Dog Breeds & Sizes ( Small Dogs First )
Size	Breed	Nickname
6" to 9"	Chihuahua	The Smallest Dog in the World
6" to 9"	Pekingese	The Lion Dog - Sacred Symbol of Buddha
7" to 8"	Brussels Griffon	Hansom Cab Stable Dogs
8" to 10"	Toy Fox Terrier	The AmerToy
8" to 11"	Dachshund	The Hot Dog
8" to 11"	Papillon	The "Butterfly" Dog
8" to 11"	Pomeranian	Poms or Puffballs
8" to 11"	Shih Tzu	The Chrysanthemum Dog
8" to 9"	Yorkshire Terrier	The Yorkie's
8.5" to 11.5"	Havanese	The Dog from Havana
9" to 10"	Maltese	Prized Dog of Malta
9" to 10"	Norfolk Terrier	The Demon
9" to 10"	Silky Terrier	The Sydney Silky
9" to 11.5"	Affenpinscher	The Moustached Little Devil
9" to 12"	Tibetan Spaniel	The Prayer Dog
9" to 13"	Chinese Crested	A Hairless Dog or a Powder Puff !
9.5" to 10"	Cairn Terrier	Toto, in the Wizard of Oz
9.5" to 11.5"	Bichon Frise	The Curly Lap Dog
10" to 17.5"	Alaskan Klee Kai	A Rare Breed
10" to 11"	Australian Terrier	National Terrier of Australia
10" to 11"	Border Terrier	The Head of an Otter
10" to 11"	Lhasa Apso	The Sacred Dog of Tibet
10" to 11"	West Highland White Terrier	The Westie
10" to 12"	English Toy Spaniel	Lapdog of Mary, Queen of Scots
10" to 12"	Manchester Terrier (Toy)	The Rat Killer
10" to 12"	Miniature Pinscher	The Mini Pin
10" to 12"	Norwich Terrier	The "Jones" Terrier
10" to 12"	Pembroke Welsh Corgi	The Tiny dog of the Celts
10" to 12"	Pug	The Dog of Kings & Monks
10" to 12"	Scottish Terrier	The Scotty Dog
10" to 13"	Schipperke	Little Captain
10" to 14"	Miniature Bull Terrier	The Gladiator of Terriers
10.5" to 12.5"	Cardigan Welsh Corgi	Dog of the Celts
10.5" to 12.5"	Sealyham Terrier	The Mystery Dog
11" to 13"	French Bulldog	The Toy Bulldog
12" to 14"	Basset Hound	The French Aristocrat
12" to 14"	Cavalier King Charles Spaniel	The Merry Monarch's Dog
12" to 14"	Glen of Imaal Terrier	The Turnspit Dog
12" to 14"	Jack Russell Terrier	The Scamp
12" to 14"	Lowchen	The Little Lion Dog
12" to 14"	Miniature Schnauzer	Small Beard
12" to 14"	Parson Russell Terrier	The Minister's Scamp
12" to 14"	Patterdale Terrier	The Fell Terrier
12" to 15"	Bulldog	The British Bull Baiter
12" to 16"	Japanese Spitz	The Pure White Dog
12" to 16"	Rat Terrier	The Ratter
13" to 15"	Beagle	The Snoopy Dog
13" to 15"	Italian Greyhound	Gaze Hound of European Royalty
13" to 15"	Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen	Small Dog with the Big Name
13" to 16"	Shetland Sheepdog	The Sheltie
13.5" to 14.5"	Lakeland Terrier	The Showman
13.5" to 16.5"	Shiba Inu	The Brushwood Dog
14" to 16"	American Cocker Spaniel	The American with a British Heritage
14" to 16"	Tibetan Terrier	The "Good Luck" Dog
14" to 19"	New Guinea Singing Dog	Gazehound of New Guinea
