4 4 1 1 3 3 17.5 20.5 17.5 20.5 30 40 30 40
Brussels Griffon 4 2 4 4 3 3 3 3 5 1 2 2 2 7 8 7 8 8 10 8 10
Bull Terrier 4 3 5 3 1 3 3 1 5 4 1 3 3 21 22 21 22 55 65 45 55
Bulldog 1 1 4 5 1 4 4 2 1 2 2 1 1 12 15 12 15 50 50 40 40
Bullmastiff 1 2 1 3 2 4 1 1 5 5 1 3 1 25 27 24 26 110 130 100 120

















Cairn Terrier 4 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 1 3 3 3 10 10 9.5 9.5 14 14 13 13
Canaan Dog 3 4 3 3 3 4 2 4 5 3 1 3 3 20 24 19 23 45 55 35 45
Cardigan Welsh Corgi 3 2 3 3 1 4 3 4 5 4 1 3 3 10.5 12.5 10.5 12.5 30 38 25 34
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel 3 3 4 5 1 4 5 4 3 1 3 3 2 12 13 12 13 13 18 13 18
Chesapeake Bay Retriever 3 3 3 4 3 3 2 3 4 3 2 4 3 23 26 21 24 65 80 55 70
Chihuahua 5 1 2 2 1 3 1 2 5 1 1 1 4 6 9 6 9 6 6 6 6
Chinese Crested Dog 3 1 4 4 3 5 5 3 4 1 3 1 4 11 13 11 13 5 12 5 12
Chinese Shar-Pei 3 3 1 1 1 3 1 1 5 4 2 3 2 18 20 18 20 45 60 45 60
Chow Chow 1 2 1 2 1 3 1 1 5 4 3 5 1 17 20 17 20 45 70 45 70
Clumber Spaniel 2 2 3 4 3 4 3 3 2 1 3 3 2 19 20 17 19 70 85 55 70
Collie 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 5 3 3 3 3 24 26 22 24 60 75 50 65
Curly-Coated Retriever 3 3 3 3 3 4 2 3 4 2 1 4 3 25 27 23 25 60 70 60 70

















Dachshund 4 2 3 3 3 2 1 2 5 2 2 3 3 5 6 8 9 11 11 11 11
Dalmation 4 3 3 5 3 3 3 3 4 3 2 2 3 19 23 19 23 40 60 40 60
Dandie Dinmont Terrier 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 2 4 1 3 3 3 8 11 8 11 18 24 18 24
Doberman Pinscher 4 3 3 3 1 3 1 5 5 5 1 3 3 26 28 24 26 65 90 65 90

















English Cocker Spanial 3 3 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 2 3 3 3 16 17 15 16 28 34 26 32
English Foxhound 4 4 3 3 5 3 4 2 4 1 1 3 3 23 27 23 27 55 75 55 75
English Setter 4 4 3 4 3 4 5 3 4 2 3 3 3 25 25 24 24 60 65 50 55
English Spinger Spaniel 4 4 4 5 3 5 4 5 4 2 4 3 3 19 21 18 20 50 50 40 40
English Toy Spaniel 1 1 3 2 4 4 2 3 4 1 3 3 1 10 11 10 11 8 14 8 14

















Field Spaniel 4 4 4 5 3 5 5 4 4 2 3 3 3 18 18 17 17 35 50 35 50
Finnish Spitz 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 4 3 3 4 2 17.5 20 15.5 18 31 36 23 29
Flat-Coated Retriever 3 3 4 5 3 4 4 5 4 2 2 3 3 23 24.5 22 23.5 60 70 60 70
Fox Terrier 4 3 4 4 3 2 4 4 5 1 1 3 3 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.5 17 19 15 17
Fox Terrier (Wire) 4 3 4 4 1 2 4 4 5 1 4 3 3 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.5 17 19 15 17
French Bulldog 3 1 3 3 3 4 1 2 3 1 1 3 1 11 13 11 13 28 28 28 28

















German Shepherd Dog 3 4 2 3 1 3 2 5 5 5 2 3 3 24 26 22 24 75 90 75 90
German Shorthaired Pointer 4 5 4 4 3 2 3 3 5 3 1 3 3 23 25 21 23 55 70 45 60
German Wirehaired Pointer 5 5 4 3 2 3 2 3 5 4 3 3 3 24 26 22 26 45 75 45 75
Giant Schnauzer 3 4 4 1 1 2 1 3 5 5 3 3 3 25.5 27.5 23.5 25.5 65 90 65 90
Golden Retriever 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 2 3 3 3 23 20 21.5 22.5 65 75 55 65
Gordon Setter 4 4 3 4 2 4 2 3 4 3 3 3 3 24 27 23 26 55 80 45 70
Great Dane 2 3 2 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 1 2 2 30 34 28 32 100 120 100 120
Great Pyrenees 1 3 2 3 2 3 2 1 5 4 3 5 1 27 32 25 29 100 100 85 85
Greater Swiss Mountain Dog 2 3 2 3 3 4 2 4 4 3 1 4 2 25.5 28.5 23.5 27 105 140 85 110
Greyhound 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 4 2 1 1 2 27 30 27 30 60 65 60 65

















