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Companion Dogs

All dogs can be companion animals.

What are Companion Dogs?

While all dogs can be companion animals, certain breeds are more known for their affectionate nature and ability to live with humans. These breeds are often selected to be companion dogs and are often bred and socialized to be loyal companions.

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Afghan Hound
Afghan Hound
Airedale Terrier
Airedale Terrier
Akita Inu
Akita Inu
Alaskan Klee Kai
Alaskan Klee Kai
Alaskan Malamute
Alaskan Malamute
Alpine Dachsbracke
Alpine Dachsbracke
American Akita
American Akita
American Bulldog
American Bulldog
American Eskimo Dog
American Eskimo Dog
American Kangal
American Kangal
American Pit Bull Terrier
American Pit Bull Terrier
American Cocker Spaniel
American Cocker Spaniel
American Water Dog
American Water Dog
Anatolian Shepherd Dog or Kangal
Anatolian Shepherd Dog or Kangal
Appenzeller Sennenhund
Appenzeller Sennenhund
Ariégeois
Ariégeois
Artois Hound
Artois Hound
Australian Cattle Dog
Australian Cattle Dog
Australian Shepherd
Australian Shepherd
Australian Silky Terrier
Australian Silky Terrier
Australian Terrier
Australian Terrier
Austrian Pinscher
Austrian Pinscher
Azawakh
Azawakh
Bakharwal
Bakharwal
Bangkaew
Bangkaew
Barak
Barak
Barbet
Barbet
Basenji
Basenji
Basset Bleu de Gascogne
Basset Bleu de Gascogne
Basset Hound
Basset Hound
Bavarian Mountain Hound
Bavarian Mountain Hound
The Beagle
Beagle
Bearded Collie
Bearded Collie
Beauceron
Beauceron
Bedlington Terrier
Bedlington Terrier
Belgian Shepherd Dog Groenendael
Belgian Shepherd Dog Groenendael
Belgian Shepherd Dog Laekenois
Belgian Shepherd Dog Laekenois
Belgian Shepherd Tervuren
Belgian Shepherd Tervuren
Bergamasco
Bergamasco
Berger Picard
Berger Picard
Bernese Mountain Dog
Bernese Mountain Dog
Bichon Bolognese
Bichon Bolognese
Bichon frise
Bichon frise
Bichon Maltese
Bichon Maltese
Billy
Billy
Black and Tan Coonhound
Black and Tan Coonhound
Black Russian Terrier
Black Russian Terrier
Blue Picardy Spaniel
Blue Picardy Spaniel
Bluetick Coonhound
Bluetick Coonhound
Bobtail Old English Sheepdog
Bobtail or Old English Sheepdog
Border Collie
Border Collie
Border Terrier
Border Terrier
Borzoi or Russian Greyhound
Borzoi or Russian Greyhound
Boston Terrier
Boston Terrier
Bouvier des Flandres
Bouvier des Flandres
Boxer
Boxer
Braque d'Auvergne
Braque d'Auvergne
Braque du Bourbonnais
Braque du Bourbonnais
Bracco Italiano
Bracco Italiano
Braque Saint-Germain
Braque Saint-Germain
Brazilian Terrier
Brazilian Terrier
Brie Shepherd
Brie Shepherd
Briquet Griffon Vendéen
Briquet Griffon Vendéen
Brittany Spaniel
Brittany Spaniel
Broholmer
Broholmer
Brussels Griffon
Brussels Griffon
Bulldog
Bulldog
Bullmastiff
Bullmastiff
Bull Terrier
Bull Terrier
Cairn Terrier
Cairn Terrier
Canaan Dog
Canaan Dog
Canadian Eskimo Dog
Canadian Eskimo Dog
Welsh Corgi Cardigan
Castro Laboreiro Dog
Castro Laboreiro Dog