14" to 19"	Puli	The Hungarian Water Dog
14.5" to 15.5"	Smooth Fox Terrier	The Adventurer
14.5" to 15.5"	Wire Fox Terrier	The Live Wire
15" to 16"	Manchester Terrier (Standard)	The Cat-like Dog
15" to 16"	Sussex Spaniel	The Flusher
15" to 17"	Boston Terrier	The American Gentleman among Dogs
15" to 17"	English Cocker Spaniel	Hunter of Woodcock Pigeons
15" to 18"	American Water Spaniel	The Great Lakes Dog
15" to 19"	American Eskimo Dog	The Performer
15" to 21"	Poodle	The Stylish Breed
15.5" to 16.5"	Bedlington Terrier	The Lamb-like Dog
15.5" to 20"	Finnish Spitz	Barking Bird Dog of Finland
16" to 17"	Basenji	The Bark-less Dog
16" to 19"	German Pinscher	Saved from Extinction
16" to 19"	Keeshond	The Dutch Barge Dog
17" to 18"	Field Spaniel	The Field Worker
17" to 19"	American Staffordshire Terrier	King of the Fighting Pits
17" to 19"	Polish Lowland Sheepdog	The Nizinny
17" to 19"	Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier	The Teddy Bear
17" to 19"	Staffordshire Bull Terrier	The Nanny Dog
17" to 19"	Welsh Springer Spaniel	Dog of the Celts
17" to 19"	Welsh Terrier	The Loveable Rogue
17" to 20"	Australian Cattle Dog	The Heeler
17" to 23"	Portuguese Water Dog	Trawler Crew Member
17.5" to 19.5"	Kerry Blue Terrier	County Kerry Beauty
17.5" to 19.5"	Standard Schnauzer	The Rat Catcher
17.5" to 20"	Whippet	The Snap Dog
18" to 24"	Dandie Dinmont Terrier	Sir Walter Scott's Inspiration
18" to 20"	Chinese Shar-pei	Chinese Fighting Dog
18" to 20"	Chow Chow	The Dog with the Black Tongue
18" to 20"	Irish Terrier	The Racy Terrier
18" to 20.5"	Brittany Dog	Epagneul Breton
18" to 20.5"	Shikoku Dog	The Most Venerated
18" to 21"	Border Collie	The Trainers Dream Dog
18" to 21"	English Springer Spaniel	The Quarry Springers
18" to 23"	Australian Shepherd	The Basque Shepherd Dog
19" to 21"	Clumber Spaniel	French Revolution Emigre
19" to 21"	Harrier	The Hare Hunter
19" to 23.5"	Samoyed	The Dog with the Smiling Face
19" to 24"	Canaan	Dog from the Land of Canaan
19.5" to 22"	Norwegian Elkhound	War Dog of the Vikings
20" to 22"	Bearded Collie	Olde English Dog
20" to 23.5"	Siberian Husky	The Team Racer
20" to 24"	Plott Hound	Mr. Plott's Dog!
20" to 24"	Wirehaired Pointing Griffon	The Rough Coat
20" to 26"	Louisiana Catahoula Leopard Dog	The Leopard-like Dog
21" to 22"	Bull Terrier	The White Cavalier
21" to 24"	Irish Water Spaniel	The Tallest Spaniel
21" to 24"	Vizsla	The Hungarian Pointer
21" to 25"	Boxer	The Fighter
21" to 25"	Canary Dog	The Canary Islands Dog of Prey
21" to 25"	German Shorthaired Pointer	The Short Haired Dog
21" to 25"	Golden Retriever	The World's Most Popular Dog
21" to 25"	Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever	The Splasher!
