Dog breeds by AKC group

101 breeds organized by their AKC breed group.

Sporting Group (15)

Brittany
Medium · 790-1,540 kcal/day
Chesapeake Bay Retriever
Large · 1,090-2,070 kcal/day
Cocker Spaniel (American)
Medium · 440-790 kcal/day
Cocker Spaniel (English)
Medium · 620-1,090 kcal/day
English Setter
Large · 1,090-2,070 kcal/day
English Springer Spaniel
Medium · 860-1,560 kcal/day
Flat-Coated Retriever
Large · 1,090-1,870 kcal/day
German Shorthaired Pointer
Large · 1,080-2,340 kcal/day
Golden Retriever
Large · 1,090-1,970 kcal/day
Gordon Setter
Large · 940-2,070 kcal/day
Irish Setter
Large · 1,250-2,470 kcal/day
Labrador Retriever
Large · 1,090-2,070 kcal/day
Pointer
Large · 1,080-2,470 kcal/day
Vizsla
Medium · 1,060-2,090 kcal/day
Weimaraner
Large · 1,250-2,830 kcal/day

Hound Group (14)

Afghan Hound
Large · 1,020-1,670 kcal/day
Basenji
Small · 510-840 kcal/day
Basset Fauve de Bretagne
Medium · 550-850 kcal/day
Basset Hound
Medium · 670-1,310 kcal/day
Beagle (13 inch)
Small · 510-870 kcal/day
Beagle (15 inch)
Medium · 610-1,110 kcal/day
Bloodhound
Large · 1,240-2,380 kcal/day
Dachshund (Miniature)
Toy · 220-370 kcal/day
Dachshund (Standard)
Small · 370-830 kcal/day
Greyhound
Large · 830-1,310 kcal/day
Irish Wolfhound
Giant · 1,520-3,040 kcal/day
Plott Hound
Medium · 860-1,670 kcal/day
Rhodesian Ridgeback
Large · 1,240-2,260 kcal/day
Whippet
Medium · 440-980 kcal/day

Working Group (18)

Akita
Large · 1,120-2,380 kcal/day
Alaskan Malamute
Large · 1,310-2,350 kcal/day
Bernese Mountain Dog
Large · 1,120-2,170 kcal/day
Boxer
Large · 1,020-2,070 kcal/day
Doberman Pinscher
Large · 1,170-2,450 kcal/day
Giant Schnauzer
Large · 1,090-2,170 kcal/day
Great Dane
Giant · 1,580-2,980 kcal/day
Great Pyrenees
Giant · 1,080-2,440 kcal/day
Leonberger
Giant · 1,360-2,910 kcal/day
Mastiff
Giant · 1,400-3,200 kcal/day
Neapolitan Mastiff
Giant · 1,310-2,880 kcal/day
Newfoundland
Giant · 1,470-2,650 kcal/day
Portuguese Water Dog
Medium · 780-1,670 kcal/day
Rottweiler
Large · 1,240-2,450 kcal/day
Saint Bernard
Giant · 1,400-2,660 kcal/day
Samoyed
Medium · 780-1,770 kcal/day
Siberian Husky
Medium · 890-2,090 kcal/day
Standard Schnauzer
Medium · 690-1,450 kcal/day

Terrier Group (14)

Airedale Terrier
Large · 860-1,870 kcal/day
American Staffordshire Terrier
Medium · 860-1,870 kcal/day
Border Terrier
Small · 330-620 kcal/day
Bull Terrier
Medium · 940-1,870 kcal/day
Cairn Terrier
Small · 300-500 kcal/day
Jack Russell Terrier
Small · 420-810 kcal/day
Miniature Schnauzer
Small · 330-730 kcal/day
Norwich Terrier
Small · 300-500 kcal/day
Scottish Terrier
Small · 410-630 kcal/day
Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier
Medium · 690-1,340 kcal/day
Staffordshire Bull Terrier
Medium · 590-1,180 kcal/day
Teddy Roosevelt Terrier
Small · 200-550 kcal/day
West Highland White Terrier
Small · 320-630 kcal/day
Wire Fox Terrier
Small · 410-700 kcal/day

Toy Group (15)

Affenpinscher
Toy · 200-350 kcal/day
Brussels Griffon
Toy · 220-350 kcal/day
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
Small · 300-540 kcal/day
Chihuahua
Toy · 110-240 kcal/day
Havanese
Toy · 200-420 kcal/day
Italian Greyhound
Toy · 200-450 kcal/day
Maltese
Toy · 130-270 kcal/day
Miniature Pinscher
Toy · 260-440 kcal/day
Papillon
Toy · 180-440 kcal/day
Pomeranian
Toy · 110-270 kcal/day
Poodle (Toy)
Toy · 130-240 kcal/day
Pug
Small · 280-470 kcal/day
Russian Tsvetnaya Bolonka
Toy · 170-300 kcal/day
Shih Tzu
Small · 200-430 kcal/day
Yorkshire Terrier
Toy · 130-270 kcal/day

Non-Sporting Group (13)

American Eskimo (Miniature)
Small · 300-730 kcal/day
American Eskimo (Standard)
Medium · 610-1,110 kcal/day
Bichon Frisé
Small · 300-540 kcal/day
Boston Terrier
Small · 300-690 kcal/day
Bulldog
Medium · 620-1,090 kcal/day
Chinese Shar-Pei
Medium · 620-1,170 kcal/day
Chow Chow
Medium · 620-1,310 kcal/day
Dalmatian
Large · 980-2,340 kcal/day
French Bulldog
Small · 340-660 kcal/day
Keeshond
Medium · 600-1,080 kcal/day
Lhasa Apso
Small · 220-470 kcal/day
Poodle (Miniature)
Small · 300-590 kcal/day
Poodle (Standard)
Large · 860-1,870 kcal/day

Herding Group (12)

Australian Cattle Dog
Medium · 790-1,820 kcal/day
Australian Shepherd
Medium · 980-2,210 kcal/day
Belgian Malinois
Large · 980-2,590 kcal/day
Belgian Tervuren
Large · 1,080-2,470 kcal/day
Border Collie
Medium · 790-1,950 kcal/day
Bouvier des Flandres
Large · 1,170-2,630 kcal/day
Cardigan Welsh Corgi
Small · 520-950 kcal/day
Collie (Rough)
Large · 870-1,580 kcal/day
German Shepherd
Large · 1,020-2,260 kcal/day
Old English Sheepdog
Large · 940-1,960 kcal/day
Pembroke Welsh Corgi
Small · 610-990 kcal/day
Shetland Sheepdog
Small · 390-920 kcal/day

Last reviewed: April 1, 2026