Dog breeds for first-time owners: compare profiles
Browse published profiles with higher recorded first-time-owner-fit ratings, then review the practical care and training details for each breed.
These profiles are included because DogFitCheck records their first time owner fit as good fit or excellent fit. This is a way to explore the published data, not a recommendation or a guarantee about an individual dog.
Compare each profile with your own home and routine. Breed tendencies vary, and individual dogs do too. Read how the Fit Check and evidence work.
Profiles to explore (25)
- Beagle
- Size
- Small
- Minimum daily exercise
- 60 minutes minimum
- Trainability
- Moderate
- Bichon Frise
- Size
- Small
- Minimum daily exercise
- 30 minutes minimum
- Trainability
- Good
- Border Terrier
- Size
- Small
- Minimum daily exercise
- 60 minutes minimum
- Trainability
- Good
- Boston Terrier
- Size
- Small
- Minimum daily exercise
- 45 minutes minimum
- Trainability
- Good
- Brussels Griffon
- Size
- Small
- Minimum daily exercise
- 30 minutes minimum
- Trainability
- Moderate
- Bulldog
- Size
- Medium
- Minimum daily exercise
- 60 minutes minimum
- Trainability
- Moderate
- Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
- Size
- Small
- Minimum daily exercise
- 60 minutes minimum
- Trainability
- Good
- Chinese Crested
- Size
- Small
- Minimum daily exercise
- 30 minutes minimum
- Trainability
- Good
- Cocker Spaniel
- Size
- Small
- Minimum daily exercise
- 60 minutes minimum
- Trainability
- Good
- Coton de Tulear
- Size
- Small
- Minimum daily exercise
- 30 minutes minimum
- Trainability
- Moderate
- Golden Retriever
- Size
- Large
- Minimum daily exercise
- 120 minutes minimum
- Trainability
- Good
- Greyhound
- Size
- Large
- Minimum daily exercise
- 60 minutes minimum
- Trainability
- Moderate
- Havanese
- Size
- Small
- Minimum daily exercise
- 30 minutes minimum
- Trainability
- Good
- Keeshond
- Size
- Medium
- Minimum daily exercise
- 60 minutes minimum
- Trainability
- Good
- Labrador Retriever
- Size
- Large
- Minimum daily exercise
- 120 minutes minimum
- Trainability
- Good
- Lhasa Apso
- Size
- Small
- Minimum daily exercise
- 60 minutes minimum
- Trainability
- Moderate
- Maltese
- Size
- Small
- Minimum daily exercise
- 30 minutes minimum
- Trainability
- Moderate
- Miniature Pinscher
- Size
- Small
- Minimum daily exercise
- 30 minutes minimum
- Trainability
- Moderate
- Papillon
- Size
- Small
- Minimum daily exercise
- 30 minutes minimum
- Trainability
- Good
- Pomeranian
- Size
- Small
- Minimum daily exercise
- 30 minutes minimum
- Trainability
- Moderate
- Poodle (Toy)
- Size
- Small
- Minimum daily exercise
- 60 minutes minimum
- Trainability
- Moderate
- Pug
- Size
- Small
- Minimum daily exercise
- 45 minutes minimum
- Trainability
- Moderate
- Shih Tzu
- Size
- Small
- Minimum daily exercise
- 60 minutes minimum
- Trainability
- Good
- Whippet
- Size
- Medium
- Minimum daily exercise
- 60 minutes minimum
- Trainability
- Moderate
- Yorkshire Terrier
- Size
- Small
- Minimum daily exercise
- 30 minutes minimum
- Trainability
- Moderate
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