Dog Breeds by Trait Good With Kids, Page 2(50 PER PAGE)
Dog Breeds That Are Good With Kids: Gentle, Patient, and Family-Approved
Dog breeds that are good with kids offer the perfect blend of affection, tolerance, and playful energy. These family-friendly companions—like the Labrador Retriever, Beagle, and Boxer—are known for their gentle nature, protective instincts, and ability to bond deeply with children of all ages. Whether it’s a calm cuddle buddy or an energetic playmate, kid-friendly breeds thrive in busy households and adapt well to noise, activity, and routine. Their loyalty, trainability, and social temperament make them ideal for first-time owners and growing families. With proper supervision and early socialization, these dogs become lifelong friends and trusted guardians.
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Chorkiepoo Breed Information and Pictures
Chorkiepoo
A.K.A.: Yorkie- Long haired chihuhua/Toy Poodle, Yorkie Chi-Poo, Chorkie-Poo, Chorkie Doodle
| Primary Breed | Chorkie |
| Secondary Breed | Poodle (Toy) |
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
| Weight (lbs): | 7 lbs |
| Height (in): | 6-8 |
| Colors: | could be any color |
Clumber Spaniel Breed Information and Pictures
Clumber Spaniel
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
| Weight (lbs): | male: 70-85, female: 55-70 |
| Height (in): | male: 19-20, female: 17-19 |
| Colors: | White dog with lemon or orange markings. |
Cocker Spaniel Breed Information and Pictures
Cocker Spaniel
A.K.A.: American Cocker Spaniel, English Cocker Spaniel
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
| Weight (lbs): | 24-28 |
| Height (in): | male: 14-15, female: 13-14 |
| Colors: | Black variety: solid black or black and tan. Particolor variety: any color with white. ASCOB variety: any solid color, other than black, including cream, red, brown and bown with tan points. |
Collie Breed Information and Pictures
Collie
A.K.A.: Scottish Collie
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
| Weight (lbs): | male: 60-75, female 50-65 |
| Height (in): | male: 24-26, female 22-24 |
| Colors: | Sable and white; tricolor, blue merle; white (predominantly white, preferably with markings). |
Curly Coated Retriever Breed Information and Pictures
Curly Coated Retriever
A.K.A.: Curly, CCR
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
| Weight (lbs): | 65 - 80 lbs |
| Height (in): | 23 - 27 in |
| Colors: | Black, liver |
Dachshund Breed Information and Pictures
Dachshund
A.K.A.: teckel
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
| Weight (lbs): | miniature - 11lb and under, standard - over 11lb ( |
| Height (in): | 5-9 |
| Colors: | Solid red, sable, or cream; black and tan, chocolate and tan, wild boar and tan, gray and tan, or fawn and tan, brindle. |
Dalmatian Breed Information and Pictures
Dalmatian
A.K.A.: Carriage Dog, Spotted Coach, Dog Firehouse, Dog Plum, Pudding Dog
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
| Weight (lbs): | 40-60 |
| Height (in): | 19-23 |
| Colors: | Black or liver spots on white background; spots should be round, well defined, and preferably separated. Dalmatians are born white and develop spots later. |
Dandie Dinmont Terrier Breed Information and Pictures
Dandie Dinmont Terrier
A.K.A.: Dandie, Hindlee Terrier
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
| Weight (lbs): | 18-24 |
| Height (in): | 8-11 |
| Colors: | Pepper (all shades of gray and silver) or mustard (all shades of brown and fawn). Dandie Dinmont puppies are much darker than the adults. |
Dogue de Bordeaux Breed Information and Pictures
Dogue de Bordeaux
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
| Weight (lbs): | male-at least 110 female-at least 99 |
| Height (in): | 22.5-26.5 |
| Colors: | Any shade of fawn, can or can not have black or brown mask. |
English Cocker Spaniel Breed Information and Pictures
English Cocker Spaniel
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
| Weight (lbs): | male: 28-34, female: 26-32 |
| Height (in): | male: 15-17, female: 14-16 |
| Colors: | Solid black, liver or red or parti-color combinations of white with black, liver or red markings or ticking. |
English Foxhound Breed Information and Pictures
English Foxhound
A.K.A.: Foxhound
