Dog Breeds — Best Friend Showdown
Dog Breeds — Best Friend Showdown is a structured animals dataset with 15 entries. Its fields include Breed, AKC Group, Size. Community voting appears as a separate signal beside eligible rows and does not replace the source values.
Every row is shown below and is also available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 15 rows
- Fields
- 5 columns
- Source
- Community curated
- Data updated
- Mar 6, 2026
Included fields: Breed, AKC Group, Size, Temperament, The Appeal.
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
- AKC Group groups
- 6 distinct values
- Across 15 preview rows
Useful for
- Comparing Breed, AKC Group, and Size across animals entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 15 downloadable records
Breed↕ | AKC Group↕ | Size↕ | Temperament↕ | The Appeal↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Golden Retriever | Sporting | Large (55-75 lbs) | Friendly, loyal, eager to please | The quintessential family dog, loves everyone, therapy dog champion, eternally puppy-like enthusiasm |
Labrador Retriever | Sporting | Large (55-80 lbs) | Outgoing, active, gentle | #1 most popular breed for 31 years straight, guide dogs, lab puppies are chaos incarnate, will eat anything |
German Shepherd | Herding | Large (50-90 lbs) | Confident, courageous, intelligent | K-9 units, Rin Tin Tin, protective loyalty, will learn anything, noble appearance, velcro dog |
French Bulldog | Non-Sporting | Small (under 28 lbs) | Playful, adaptable, affectionate | City apartment perfect, bat ears, snoring is 'cute', surpassed Labs as #1 in 2023, celebrity dog |
Siberian Husky | Working | Medium-Large (35-60 lbs) | Outgoing, mischievous, dramatic | Blue eyes, wolf-like beauty, DRAMATIC howling tantrums, escape artists, TikTok drama queens |
Border Collie | Herding | Medium (30-55 lbs) | Energetic, intelligent, intense | Smartest dog breed, herding prodigy, agility champions, will outsmart you, needs a job or destroys house |
Dachshund | Hound | Small (16-32 lbs) | Clever, stubborn, courageous | Wiener dog! Sausage body, fearlessly bold for their size, dachshund races, 'hot dog' halloween costumes |
Poodle | Non-Sporting | Varies (toy to standard) | Proud, active, very smart | Hypoallergenic, second smartest breed, fancy haircuts optional, foundation of every 'doodle' mix |
Corgi (Pembroke Welsh) | Herding | Small-Medium (25-30 lbs) | Bold, friendly, outgoing | Queen Elizabeth's breed, corgi butt is internet gold, short legs + big personality, sploot masters |
Shiba Inu | Non-Sporting | Small-Medium (17-23 lbs) | Alert, independent, cat-like | Doge meme dog, fox-like appearance, Dogecoin mascot, 'much wow', screams when bath time |
Beagle | Hound | Small-Medium (20-30 lbs) | Merry, curious, nose-driven | Snoopy is a beagle, best nose in the business, airport security dogs, howling serenades |
Australian Shepherd | Herding | Medium (40-65 lbs) | Smart, work-oriented, exuberant | Gorgeous merle coats, heterochromia eyes, frisbee gods, the 'I need a ranch' dog in a studio apartment |
Rottweiler | Working | Large (80-135 lbs) | Loyal, confident, protective | Misunderstood gentle giants, incredible loyalty, Roman cattle dogs, best guard dog if trained well |
Pomeranian | Toy | Tiny (3-7 lbs) | Lively, bold, foxy | Tiny fluffball with enormous personality, Boo the Pomeranian was world's cutest dog, portable cuteness |
Great Dane | Working | Giant (110-175 lbs) | Friendly, patient, dependable | Gentle giant, thinks it's a lap dog, Scooby-Doo, tallest breed, couch potato despite size |
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