114 DOG BREEDS Comp ar ing Temp erament and B reed temperament was de t erm i ned usi ng t he Ame r ic a n

Po pul ar ity in Dog Breeds in Temperament Test Society's (AT T S ) cum ul at i v e t est
t h e United States result data sinc e 1977, and b reed p o p ul a ri t y wa s
RANKED BY TEMPERAMENT determined using the Amer ic a n Ke nne l Club ' s (AKC)
2018 ranking based on tota l b reed reg i st rat i o ns. N umb e r Te ste d <201 201-400 401-600 601-800 801-1000 >1000

American
Kennel Club 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 1. Labrador 100%
Popularity Passed 2. German Retriever Passed
Shepherd 3. Mixed Breed
7. Beagle Dog 4. Golden
8. Poodle Retriever
11. Rottweiler 5. French Bulldog
More Popular

More Popular
6. Bulldog (Miniature) 10. Poodle
(Toy) 15. Dachshund
(all varieties)
9. Poodle
(Standard)
13. Yorkshire 14. Boxer 17. Siberian
16. Pembroke 18. Australian Husky
Welsh Corgi Terrier
Shepherd
12. German
Shorthaired 21. Cavalier King
Pointer Charles Spaniel
29. English 28. Brittany
20. Doberman Spaniel
22. Miniature Pinscher 19. Great Dane Springer Spaniel 24. Boston
27. Shetland Schnauzer Terrier
Sheepdog
NOTE: We excluded breeds that had fewer 25. Bernese 30. Pug
than 30 individual dogs tested. 23. Shih Tzu
Mountain Dog 33. English
Cocker Spaniel
38. Weimaraner 32. Cocker 35. Cane Corso
Spaniel
26. Pomeranian
34. Vizsla 31. Mastiff
36. Chihuahua
40. Basset
Hound
37. Border Collie 41. Newfoundland
46. Bichon 39. Collie
Frise 42. Rhodesian 44. Belgian
47. Akita Ridgeback Malinois

49. Bloodhound 48. Saint Bernard 45. Chesapeake

51. Bullmastiff Bay Retriever 43. West Highland
White Terrier
50. Portuguese 54. Australian
Water Dog Cattle Dog

56. Scottish 53. Papillon

Terrier 52. Soft Coated 55. Dalmatian
Wheaten Terrier 57. Alaskan 60. Whippet
The Temperament Test (conducted by the American 59. Airedale Terrier Malamute 61. Bull Terrier
Temperament Test Society) measures “stability, shyness,
58. Samoyed
aggressiveness, and friendliness as well as the dog’s instinct for 62. Chinese
Shar-Pei
protectiveness towards its handler and/or self-preservation in 63. Great Pyrenees
the face of a threat.” The test simulates a walk through a park or 66. Cairn Terrier 64. Dogue de
68. Old English Bordeaux 67. Miniature 71. Irish Wolfhound
neighborhood where everyday life situations occur. The dog Sheepdog Pinscher
65. Cardigan
experiences visual, auditory, and tactile stimuli. Friendly, neutral, Welsh Corgi
and threatening situations are encountered, testing the dog’s 70. Chow Chow
ability to handle each appropriately. A dog fails if they show 79. Bouvier des 73. Irish Setter
74. Giant 69. Great Swiss Flandres
unprovoked aggression, panic without recovery, or strong 75. Chinese Schnauzer
77. Staffordshire
Crested Dog 72. English Mountain Dog
avoidance. Other dogs are not involved in the test. Participating Setter Bull Terrier
dogs must be spayed or neutered and at least 18 months old.
80. American
78. Nova Scotia Staffordshire
81. Basenji Duck Tolling 84. Anatolian Terrier
Shepherd Dog 82. Border Terrier
Retriever 76. American Pit
Bull Terrier
85. Flat-Coated
83. Standard 87. Norwegian Retriever
Schnauzer Elkhound 86. Keeshond
88. Borzoi

91. Welsh
Terrier 89. Schipperke
90. Belgian 93. Gordon
Tervuren Setter
92. Afghan Hound
94. Jack Russell 95. Black Russian
Terrier Terrier

96. Saluki
98. American
99. Fox Terrier Eskimo 97. Boerboel
(Smooth)
102. Bearded
Collie 100. Beauceron
101. Belgian
Sheepdog
103. Kerry Blue
Terrier
105. Manchester
Terrier
104. Briard 106. German
Pinscher

107. Greyhound

108. Italian
Greyhound

109. Ibizan Hound

110. Scottish
Sources: Deerhound
111. Irish Water
To read more about the Temperament Test and watch a video, go here: Spaniel
https://atts.org/tt-test-description/
112. Curly-Coated
https://www.akc.org/most-popular-breeds/2018-full-list/ Retriever
113. Kuvasz

