Small calm dog breeds
Small and calm is the most requested combination and the most treacherous: many small dogs come with a big engine. These 9 breeds combine small size, energy ≤ 3 and barking ≤ 3.
The rule
What they have in common
- Size: very small (toy) or small
- Energy ≤ 3/5
- Barking ≤ 3/5
9 of 78 directory breeds qualify · 69 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)
There are 9 breeds, not twenty, and that's honest: most of the small dogs in the directory have more energy or more voice than their size suggests.
With their bars
The 9 breeds that qualify
French Bulldog Bulldog Francés
- Size
- small
- Energymiddle of the road
- Affection with familyglued to you
- Adaptabilitysettles anywhere
- Barkingnearly silent
Pug
- Size
- very small (toy)
- Energymiddle of the road
- Affection with familyglued to you
- Adaptabilitysettles anywhere
- Barkingnearly silent
Pekingese Pekinés
- Size
- very small (toy)
- Energymiddle of the road
- Affection with familyglued to you
- Adaptabilitysettles anywhere
- Barkingnearly silent
Shih Tzu
- Size
- very small (toy)
- Energymiddle of the road
- Affection with familyglued to you
- Adaptabilitysettles anywhere
- Barkingmiddle of the road
Maltese Maltés
- Size
- very small (toy)
- Energymiddle of the road
- Affection with familyglued to you
- Adaptabilitysettles anywhere
- Barkingmiddle of the road
Shiba Inu
- Size
- small
- Energymiddle of the road
- Affection with familyglued to you
- Adaptabilitymiddle of the road
- Barkingmiddle of the road
Italian Greyhound Galgo Italiano
- Size
- very small (toy)
- Energymiddle of the road
- Affection with familyglued to you
- Adaptabilitysettles anywhere
- Barkingmiddle of the road
Lhasa Apso
- Size
- small
- Energymiddle of the road
- Affection with familyglued to you
- Adaptabilitysettles anywhere
- Barkingmiddle of the road
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
- Size
- small
- Energymiddle of the road
- Affection with familyglued to you
- Adaptabilitymiddle of the road
- Barkingmiddle of the road
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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- Small 28
- Medium 18
- Large 35
- Fluffy 19
- Herding 9
- Giant 9
- for kids 39
- Hunting 18
- Calm 27
- Flat-faced (brachycephalic) 10
- Smart 18
- Affectionate 53
- for apartments 12
- that (almost) don't shed 24
- Guard 29
- Large calm 15
- The most common in Mexico 11
- that bark little 18
- Easy-to-train 47
- for first-time owners 28
- for older people 7
- for running 16
- that get along with cats 11
- for a house with a yard 31
- for hot climates 28
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