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
| Weight (lbs): | 55-75 |
| Height (in): | 23-27 |
| Colors: | Any good hound color. |
English Setter Breed Information and Pictures
English Setter
A.K.A.: Lawerack, Laverack, Llewellin
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
| Weight (lbs): | male: 60-65; female: 50-55 |
| Height (in): | male: 25, female: 24 |
| Colors: | Black & white, white & orange, white & lemon, white & chestnut or tricolor. Speckling may be present.Flecks of these colors - over a white ground color. Puppies are born white, except for those with solid patches. |
English Springer Spaniel Breed Information and Pictures
English Springer Spaniel
A.K.A.: Springer Spaniel
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
| Weight (lbs): | male: 50, female: 40 |
| Height (in): | male: 19-21, female 18-20 |
| Colors: | Black or liver with white, black or liver roan, or tricolored (black or liver and white with tan markings); also white with black or liver markings. |
English Toy Spaniel Breed Information and Pictures
English Toy Spaniel
A.K.A.: Toy Spaniel Charlies, Prince Charles, Spaniel Ruby, Spaniel Blenheim
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
| Weight (lbs): | 8 - 14 lbs. |
| Height (in): | 10 - 11 inches |
| Colors: | Black and tan - raven black with bright tan markings above the eyes, on cheeks, inside ears, on chest and legs and underside of tail, white marks undesirable. Ruby - solid rich red, white markings undesirable. Blenheim - rich chestnut markings, well broken up on pearly white ground; markings evenly divided on head, leaving room for lozenge spot between ears. Tricolor - black and white, well spaced and broken up with tan markings over eyes, cheeks, inside ears, inside legs, on underside of tail. |
Field Spaniel Breed Information and Pictures
Field Spaniel
A.K.A.: Field
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
| Weight (lbs): | 35-50 |
| Height (in): | male: 18, female: 17 |
| Colors: | Black, liver, roan, or any of these with tan points. |
Finnish Spitz Breed Information and Pictures
Finnish Spitz
A.K.A.: Finnish Hunting Dog, Finnish Spets, Finsk Spets, Loulou Finois, Suomalainen pystykorva, Suomenpystykorva
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
| Weight (lbs): | Male: 31-36 lb Female: 23-29 lb |
| Height (in): | 15 - 20 inches |
| Colors: | Reddish-brown, red gold on back, preferably bright; lighter shades permissible on the underside |
Flat Coated Retriever Breed Information and Pictures
Flat Coated Retriever
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
| Weight (lbs): | 60-70 |
| Height (in): | male: 23-24, female: 22-23 |
| Colors: | Solid black or liver. |
Fox Terrier (Smooth) Breed Information and Pictures
Fox Terrier (Smooth)
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
| Weight (lbs): | male: 17-19, female: 15-17 |
| Height (in): | shouldnot exceed 15.5" |
| Colors: | White should predominate (brindle, red, or liver markings are objectionable). |
Fox Terrier (Toy) Breed Information and Pictures
Fox Terrier (Toy)
A.K.A.: American Toy, Terrier Amertoy
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
| Weight (lbs): | 3.5-7 |
| Height (in): | 8.5-11.5 |
| Colors: | Tri-colors: white, black and tan; white, chocolate and tan; white and tan; white and black; all-with over 50%white. |
French Bulldog Breed Information and Pictures
French Bulldog
A.K.A.: Bouledogue Français, Frenchie
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
| Weight (lbs): | not to exceed 28 |
| Height (in): | 11-13 |
| Colors: | Brindle, fawn, white, brindle and white. |
German Pinscher Breed Information and Pictures
German Pinscher
A.K.A.: Deutscher Pinscher
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
| Weight (lbs): | 23 - 35 |
| Height (in): | 17 - 20 |
| Colors: | Red (solid), Black and Rust, Blue and Rust, Fawn (solid - dilute of the red) |
German Shorthaired Pointer Breed Information and Pictures
German Shorthaired Pointer
A.K.A.: Deutscher kurzhaariger, Vorstehhund, Deutsch Kurzhaar, Kurzhaar
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
| Weight (lbs): | male: 55-70, female: 45-60 |
| Height (in): | male: 23-25, female: 21-23 |
| Colors: | Liver or combinations of liver and white. |
German Wirehaired Pointer Breed Information and Pictures
