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Temperament Guide

Browse dog and cat breeds by personality trait. Click any temperament to see all breeds that share it.

High-priority breed profiles

These breeds are the best candidates to reinforce with stronger temperament and comparison links first.

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Active

33 breeds

33

Adaptable

41 breeds

41

Adventurous

8 breeds

8

Affectionate

190 breeds

190

Agile

13 breeds

13

Alert

98 breeds

98

Aloof

3 breeds

3

Amiable

1 breed

1

Assertive

1 breed

1

Athletic

47 breeds

47

Balanced

1 breed

1

Biddable

1 breed

1

Boisterous

1 breed

1

Bold

16 breeds

16

Bouncy

1 breed

1

Brave

6 breeds

6

Bright

3 breeds

3

Calm

65 breeds

65

Catlike

2 breeds

2

Charming

4 breeds

4

Cheerful

8 breeds

8

Clean

1 breed

1

Clever

6 breeds

6

Clownish

2 breeds

2

Comical

1 breed

1

Companionable

3 breeds

3

Confident

45 breeds

45

Cooperative

2 breeds

2

Courageous

17 breeds

17

Curious

103 breeds

103

Demanding

2 breeds

2

Determined

16 breeds

16

Devoted

28 breeds

28

Dignified

17 breeds

17

Docile

6 breeds

6

Dog-like

8 breeds

8

Driven

7 breeds

7

Eager

6 breeds

6

Easygoing

26 breeds

26

Elegant

3 breeds

3

Energetic

60 breeds

60

Even-tempered

5 breeds

5

Fearless

11 breeds

11

Feisty

1 breed

1

Friendly

64 breeds

64

Fun-Loving

1 breed

1

Gentle

123 breeds

123

Good-natured

5 breeds

5

Graceful

4 breeds

4

Happy

11 breeds

11

Hardworking

4 breeds

4

Hardy

11 breeds

11

Humorous

1 breed

1

Independent

90 breeds

90

Intelligent

145 breeds

145

Intense

1 breed

1

Joyful

1 breed

1

Keen

1 breed

1

Laid-back

1 breed

1

Lively

31 breeds

31

Loving

1 breed

1

Loyal

129 breeds

129

Mellow

1 breed

1

Merry

1 breed

1

Mischievous

13 breeds

13

Moderate

1 breed

1

Noble

6 breeds

6

Obedient

3 breeds

3

Observant

4 breeds

4

Optimistic

1 breed

1

Outgoing

19 breeds

19

Pack-minded

1 breed

1

Patient

20 breeds

20

People-Oriented

1 breed

1

Persistent

1 breed

1

Playful

165 breeds

165

Plucky

1 breed

1

Powerful

3 breeds

3

Protective

38 breeds

38

Proud

1 breed

1

Quiet

21 breeds

21

Regal

1 breed

1

Relaxed

2 breeds

2

Reliable

2 breeds

2

Reserved

18 breeds

18

Resilient

1 breed

1

Resourceful

2 breeds

2

Sensitive

14 breeds

14

Shy

2 breeds

2

Smart

3 breeds

3

Sociable

17 breeds

17

Social

109 breeds

109

Soft-spoken

1 breed

1

Spirited

14 breeds

14

Stamina-driven

1 breed

1

Steady

6 breeds

6

Strong

2 breeds

2

Strong-willed

6 breeds

6

Stubborn

5 breeds

5

Sturdy

1 breed

1

Sweet

23 breeds

23

Sweet-tempered

1 breed

1

Talkative

1 breed

1

Tenacious

5 breeds

5

Tolerant

1 breed

1

Tough

1 breed

1

Trainable

1 breed

1

Trusting

3 breeds

3

Versatile

9 breeds

9

Vigilant

1 breed

1

Vocal

28 breeds

28

Warm-seeking

1 breed

1

Wary

1 breed

1

Watchful

17 breeds

17

Water-loving

2 breeds

2

Willing

2 breeds

2

Work-oriented

2 breeds

2