Dog Breeds That Start With W

4 dog breeds Animals and nature Checked 9 Oct 2026

Here are 4 dog breeds that start with W, each with a one-line description so you can tell what it is. They are listed below with what each one is.

W has four breeds. The whippet is a small, slender greyhound-type dog from England, built for speed. The wolfhound is listed as the largest breed of all and was once used to hunt wolves.

The weimaraner is a sleek grey hunting dog from Germany, and the water spaniel covers two curly-coated breeds that hunt waterfowl. Most of this short page was bred for hunting, and it offers a good spread of sizes for comparing, from the slim whippet to the towering wolfhound.

Dog breeds starting with W: 4
Best known: whippet, wolfhound
Longest name: water spaniel

All dog breeds that start with W

#	Name	What it is
1	water spaniel	any dog of two large curly-coated breeds used for hunting waterfowl
2	weimaraner	sleek grey hunting dog from Germany
3	whippet	small slender dog of greyhound type developed in England
4	wolfhound	the largest breed of dogs; formerly used to hunt wolves

Questions people ask

How many dog breeds start with W?

This list has 4 dog breeds starting with W, from well-known ones like whippet, wolfhound, weimaraner to rarer kinds.

What dog breeds start with W?

Well-known examples are whippet, wolfhound, weimaraner.

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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