Harrier 4 4 3 3 5 3 2 2 5 1 1 3 3 19 21 19 21 50 60 50 60
Havanese 4 3 5 5 4 4 5 4 4 1 3 2 3 8.5 11.5 8.5 11.5 7 13 7 13

















Ibizan Hound 3 3 3 2 4 3 3 2 4 1 1 2 3 23.5 27.5 22.5 26 50 50 45 45
Irish Setter 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 3 4 1 3 3 3 27 27 25 25 70 70 60 60
Irish Terrier 3 3 5 2 1 1 2 1 5 4 4 3 3 18 18 18 18 27 27 25 25
Irish Water Spaniel 3 3 5 3 3 3 2 3 4 3 3 3 3 22 24 21 23 55 65 45 58
Irish Wolfhound 1 3 1 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 4 1 32 32 30 30 120 130 105 115
Italian Greyhound 4 2 3 5 4 4 2 3 3 1 1 1 4 13 15 13 15 7 14 7 14

















Jack Russell Terrier 4 5 3 2 1 3 3 5 2 2 3 3 12 14 12 14 13 17 13 17
Japanese Chin 3 1 4 5 4 4 5 3 5 1 3 2 2 8 11 8 11 4 7 4 7

















Keeshond 3 3 3 5 3 4 4 3 5 1 3 4 1 17 19 16 18 45 45 35 35
Kerry Blue Terrier 3 3 4 3 1 1 1 1 5 4 5 3 3 18 19.5 17.5 19 33 40 30 35
Komondor 3 3 3 4 1 4 1 3 5 5 3 4 2 27.5 30 25.5 28 80 80 70 70
Kuvasz 3 4 3 1 1 4 1 1 5 5 3 4 2 28 30 26 28 100 115 70 90

















Labrador Retriever 4 3 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 2 2 4 3 22.5 24.5 21.5 23.5 65 80 55 70
Lakeland Terrier 4 3 5 3 1 1 1 1 5 1 4 3 3 14.5 14.5 13.5 13.5 17 17 17 17
Lhasa Apso 3 1 3 3 3 3 1 1 5 1 4 3 2 10 11 10 11 13 15 13 15
Lowchen 3 1 3 3 4 4 3 3 4 1 4 3 3 12 14 12 14 8 18 8 18

















Maltese 4 1 4 3 3 3 1 3 5 1 3 3 2 9 10 9 10 4 6 4 6
Manchester Terrier 4 3 4 3 3 1 1 2 5 1 1 1 4 15 16 15 16 12 22 12 22
Mastiff 1 2 1 4 3 4 2 3 5 4 1 3 2 30 34 27.5 31.5 175 190 175 190
Miniature Bull Terrier 4 3 5 2 2 3 3 1 5 3 1 3 3 10 14 10 14 25 33 25 33
Miniature Pinscher 5 2 5 2 2 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 3 10 12.5 10 12.5 8 10 8 10
Miniature Schnauzer 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 5 1 3 3 3 12 14 12 14 13 15 13 15

















Newfoundland 2 2 3 5 4 5 5 3 3 4 3 5 1 28 28 26 26 130 150 100 120
Norfolk Terrier 4 3 3 1 3 3 3 2 5 1 3 3 3 9 10 9 10 11 22 11 22
Norwegian Elkhound 4 3 4 3 2 2 3 1 5 4 3 5 1 20.5 20.5 19.5 19.5 55 55 48 48
Norwich Terrier 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 5 1 3 3 3 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 12

















Old English Sheepdog 3 3 3 5 3 5 4 1 3 3 4 4 2 22 22 21 21 70 90 60 80
Otterhound 2 3 3 5 3 3 5 2 4 1 3 4 2 27 27 24 24 115 115 80 80

