Catahoula Leopard Dog
Catahoula Leopard Dog
Catalan Sheepdog
Catalan Sheepdog
Caucasian Shepherd Dog
Caucasian Shepherd Dog
Cavalier King Charles spaniel
Cavalier King Charles spaniel
Central Asian Shepherd Dog
Central Asian Shepherd Dog
Cesky Terrier
Cesky Terrier
Chart Polski or Polish Greyhound
Chart Polski or Polish Greyhound
Chesapeake Bay Retriever
Chesapeake Bay Retriever
Chien Français Tricolore
Chien Français Tricolore
Chihuahua
Chihuahua
Chilean Terrier
Chilean Terrier
Chinese Crested Dog
Chinese Crested Dog
Chinook
Chinook
Chow-chow
Chow-chow
Cimarrón Uruguayo
Cimarrón Uruguayo
Cirneco Dell Etna
Cirneco Dell Etna
Clumber Spaniel
Clumber Spaniel
Continental Toy Spaniel
Continental Toy Spaniel
Cocker Spaniel
Cocker Spaniel
Collie
Collie
Coton de Tulear
Coton de Tulear
Croatian Sheepdog
Croatian Sheepdog
Curly Coated Retriever
Curly Coated Retriever
Czech Barb or Český Fousek
Czech Barb or Český Fousek
Czechoslovakian Wolfdog
Czechoslovakian Wolfdog
Dachshund
Dachshund
Dalmatian
Dalmatian
Dandie Dinmont Terrier
Dandie Dinmont Terrier
Deerhound
Deerhound
Dobermann
Dobermann
Dogo Argentino
Dogo Argentino
Dogo Canario
Dogo Canario
Dogue de Bordeaux or French Mastiff
Dogue de Bordeaux or French Mastiff
Dogue de Majorque
Dogue de Majorque
Drentsche Patrijshond
Drentsche Patrijshond
Drever
Drever
Dunker
Dunker
Dutch Shepherd
Dutch Shepherd
Dutch Smoushond
Dutch Smoushond
East Siberian Laika
East Siberian Laika
English Foxhound
English Foxhound
English Pointer
English Pointer
English Setter
English Setter
Entlebucher Mountain Dog
Entlebucher Mountain Dog
Estrela Mountain Dog
Estrela Mountain Dog
Eurasier
Eurasier
Field Spaniel
Field Spaniel
Fila Brasileiro
Fila Brasileiro
Finnish Hound
Finnish Hound
Finnish Lapponian Dog
Finnish Lapponian Dog
Finnish Spitz
Finnish Spitz
Flat-Coated Retriever
Flat-Coated Retriever
Fox Terrier
Fox Terrier
The French Bulldog
French Bulldog
French Pointer, Pyrenean type
French Pointer, Pyrenean type
French Spaniel
French Spaniel
French White and Black hound
French White and Black hound
French White and Orange Hound
French White and Orange Hound
Frisian Water Dog
Frisian Water Dog
Gaddi Kutta
Gaddi Kutta
Galgo español
Galgo español
Gascon Saintongeois
Gascon Saintongeois
German Hound or German Bracke
German Hound or German Bracke
German Hunting Terrier
German Hunting Terrier
German Mastiff or Great Dane
German Mastiff or Great Dane
German Shepherd
German Shepherd
German Shorthaired Pointer
German Shorthaired Pointer
German Spaniel
German Spaniel
German Wirehaired Pointer
German Wirehaired Pointer
Giant Schnauzer
Giant Schnauzer
Glen of Imaal Terrier
Glen of Imaal Terrier
Golden Retriever
Golden Retriever
Setter Gordon
Gordon Setter
Grand Basset Griffon Vendéen
Grand Basset Griffon Vendéen
Grand Bleu de Gascogne
Grand Bleu de Gascogne
Grand Griffon Vendéen
Grand Griffon Vendéen
Great Anglo-French White and Black Hound
Great Anglo-French White and Black Hound
