What Dog Breed? Find The Best Breeds With This Tool

Miniature dog breeds, large dog breeds, toy dog breeds... With so many different types, how do you choose the one for you? A free new tool helps anyone find.

Update: This tool is no longer available. However, please watch the video below and let us know if it would have been useful to you.

Well if you're in that exact conundrum, asking yourself "what type of dog shall I get", you're in for a real treat. Bing (the search engine) have come to your rescue. You may have heard of this already. If you're a heavy Google user though it's quite likely you haven't.

So why is this tool something you should try?

• It's free
• It's fast
• It's visual - all the breeds have clear photos.
  You can use 14 different filters, from the chracteristics of certain dogs to the likelihood of the dog to aggrevate any existing allergies you may have!

It's the dog breed finder we've always been waiting for. So let's give it a try it with some typical personas...

The 'What Dog Breed?' Experiment

Jack & Jill are a retired couple who would love a furry companion. As they live in a modest bungalow they'd like a small dog who is calm and friendly.

Recommended Breeds: Pug, Australian Terrier, Bassett Hound, Boston Terrier (maybe a little too active?), Parson Russell Terrier.

My choice for Jack & Jill: Pug

Mark is a middle aged batchelor who's a homeowner with a medium size garden. Mark wants a dog to match his macho image. He thinks a dog that barks when someone is coming up the drive is doing it's job as a guard.

Recommended Breeds: Chespeake Bay, Curly Coated Retriever, German Shorthaired, Weimeraner

My choice for Mark: Weimeraner

Charlie and Liz are in their early 30's and newly married. They like long walks in the countryside and so they want a dog that relishes this too.

Recommended Breed: Viszla

My choice for Charlie and Liz: It has to be the Viszla

If you need some quick inspiration you can always look at Bing's 25 most popular. Below I've listed the top 10.

Top 10 Dog Breeds

Breed	Group	Lifespan (years)
1. Chihuahua	Toy	18
2. Shih Tzu	Toy	14
3. Maltese	Toy	15
4. Rottweiler	Working	12
5. Yorkshire Terrier	Toy	15
6. Boston Terrier	Non-working	15
7. Golden Retriever	Sporting	12
8. Poodle	Non-sporting, toy	15
9. Bulldog	Non-sporting	10
10. Pug (yay!)	Toy	15

That's the current top 10 at Bing. I was surprised by the Chihuahua's lifespan of 18 years - 8 years longer than a bulldog. There's a lot more information that's just as interesting, try out the tool and see for yourself.

OK, so Bing doesn't have a list of all the dog breeds but it does have 159 at the moment and that may grow.

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You can find more information on dog breeds on justdogbreeds.com here

You'll also find a list of dog breeds on wikipedia, although it is far superior to the bing tool

According to the Telegraph, Alaskan malamutes are now one of most popular dogs in Britain