114. Pharaoh
Hound
Less Popular

Less Popular
50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Passed Percentage
Passed
No.Breed - Percentage Passed 23. Shih Tzu - 77.60% 46. Bichon Frise - 76.70% 69. Great Swiss Mountain Dog - 82.80% 92. Afghan Hound - 72.70%
1. Labrador Retriever - 92.20% 24. Boston Terrier - 86.30% 47. Akita - 77.80% 70. Chow Chow - 71.70% 93. Gordon Setter - 83.60%
2. German Shepherd Dog - 85.30% 25. Bernese Mountain Dog - 86.60% 48. Saint Bernard - 84.90% 71. Irish Wolfhound - 90.10% 94. Jack Russell Terrier - 85.50%
3. Mixed Breed - 86.30% 26. Pomeranian - 77.80% 49. Bloodhound - 75.00% 72. English Setter - 81.30% 95. Black Russian Terrier - 93.90%
4. Golden Retriever - 85.60% 27. Shetland Sheepdog - 68.90% 50. Portuguese Water Dog - 77.90% 73. Irish Setter - 90.90% 96. Saluki - 68.70%
5. French Bulldog - 96.20% 28. Brittany Spaniel - 91.00% 51. Bullmastiff - 80.10% 74. Giant Schnauzer - 77.40% 97. Boerboel - 94.70%
6. Bulldog - 71.60% 29. English Springer Spaniel - 85.20% 52. Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier - 73.00% 75. Chinese Crested Dog - 76.50% 98. American Eskimo - 82.60%
7. Beagle - 79.70% 30. Pug - 91.7% 53. Papillon - 82.30% 76. American Pit Bull Terrier - 87.40% 99. Fox Terrier (Smooth) - 77.60%
8. Poodle (Miniature) - 76.70% 31. Mastiff - 86.70% 54. Australian Cattle Dog - 79.60% 77. Staffordshire Bull Terrier - 90.90% 100. Beauceron - 90.60%
9. Poodle (Standard) - 87.20% 32. Cocker Spaniel - 82.00% 55. Dalmatian - 83.30% 78. Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever - 78.90% 101. Belgian Sheepdog - 81.00%
10. Poodle (Toy) - 78.90% 33. English Cocker Spaniel - 93.30% 56. Scottish Terrier - 65.70% 79. Bouvier des Flandres - 85.40% 102. Bearded Collie - 56.90%
11. Rottweiler - 84.70% 34. Vizsla- 85.20% 57. Alaskan Malamute - 84.80% 80. American Staffordshire Terrier - 85.50% 103. Kerry Blue Terrier - 73.50%
12. German Shorthaired Pointer - 78.10% 35. Cane Corso - 88.1% 58. Samoyed - 80.30% 81. Basenji - 68.90% 104. Briard - 81.70%
13. Yorkshire Terrier - 83.70% 36. Chihuahua - 69.60% 59. Airedale Terrier - 78.20% 82. Border Terrier - 91.60% 105. Manchester Terrier - 87.10%
14. Boxer - 83.90% 37. Border Collie - 82.40% 60. Whippet - 86.20% 83. Standard Schnauzer - 71.10% 106. German Pinscher - 91.90%
15. Dachshund (all varieties) - 80.00% 38. Weimaraner - 80.80% 61. Bull Terrier - 91.60% 84. Anatolian Shepherd Dog - 83.30% 107. Greyhound - 79.70%
16. Pembroke Welsh Corgi - 79.60% 39. Collie - 80.80% 62. Chinese Shar-Pei - 71.00% 85. Flat-Coated Retriever - 92.00% 108. Italian Greyhound - 81.50%
17. Siberian Husky - 86.80% 40. Basset Hound - 86.50% 63. Great Pyrenees - 84.90% 86. Keeshond - 81.60% 109. Ibizan Hound - 91.20%
18. Australian Shepherd - 82.20% 41. Newfoundland - 87.50% 64. Dogue de Bordeaux - 78.00% 87. Norwegian Elkhound - 74.60% 110. Scottish Deerhound - 85.30%
19. Great Dane - 81.50% 42. Rhodesian Ridgeback - 84.20% 65. Cardigan Welsh Corgi - 80.50% 88. Borzoi - 90.10% 111. Irish Water Spaniel - 90.00%
20. Doberman Pinscher - 79.50% 43. West Highland White Terrier - 89.70% 66. Cairn Terrier - 75.50% 89. Schipperke - 91.50% 112. Curly-Coated Retriever - 91.70%
21. Cavalier King Charles Spaniel - 85.50% 44. Belgian Malinois - 94.10% 67. Miniature Pinscher - 82.50% 90. Belgian Tervuren - 81.40% 113. Kuvasz - 78.40%
22. Miniature Schnauzer - 79.30% 45. Chesapeake Bay Retriever - 87.80% 68. Old English Sheepdog - 77.60% 91. Welsh Terrier - 76.30% 114. Pharaoh Hound - 81.80%