Great Anglo-French White and Orange Hound
Great Anglo-French White and Orange Hound
Greater Swiss Mountain Dog
Greater Swiss Mountain Dog
Greyhound
Greyhound
Griffon Bleu de Gascogne
Griffon Bleu de Gascogne
Halden Hound
Halden Hound
Hamilton Hound
Hamilton Hound
Harrier
Harrier
Havanese
Havanese
Hokkaido
Hokkaido
Hovawart
Hovawart
Hungarian Vizsla
Hungarian Vizsla
Hygen Hound
Hygen Hound
Ibizan Hound
Ibizan Hound
Irish Setter
Irish Setter
Irish Water Spaniel
Irish Water Spaniel
Istrian Coarse-haired Hound
Istrian Coarse-haired Hound
Istrian Short-haired Hound
Istrian Short-haired Hound
Italian Greyhound
Italian Greyhound
Italian Short-haired Hound
Italian Short-haired Hound
Italian Wirehaired Hound
Italian Wirehaired Hound
Italian Volpino
Italian Volpino
Jack Russell Terrier
Jack Russell Terrier
Jämthund or Swedish Elkhound
Jämthund or Swedish Elkhound
Japanese Spitz
Japanese Spitz
Japanese Terrier
Japanese Terrier
Japanese Spaniel
Japanese Spaniel
Kai
Kai
Karelian Bear Dog
Karelian Bear Dog
Karst Shepherd
Karst Shepherd
Kelpie
Kelpie
Kerry Blue
Kerry Blue
Kintamani
Kintamani
Kishu
Kishu
Komondor or Hungarian Sheepdog
Komondor or Hungarian Sheepdog
Korthals Griffon
Korthals Griffon
Kromfohrländer
Kromfohrländer
Kuvasz
Kuvasz
Labrador Retriever
Labrador Retriever
Lakeland Terrier
Lakeland Terrier
Lagotto Romagnolo
Lagotto Romagnolo
Landseer
Landseer
Langhaar or German Longhaired Pointer
Langhaar or German Longhaired Pointer
Large Munsterlander or Grand Münsterländer
Large Munsterlander or Grand Münsterländer
Leonberger
Leonberger
Lhassa Apso
Lhassa Apso
Löwchen
Löwchen
Magyar Agár
Magyar Agár
Majorca Shepherd Dog
Majorca Shepherd Dog
Malinois or Belgian Shepherd
Malinois or Belgian Shepherd
Manchester Terrier
Manchester Terrier
Maremma Sheepdog
Maremma Sheepdog
Miniature Bull Terrier
Miniature Bull Terrier
Miniature Pinscher
Miniature Pinscher
Miniature Schnauzer
Miniature Schnauzer
Montenegrin mountain hound
Montenegrin mountain hound
Mudi
Mudi
Neapolitan Mastiff
Neapolitan Mastiff
Newfoundland
Newfoundland
Norfolk Terrier
Norfolk Terrier
Norrbotten Spitz
Norrbotten Spitz
Norman Artesian Basset
Norman Artesian Basset
Norwegian Buhund
Norwegian Buhund
Norwegian Elkhound
Norwegian Elkhound
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
Old Danish Pointer
Old Danish Pointer
Otterhound
Otterhound
Parson Russell Terrier
Parson Russell Terrier
Pastor Garafiano
Pastor Garafiano
Pekingese
Pekingese
Pembroke Welsh Corgi
Pembroke Welsh Corgi
Perdiguero de Burgos
Perdiguero de Burgos
Persian Greyhound (Tazy)
Persian Greyhound (Tazy)
Peruvian Hairless Dog
Peruvian Hairless Dog
Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen
Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen
Petit Bleu de Gascogne
Petit Bleu de Gascogne
Petit Brabancon
Petit Brabancon
Pharaoh Hound
Pharaoh Hound
Phu Quoc Dog
Phu Quoc Dog
Picardy Spaniel
Picardy Spaniel
Plott Hound
Plott Hound
Podenco canario
Podenco canario
Poitevin