21" to 25"	Pharaoh Hound	Sighthound of the Pharaohs
21" to 25"	Skye Terrier	Greyfriars Bobby
21" to 26"	Chesapeake Bay Retriever	The Strongest Swimmer
21" to 27"	Redbone Coonhound	The Treeing Red Dog
22" to 24"	Dalmatian	Immortalized by Disney
22" to 24"	Flat-Coated Retriever	Natural Water Dog
22" to 24"	Old English Sheepdog	The "Bobtail"
22" to 25"	American Foxhound	The Pilgrim Father's Dog
22" to 26"	Belgian Malinois	Bred in Malines
22" to 26"	Belgian Sheepdog	World War I Hero
22" to 26"	Belgian Tervuren	The Tervuren Village Dog
22" to 26"	Collie	The Lassie Star
22" to 26"	German Wirehaired Pointer	The Leading Pointer Dog
22" to 26"	Thai Ridgeback	The Thailand Spitz
22" to 27"	Rottweiler	Marched with the Romans
22" to 28"	Beauceron	Berger de Beauce
22" to 28"	Tibetan Mastiff	A War Dog
22.5" to 24.5"	Labrador Retriever	The Fisherman's Friend
22.5" to 27.5"	Ibizan Hound	Sighthound of Hannibal
22.5" to 27.5"	Spinone Italiano	Italian Renaissance Pointer
23" to 28"	Saluki	Sacred Dog of the Sumerian Empire
23" to 25"	Airedale Terrier	Dog from the Valley of Aire
23" to 25"	Alaskan Malamute	The Artic Dog
23" to 26"	Alaskan Husky	The Sled Racer
23" to 26"	Pointer	The Bird Locator
23" to 27"	Australian Kelpie Sheep Dog	Water Sprite
23" to 27"	Black and Tan Coonhound	The Raccoon Raider
23" to 27"	Bouvier des Flandres	The Strong Guy
23" to 27"	Briard	The Emperor Charlemagne's Dog
23" to 27"	Dogue de Bordeaux	French Mastiff
23" to 27"	English Foxhound	Favorite of the English Aristocracy
23" to 27"	Weimaraner	The Forester's Dog
23" to 28"	Akita	The Most Venerated
23" to 28"	Boerboel	Dog of the Boers
23" to 28"	Hovawart	Farm Watchdog
23.5 "to 27.5"	Giant Schnauzer	The Small Beard
23.5" to 28.5"	Greater Swiss Mountain Dog	The "Swissy"
23.5" to 29.5"	Neapolitan Mastiff	The Dog of the Romans
23" to 27.5"	Bernese Mountain Dog	The Berne Herdsman's Dog
24" to 26"	Alsatian	The German Shepherd Dog
24" to 26"	German Shepherd Dog	The Alsatian Wolf Dog
24" to 26"	Gordon Setter	Gun Dog of Scotland
24" to 27"	Bloodhound	The Sleuthhound
24" to 27"	Bullmastiff	Poachers Beware
24" to 27"	English Setter	The Dog who Sits
24" to 27"	Otterhound	The Otter's Foe
24" to 27"	Rhodesian Ridgeback	The Lion Dog
24" to 28"	Doberman Pinscher	The Tax Collectors Dog
24" to 29"	Bandog	The American Bandogge
24" to 29"	Chinese Foo Dog	Mascot of the Tongs
24.5" to 27"	Tosa Inu	Dog from Tosa
25" to 27"	Afghan Hound	Hound of the Pharaohs and Cavemen
25" to 27"	Curly-Coated Retriever	The Gamekeeper's Dog
25" to 27"	Irish Setter	A Victorian Favorite
25" to 30"	Saint Bernard	The Saviour of Lost Travelers
25" to 32"	Great Pyrenees	The Court Dog of France
25.5" to 28.5"	Maremma	The Italian Sheepdog
25.5" to 27.5"	Komondor	The Ultimate Sheep Dog
25.7" to 27.7"	Kuvasz	The Dog of the Magyars
26" to 28"	Borzoi	Sighthound of the Russian Czars
26" to 28"	Newfoundland	The Landseer Dog
26" to 29"	Black Russian Terrier	A Bull Baiter
27" to 29"	Anatolian Shepherd Dog	The Wolf Hunter
27" to 30"	Greyhound	The Fastest Dog on Earth
27.5" to 30"	Mastiff	War Dog and Gladiator
28" to 32"	Great Dane	The Gentle Giant
28" to 32"	Leonberger	The Lion-like Dog
28" to 32"	Scottish Deerhound	Royal Dog of Scotland
30" to 35"	Irish Wolfhound	War Dog of Irish Chieftains
Size	Breed	Nickname

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