Papillon 4 1 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 1 3 1 3 8 11 8 11 9 10 9 10
Pekingese 1 1 1 1 3 4 1 1 5 1 5 3 1 6 9 6 9 14 14 14 14
Pembroke Welsh Corgi 3 3 3 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 1 3 3 10 12 10 12 27 27 25 25
Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen 4 3 4 5 4 3 4 1 4 1 2 3 3 13 15 13 15 25 35 25 35
Pharaoh Hound 3 4 3 3 4 2 2 3 4 1 1 2 3 23 25 21 24 45 55 45 55
Pointer 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 3 1 3 3 25 28 23 26 55 75 46 65
Pomeranian 4 1 4 1 1 3 1 1 5 1 3 3 3 8 11 8 11 3 7 3 7
Poodle Miniture 4 3 5 4 4 3 4 5 5 1 5 3 3 10 15 10 15 12 18 12 18
Poodle Standard 3 4 4 3 3 4 3 5 5 4 5 3 3 21 21 21 21 45 65 45 65
Portuguese Water Dog 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 3 4 3 5 3 3 20 23 17 21 42 60 35 50
Pug 3 2 4 4 3 3 2 3 5 1 2 3 1 10 11 10 11 14 18 14 18
Puli 4 3 3 2 1 3 1 2 5 5 5 4 2 17 17 16 16 25 35 25 35

















Rhodesian Ridgeback 3 3 3 3 1 2 1 3 5 5 1 3 3 25 27 24 27 85 85 70 70
Rottweiler 3 3 2 2 1 2 1 3 5 5 1 3 2 24 27 22 25 85 135 80 100

















Saint Bernard 2 2 3 4 3 4 3 3 2 1 2 5 1 27.5 27.5 25 25 120 200 120 200
Saluki 2 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 4 2 1 2 3 23 28 20 25 35 65 35 65
Samoyed 3 3 4 4 3 5 4 2 5 1 3 5 1 21 23.5 19 21 45 65 35 50
Schipperke 4 3 3 2 3 3 1 1 5 4 2 3 2 11 13 10 12 12 16 12 16
Scottish Deerhound 2 3 2 3 4 3 3 2 1 2 3 3 2 30 32 28 32 85 110 75 95
Scottish Terrier 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 5 2 3 3 1 10 10 10 10 19 22 18 21
Sealyham Terrier 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 4 1 3 3 3 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 23 24 18 22
Shetland Sheepdog 3 3 3 3 4 4 1 5 5 1 4 3 3 13 16 13 16 20 20 20 20
Shiba Inu 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 2 5 3 3 4 2 14.5 16.5 13.5 15.5 20 30 20 30
Shih Tzu 3 1 4 4 4 4 4 2 3 1 4 2 1 8 11 8 11 9 16 9 16
Siberian Husky 3 4 4 4 3 3 5 1 3 1 3 5 1 21 23.5 20 22 45 60 35 50
Silky Terrier 4 2 4 3 3 3 3 3 5 1 3 3 3 9 10 9 10 8 11 8 11
Skye Terrier 2 2 3 4 1 1 1 3 5 1 3 4 2 10 10 9.5 9.5 18 20 18 20
soft coated wheaten Terrier 3 3 4 5 3 3 4 3 4 2 4 3 1 18 19 17 18 35 40 30 35
Spinone Italiano 3 3 3 4 3 4 4 3 4 1 2 3 3 23.5 27.5 22.5 25.5 71 82 62 71
Staffordshire Bull Terrier 3 3 5 4 2 3 3 3 3 3 1 2 2 18 19 17 18 35 40 30 35
Standard Schnauzer 4 3 3 2 2 3 1 3 5 5 4 3 3 18.5 19.5 17.5 18.5 40 45 35 40
Sussex Spaniel 3 3 3 4 3 4 3 2 4 3 3 3 3 13 15 13 15 35 45 35 45

















Tibetan Spaniel 3 2 3 3 4 4 1 3 5 1 3 3 2 10 10 10 10 9 15 9 15
Tibetan Terrier 3 3 3 4 3 3 2 3 4 1 4 3 3 15 16 15 16 18 30 18 30
Toy Manchester Terrier 4 1 4 2 1 2 1 1 4 1 1 1 4 10 12 10 12 6 8 6 8
Toy Poodle 4 2 5 4 3 3 4 5 5 1 5 2 3 10 10 10 10 4 8 4 8

















Vizsla 3 3 4 5 3 4 5 3 4 1 1 2 3 22 24 21 23 45 65 45 65

















Weimaraner 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 5 4 1 2 3 25 27 23 25 70 85 70 85
Welsh Springer Spaniel 3 3 3 3 3 4 2 3 4 2 3 3 3 18 19 17 18 35 45 35 45
Welsh Terrier 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 1 4 3 3 18 19 17 18 35 40 30 35
West Highland White Terrier 4 3 3 5 3 3 4 4 4 1 4 3 3 11 11 10 10 15 21 15 21
Whippet 3 3 3 4 5 4 3 3 4 1 1 1 3 19 22 18 21 20 40 20 40
Wirehaired Pointing Griffon 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 3 3 3 2 22 24 20 22 50 60 50 60

















Yorkshire Terrier 4 1 4 3 2 2 3 2 5 1 4 2 3 8 9 8 9 7 7 7 7