Poitevin
Polish Hound
Polish Hound
Polish Lowland Sheepdog
Polish Lowland Sheepdog
Pomeranian
Pomeranian
The Poodle
Poodle
Porcelaine
Porcelaine
Posavac Hound
Posavac Hound
Portuguese Podengo
Portuguese Podengo
Portuguese Sheepdog
Portuguese Sheepdog
Portuguese Water Dog
Portuguese Water Dog
Powder-Puff
Powder-Puff
Pudelpointer
Pudelpointer
Pug or Carlino
Pug or Carlino
Puli
Puli
Pumi
Pumi
Pyrenean Mastiff
Pyrenean Mastiff
Pyrenean Mountain Dog
Pyrenean Mountain Dog
Pyrenean Sheepdog
Pyrenean Sheepdog
Rafeiro de l'Alentejo or Alentejo Mastiff
Rafeiro de l'Alentejo or Alentejo Mastiff
Rampur Greyhound
Rampur Greyhound
Rat Terrier
Rat Terrier
Redbone Coonhound
Redbone Coonhound
Rhodesian Ridgeback
Rhodesian Ridgeback
Romanian Carpathian Shepherd
Romanian Carpathian Shepherd
Romanian Mioritic Shepherd Dog
Romanian Mioritic Shepherd Dog
Rottweiler
Rottweiler
Russkiy Toy
Russkiy Toy
Russo-European Laika
Russo-European Laika
Saarloos Wolfdog
Saarloos Wolfdog
Sabueso Fino Colombiano
Sabueso Fino Colombiano
Saint-Bernard
Saint-Bernard
Saint Hubert Dog
Saint Hubert Dog
Saint Miguel Cattle Dog
Saint Miguel Cattle Dog
Saluki
Saluki
Samoyed
Samoyed
Sapsali
Sapsali
Schapendoes
Schapendoes
Schiller Hound
Schiller Hound
Schipperke
Schipperke
Schweizer Laufhund
Schweizer Laufhund
Scottish Terrier
Scottish Terrier
Sealyham Terrier
Sealyham Terrier
Serbian Tricolour Hound
Serbian Tricolour Hound
Shar Pei
Shar Pei
Shetland Sheepdog
Shetland Sheepdog
Shiba Inu
Shiba Inu
Shih Tzu
Shih Tzu
Siberian Husky
Siberian Husky
Skye Terrier
Skye Terrier
Small Münsterländer
Small Münsterländer
Small Swiss Hound
Small Swiss Hound
Smooth Collie
Smooth Collie
Sloughi
Sloughi
Slovak Cuvac
Slovak Cuvac
Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier
Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier
South Russian Ovcharka
South Russian Ovcharka
Spanish Alano
Spanish Alano
Spanish Hound
Spanish Hound
Spanish Mastiff
Spanish Mastiff
Spanish Water Dog
Spanish Water Dog
Spinone Italiano
Spinone Italiano
Stabyhoun
Stabyhoun
Staffordshire Bull Terrier
Staffordshire Bull Terrier
Sussex Spaniel
Sussex Spaniel
Swedish Lapphund
Swedish Lapphund
Swedish Vallhund
Swedish Vallhund
Taïwan Dog
Taïwan Dog
Tatra Shepherd Dog
Tatra Shepherd Dog
Telomian
Telomian
Thai Ridgeback
Thai Ridgeback
Tibetan Mastiff
Tibetan Mastiff
Tibetan Spaniel
Tibetan Spaniel
Tibetan Terrier
Tibetan Terrier
Tosa
Tosa
Transylvanian Hound
Transylvanian Hound
Treeing Walker Coonhound
Treeing Walker Coonhound
Tyrolean Hound
Tyrolean Hound
Weimaraner
Weimaraner
Welsh Springer Spaniel
Welsh Springer Spaniel
Westie
Welsh Terrier
West Siberian Laika
West Siberian Laika
Westie
Westie
Westphalian Dachsbracke
Westphalian Dachsbracke
Whippet
Whippet
White Swiss Shepherd
White Swiss Shepherd
Wirehaired Belgian Griffon
Wirehaired Belgian Griffon
Irish Wolfhound
Irish Wolfhound
Xoloitzcuintle
Xoloitzcuintle
Yorkshire
Yorkshire
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