Large calm dog breeds
The big dog that lies at your feet and doesn't ask for a marathon exists, but there are few: 15 large or giant breeds in the directory with energy ≤ 3.
The rule
What they have in common
- Size: large or giant
- Energy ≤ 3/5
15 of 78 directory breeds qualify · 63 don't · 0 have no data for a field in the rule (left out, named below)
The numbers come from each breed's page. Sources (in Spanish)
Large and calm is still large: they eat like large dogs, take up space like large dogs and cost like large dogs.
With their bars
The 15 breeds that qualify
Neapolitan Mastiff Mastín Napolitano
- Size
- giant
- Energycouch potato
- Affection with familymiddle of the road
- Barkingnearly silent
Golden Retriever
- Size
- large
- Energymiddle of the road
- Affection with familyglued to you
- Barkingnearly silent
Rottweiler
- Size
- large
- Energymiddle of the road
- Affection with familyglued to you
- Barkingnearly silent
Saint Bernard San Bernardo
- Size
- giant
- Energymiddle of the road
- Affection with familyglued to you
- Barkingnearly silent
Newfoundland Terranova
- Size
- giant
- Energymiddle of the road
- Affection with familyglued to you
- Barkingnearly silent
Mastiff Mastín Inglés
- Size
- giant
- Energymiddle of the road
- Affection with familyglued to you
- Barkingnearly silent
Rhodesian Ridgeback
- Size
- large
- Energymiddle of the road
- Affection with familyglued to you
- Barkingnearly silent
Dogue de Bordeaux Dogo de Burdeos
- Size
- giant
- Energymiddle of the road
- Affection with familyglued to you
- Barkingmiddle of the road
Old English Sheepdog Pastor Inglés (Bobtail)
- Size
- large
- Energymiddle of the road
- Affection with familyglued to you
- Barkingmiddle of the road
Great Pyrenees Gran Pirineo
- Size
- giant
- Energymiddle of the road
- Affection with familyglued to you
- Barkingmiddle of the road
Leonberger
- Size
- giant
- Energymiddle of the road
- Affection with familyglued to you
- Barkingmiddle of the road
Tibetan Mastiff Mastín Tibetano
- Size
- large
- Energymiddle of the road
- Affection with familyglued to you
- Barkingmiddle of the road
Airedale Terrier
- Size
- large
- Energymiddle of the road
- Affection with familymiddle of the road
- Barkingmiddle of the road
Bloodhound
- Size
- large
- Energymiddle of the road
- Affection with familyglued to you
- Barkingreports everything
Collie
- Size
- large
- Energymiddle of the road
- Affection with familyglued to you
- Barkingreports everything
And for your life, which one?
A list narrows things down; the recommender crosses your home, your energy, your kids and your neighbors with these same data, in seven questions.
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- Smart 18
- Affectionate 53
- for apartments 12
- that (almost) don't shed 24
- Guard 29
- The most common in Mexico 11
- that bark little 18
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- Easy-to-train 47
- for first-time owners 28
- for older people 7
- for running 16
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- for a house with a yard 31
- for hot climates 28
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