Breed Compass
413 breeds · 22 scored traits · registry figures

Which dog suits you?

Most breed quizzes ask what you like. This one asks what you can give — exercise, hours alone, grooming, noise, experience — and scores every breed against it. You get a percentage, the reasoning behind it, and the things that would go wrong.

413BREEDS PROFILED
22TRAITS PER BREED
10QUESTIONS
69SCORING RULES
1

Traits, not vibes

Every breed is scored 1–5 on 22 documented traits: exercise need, tolerance of being alone, prey drive, shedding, guarding instinct, health robustness and more.

2

Weighted distance

Each answer sets requirements. The gap between what you need and what a breed is becomes a weighted penalty. Nothing is random.

3

Honest percentages

The score blends how well a breed meets your requirements in absolute terms with where it lands in the whole field, so the list separates instead of flattering you.

4

The downside too

Every recommendation names what would go wrong. A breed with a poor health record is never shown as a perfect match, however well it scores elsewhere.

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What we matched you on

your answers, in the engine's words

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Breed library

Every breed in the database, with its full profile: history, temperament, training, grooming, exercise and the health picture as it actually is.