Dog Breeds That Start With Every Letter
Here are dog breeds that start with every letter from A to Z: 91 in all, with examples for each letter and a full page for every letter that has enough of them.
This A to Z covers 91 dog breeds. The two strongest letters, B and S, hold eleven breeds apiece, with C close behind at nine, so a breed game rarely stalls there.
Q, U and Z have no breeds on the list, so do not waste time searching. Several letters have just one: elkhound for E, japanese chin for J, newfoundland for N, vizsla for V, xoloitzcuintli for X and yorkshire terrier for Y. The xoloitzcuintli is a mostly hairless dog from Mexico, a great fact for quiz night.
- Dog breeds listed
- 91
- Most common first letter
- B
- Letters with none
- Q, U, Z
Dog breeds by letter
| Letter | How many | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| A | 4 | alsatian, afghan hound, airedale terrier, akita |
| B | 11 | boxer, bulldog, beagle, bloodhound, basset |
| C | 9 | collie, corgi, chow chow, cocker spaniel, chihuahua |
| D | 3 | dalmatian, dachshund, deerhound |
| E | 1 | elkhound |
| F | 5 | french bulldog, feist, foxhound, fox terrier, field spaniel |
| G | 5 | greyhound, golden retriever, german shepherd, great dane, griffon |
| H | 3 | husky, havanese, harrier |
| I | 4 | ibizan hound, irish setter, irish wolfhound, italian greyhound |
| J | 1 | japanese chin |
| K | 3 | keeshond, komondor, kelpie |
| L | 2 | labrador retriever, lhasa apso |
| M | 5 | mastiff, malamute, maltese, malinois, miniature poodle |
| N | 1 | newfoundland |
| O | 2 | old english sheepdog, otter hound |
| P | 6 | pointer, pug, poodle, papillon, pomeranian |
| Q | 0 | No common dog breeds start with Q |
| R | 6 | retriever, rhodesian ridgeback, rottweiler, redbone, rat terrier |
| S | 11 | setter, spaniel, sheepdog, schnauzer, samoyed |
| T | 2 | terrier, toy poodle |
| U | 0 | No common dog breeds start with U |
| V | 1 | vizsla |
| W | 4 | whippet, wolfhound, weimaraner, water spaniel |
| X | 1 | xoloitzcuintli |
| Y | 1 | yorkshire terrier |
| Z | 0 | No common dog breeds start with Z |
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Questions people ask
Which letter do the most dog breeds start with?
B, with 11 on this site's list.
Are there dog breeds for every letter?
Not in this list. No common dog breeds start with Q, U, Z.
Source: Princeton WordNet, a public dictionary database, reviewed by our editors to keep only clear, real members of the list. Meanings are short dictionary glosses.