German Wirehaired Pointer
A.K.A.: Deutsch Drahthaa, Deutscher Drahthaariger, Vorstehhund, Drahthaar
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
| Weight (lbs): | 45-75 |
| Height (in): | 22-26 |
| Colors: | Liver and white, with ears and head solid liver, sometimes with a white blaze. |
Glen of Imaal Terrier Breed Information and Pictures
Glen of Imaal Terrier
A.K.A.: Wicklow Terrier, Irish Glen of Imaal Terrier
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
| Weight (lbs): | 35 |
| Height (in): | 12.5 - 14 |
| Colors: | Brindle, blue, wheaten |
Golden Mountain Doodle Breed Information and Pictures
Golden Mountain Doodle
A.K.A.: Golden Mountain Doodle
| Primary Breed | Goldendoodle |
| Secondary Breed | Bernedoodle |
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
| Weight (lbs): | 45-90 lbs |
| Height (in): | 24-36 in |
| Colors: | Multiple colors and pattern types |
Golden Newfie Doodle Breed Information and Pictures
Golden Newfie Doodle
A.K.A.: Newfoundland Goldendoodle, Newfie Goldendoodle, Golden Newfypoo
| Primary Breed | Poodle (Standard) |
| Secondary Breed | Golden Newfie |
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
| Weight (lbs): | 70-100lb |
| Colors: | Black, black and white, golden, multi patterns |
Golden Retriever Breed Information and Pictures
Golden Retriever
A.K.A.: Yellow Retriever
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
| Weight (lbs): | male: 65-75, female: 55-65 |
| Height (in): | male: 23-24, female: 21-22 |
| Colors: | Various shades of gold. |
Gordon Setter Breed Information and Pictures
Gordon Setter
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
| Weight (lbs): | male: 55-80, female: 45-70 |
| Height (in): | male: 24-27, female: 23-26 |
| Colors: | Black and tan. |
Great Dane Breed Information and Pictures
Great Dane
A.K.A.: Deutsche Dogge, German Mastiff
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
| Weight (lbs): | 100-120 |
| Height (in): | male: 30-32, female: 28-30 |
| Colors: | Brindle, black-masked fawn, blue, black, harlequin (white with irregular black patches). Mantle (black and white) |
Great Pyrenees Breed Information and Pictures
Great Pyrenees
A.K.A.: Patou, Chien des Pyrénées, Chien de Montagne des, Pyrénées, Montañés del Pirineo, Gos de muntanya dels, Pirineus
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
| Weight (lbs): | male: 100, female: 85 |
| Height (in): | male: 27-32, female: 25-29 |
| Colors: | White or white with markings of gray, badger, reddish brown, or tan. |
Greater Swiss Mountain Dog Breed Information and Pictures
Greater Swiss Mountain Dog
A.K.A.: Great Swiss Mountain Dog, Swissy, Grosser Schweizer Sennenhund, Great Swiss Cattle Dog
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
| Weight (lbs): | male:105-140, female:85-110 |
| Height (in): | male: 25-28, female: 23-27 |
| Colors: | Black and rust, with white feet, chest, tail tip, muzzle, blaze, and possibly collar; rust color present on legs between white and black. |
Greyhound Breed Information and Pictures
Greyhound
A.K.A.: English Greyhound
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
| Weight (lbs): | male: 65-70, female: 60-65 |
| Height (in): | 27-30 |
| Colors: | Immaterial (includes black, gray, red, fawn, either solid or brindled, either whole colored or spotted). |
Harrier Breed Information and Pictures
Harrier
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
| Weight (lbs): | 48 - 60 lbs. |
| Height (in): | 19 - 22 inches |
| Colors: | Usually black, tan and white, but all hound colors acceptable. |
Havanese Breed Information and Pictures
Havanese
A.K.A.: Bichon Havanais, Havana Silk Dog, Bichon Havanese, Havaneser, Bichon Habanero
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
| Weight (lbs): | 7-13 |
| Height (in): | 8-11 |
| Colors: | Cream, gold, silver, champagne, tan, blue, black, parti-color and tri-colored,including white. |
Ibizan Hound Breed Information and Pictures
Ibizan Hound
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
| Weight (lbs): | male: 50, female: 45 |
| Height (in): | male: 23-27, female: 22-26 |
| Colors: | White or red (from light yellowish red to deep red), solid or in any combination. |
Irish Setter Breed Information and Pictures
Irish Setter
