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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

52 breeds

52

Adaptable

65 breeds

65

Adventurous

10 breeds

10

Affectionate

253 breeds

253

Agile

22 breeds

22

Alert

143 breeds

143

Aloof

3 breeds

3

Amiable

1 breed

1

Assertive

2 breeds

2

Assured

1 breed

1

Athletic

82 breeds

82

Balanced

1 breed

1

Biddable

1 breed

1

Boisterous

1 breed

1

Bold

23 breeds

23

Bouncy

1 breed

1

Brave

8 breeds

8

Bright

3 breeds

3

Calm

89 breeds

89

Catlike

2 breeds

2

Charming

4 breeds

4

Cheerful

12 breeds

12

Clean

1 breed

1

Clever

8 breeds

8

Clownish

2 breeds

2

Comical

1 breed

1

Companionable

3 breeds

3

Confident

58 breeds

58

Cooperative

4 breeds

4

Courageous

27 breeds

27

Curious

148 breeds

148

Demanding

2 breeds

2

Determined

24 breeds

24

Devoted

40 breeds

40

Dignified

17 breeds

17

Docile

7 breeds

7

Dog-like

10 breeds

10

Driven

11 breeds

11

Eager

7 breeds

7

Eager to Work

1 breed

1

Easygoing

33 breeds

33

Elegant

3 breeds

3

Enduring

4 breeds

4

Energetic

83 breeds

83

Enthusiastic

1 breed

1

Even-tempered

9 breeds

9

Fearless

13 breeds

13

Feisty

1 breed

1

Focused

1 breed

1

Friendly

80 breeds

80

Fun-Loving

1 breed

1

Gentle

163 breeds

163

Good-natured

6 breeds

6

Graceful

5 breeds

5

Happy

13 breeds

13

Hardworking

5 breeds

5

Hardy

17 breeds

17

Humorous

1 breed

1

Independent

142 breeds

142

Intelligent

209 breeds

209

Intense

1 breed

1

Joyful

1 breed

1

Keen

1 breed

1

Laid-back

1 breed

1

Lively

45 breeds

45

Loving

1 breed

1

Loyal

183 breeds

183

Mellow

1 breed

1

Merry

1 breed

1

Mischievous

17 breeds

17

Moderate

1 breed

1

Noble

6 breeds

6

Obedient

3 breeds

3

Observant

6 breeds

6

Optimistic

1 breed

1

Outgoing

23 breeds

23

Pack-minded

1 breed

1

Patient

23 breeds

23

People-Oriented

1 breed

1

Persistent

5 breeds

5

Playful

222 breeds

222

Plucky

1 breed

1

Powerful

9 breeds

9

Protective

50 breeds

50

Proud

1 breed

1

Quiet

25 breeds

25

Regal

1 breed

1

Relaxed

3 breeds

3

Reliable

2 breeds

2

Reserved

28 breeds

28

Resilient

1 breed

1

Resourceful

3 breeds

3

Responsive

4 breeds

4

Sensitive

20 breeds

20

Shy

2 breeds

2

Smart

3 breeds

3

Sociable

22 breeds

22

Social

159 breeds

159

Soft-spoken

1 breed

1

Spirited

14 breeds

14

Stamina-driven

1 breed

1

Steady

8 breeds

8

Strong

2 breeds

2

Strong-willed

6 breeds

6

Stubborn

5 breeds

5

Sturdy

2 breeds

2

Sweet

25 breeds

25

Sweet-tempered

1 breed

1

Talkative

1 breed

1

Tenacious

10 breeds

10

Tolerant

2 breeds

2

Tough

1 breed

1

Trainable

1 breed

1

Trusting

3 breeds

3

Versatile

14 breeds

14

Vigilant

5 breeds

5

Vocal

37 breeds

37

Warm-seeking

1 breed

1

Wary

3 breeds

3

Watchful

25 breeds

25

Water-loving

4 breeds

4

Willing

3 breeds

3

Work-driven

1 breed

1

Work-oriented

2 breeds

2