Pet Health, Interesting Facts, and Trivia
Top 50 Dog Breeds

Each of the breeds listed is linked back to that breed's Standard which can be accessed by clicking on the breed name.

The Breed Standard is actually a blueprint for the perfect specimen of the breed. It has been developed by the actual breeders who specialize in breeding that particular type of dog, and those breeders and (dog show judges) use it to evaluate how closely any individual animal comes to the description of the perfect specimen of the breed.

You will find in the Standard of the Breed clear and precise descriptions of what makes the dog good and what attributes might disqualify the dog from showing (and, possibly, from breeding).