A.K.A.: Red Setter, Irish Red Setter
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
| Weight (lbs): | male: 70, female: 60 |
| Height (in): | male:27, female:25 |
| Colors: | Mahogany or rich chestnut red. |
Irish Terrier Breed Information and Pictures
Irish Terrier
A.K.A.: Irish Red Terrier
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
| Weight (lbs): | male: 27, female: 25 |
| Height (in): | 18 |
| Colors: | Red, golden red, red wheaten, or wheaten. |
Irish Water Spaniel Breed Information and Pictures
Irish Water Spaniel
A.K.A.: Whiptail, Shannon Spaniel, RatTail Spaniel, Bog Dog
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
| Weight (lbs): | male: 55-65, female: 45-58 |
| Height (in): | male: 22-24, female: 21-23 |
| Colors: | Solid liver. |
Irish Wolfhound Breed Information and Pictures
Irish Wolfhound
A.K.A.: Cú Faoil
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
| Weight (lbs): | male-at least 120 female-at least 105 |
| Height (in): | male-at least 32 female-at least 30 |
| Colors: | Gray, brindle, red, black, white, or fawn. |
Italian Greyhound Breed Information and Pictures
Italian Greyhound
A.K.A.: Petit Levrier Italiane, Piccolo Levriero Italiano, Italienisches Windspiel, Galgo italiano
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
| Weight (lbs): | 7-14 |
| Height (in): | 13-15 |
| Colors: | Any color except brindle or black and tan. |
Jack Russell Terrier Breed Information and Pictures
Jack Russell Terrier
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
| Weight (lbs): | 14-18 |
| Height (in): | 10-12 |
| Colors: | White should predominate (i.e., must be more than 51% white) with tan, black, or brown markings. Brindle markings are unacceptable. |
Japanese Chin Breed Information and Pictures
Japanese Chin
A.K.A.: Japanese Spaniel
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
| Weight (lbs): | 4-7 |
| Height (in): | 8-11 |
| Colors: | Black and white, red and white, or black and tan and white. |
Keeshond Breed Information and Pictures
Keeshond
A.K.A.: Dutch Barge Dog, Smiling Dutchman, Chien Loup, German Spitz, Deutscher Wolfspitz, Wolfspitz
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
| Weight (lbs): | male: 45, female: 35 |
| Height (in): | male: 17-19, female 16-18 |
| Colors: | Mixture of gray, black, and cream. Undercoat is pale, and tips of the outer coat are black. Black muzzle, ears, tail tip, and spectacle lines, reaching from the outer eyes corners to the ears. |
Kerry Blue Terrier Breed Information and Pictures
Kerry Blue Terrier
A.K.A.: Irish Blue Terrier
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
| Weight (lbs): | male: 33-40, female: 30-35 |
| Height (in): | male: 18-19, female: 17-19 |
| Colors: | Any shade of blue-gray in mature (over 18 months) dog; immature dogs may be very dark blue or have tinges of brown. |
Komondor Breed Information and Pictures
Komondor
A.K.A.: Hungarian Komondor, Hungarian Sheepdog, Mop Dog
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
| Weight (lbs): | male: 80, female:70 |
| Height (in): | male: 27.5, female 25.5 and up |
| Colors: | White. |
Kuvasz Breed Information and Pictures
Kuvasz
A.K.A.: Hungarian Kuvasz
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
| Weight (lbs): | male:100-115, female:70-90 |
| Height (in): | male: 28-30, female: 26-28 |
| Colors: | White. |
Labrador Retriever Breed Information and Pictures
Labrador Retriever
A.K.A.: Labrador, Lab
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
| Weight (lbs): | male: 65-80, female: 55-70 |
| Height (in): | male: 22-24, female: 21-23 |
| Colors: | Solid black, yellow, or chocolate. |
Labrenees Breed Information and Pictures
Labrenees
A.K.A.: Pyrador, Pyrelab
| Primary Breed | Great Pyrenees |
| Secondary Breed | Labrador Retriever |
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
| Weight (lbs): | 70-100 |
| Height (in): | 23-29 |
| Colors: | White, Black, Beige, Cream, Gray |
Lakeland Terrier Breed Information and Pictures
Lakeland Terrier
Size
Grooming requirements
Exercise requirements
Good with other dogs
Watchdog ability
Energetic
| Weight (lbs): | 17 |
| Height (in): | male: 14.5, female: 13.5 |
| Colors: | Solid (blue, black, liver, red, or wheaten); or wheaten or golden tan with a saddle of blue, black, liver or grizzle. |