Find the dog that fits your real life.
Tell us about your home, your time and your patience. We rank every breed by match score and tell you what each one is bad at, before you fall in love.
Your top matches
Ranked for: apartment, 45 to 60 min of exercise a day, some shedding, no kids, 4 hrs alone, a first dog.
99% matchBoston Terrier
Small · 12 to 25 lb · 11 to 13 yrs
96% matchHavanese
Small · 7 to 13 lb · 14 to 16 yrs
92% matchAmerican Cocker Spaniel
Medium · 20 to 30 lb · 10 to 14 yrs
91% matchMiniature Schnauzer
Small · 11 to 20 lb · 12 to 15 yrs
90% matchCavalier King Charles Spaniel
Small · 13 to 18 lb · 12 to 15 yrs
Finds long alone time hard
86% matchCavapoo
Small · 8 to 25 lb · 12 to 15 yrs
Finds long alone time hard
85% matchFrench Bulldog
Small · 18 to 28 lb · 10 to 12 yrs
79% matchYorkshire Terrier
Toy · 4 to 7 lb · 11 to 15 yrs
The 10-question quiz asks about your home, your week and your patience, then points you to one breed to read about first.
Breed guides
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Ten scores, one honest downside
Every breed gets the same ten 1 to 5 scores, from energy and shedding to how it copes alone. The matcher compares them with your answers and takes points off for every gap. Each profile names the thing the breed is hardest to live with in the first half of the page, not at the bottom.