Dog Breeds That Start With B

11 dog breeds Animals and nature Checked 9 Oct 2026

Here are 11 dog breeds that start with B, each with a one-line description so you can tell what it is. The best-known ones come first, then the full list in A to Z order.

B is one of the two biggest dog breed letters, with eleven breeds. The beagle, boxer and bulldog are household names, and the border collie is the energetic black and white herding dog seen on farms.

Hounds are a theme: the bloodhound has an amazing sense of smell, the basset has short legs and long ears, and the borzoi is a tall, fast runner. The basenji from Africa has a tightly curled tail. The bernese mountain dog is a big tricolor Swiss farm dog, and the briard is an old French breed.

Dog breeds starting with B: 11
Best known: boxer, bulldog
Longest name: bernese mountain dog

Best-known dog breeds that start with B

The ones most people will recognise, good for school lists, quizzes and games.

boxer
bulldog
beagle
bloodhound
basset
basenji
bernese mountain dog
border collie

All dog breeds that start with B

#	Name	What it is
1	basenji	small smooth-haired breed of African origin having a tightly curled tail and the inability to bark
2	basset	smooth-haired breed of hound with short legs and long ears
3	beagle	a small short-legged smooth-coated breed of hound
4	bernese mountain dog	large tricolor Swiss farm dog
5	bloodhound	a breed of large powerful hound of European origin having very acute smell and used in tracking
6	border collie	energetic black-and-white herding dog
7	borzoi	tall fast-moving dog breed
8	boxer	a breed of stocky medium-sized short-haired dog with a brindled coat and square-jawed muzzle developed in Germany
9	briard	old French breed of large strong usually black dogs having a long tail and long wavy and slightly stiff coat
10	bull terrier	a powerful short-haired terrier originated in England by crossing the bulldog with terriers
11	bulldog	a sturdy thickset short-haired breed with a large head and strong undershot lower jaw

Short dog breeds with B

boxer

Questions people ask

How many dog breeds start with B?

This list has 11 dog breeds starting with B, from well-known ones like boxer, bulldog, beagle to rarer kinds.

What dog breeds start with B?

Well-known examples are boxer, bulldog, beagle, bloodhound, basset, basenji, bernese mountain dog, border collie.

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.

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