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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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Acrobatic

1 breed

1

Active

54 breeds

54

Adaptable

81 breeds

81

Adventurous

11 breeds

11

Affectionate

307 breeds

307

Agile

25 breeds

25

Agreeable

1 breed

1

Alert

167 breeds

167

Aloof

3 breeds

3

Amiable

1 breed

1

Assertive

2 breeds

2

Assured

1 breed

1

Athletic

92 breeds

92

Attentive

1 breed

1

Balanced

4 breeds

4

Biddable

1 breed

1

Boisterous

1 breed

1

Bold

26 breeds

26

Bouncy

1 breed

1

Brave

8 breeds

8

Bright

3 breeds

3

Calm

102 breeds

102

Catlike

2 breeds

2

Charming

4 breeds

4

Cheerful

14 breeds

14

Clean

1 breed

1

Clever

8 breeds

8

Clownish

2 breeds

2

Comical

1 breed

1

Companionable

4 breeds

4

Confident

72 breeds

72

Cooperative

5 breeds

5

Courageous

45 breeds

45

Curious

177 breeds

177

Demanding

2 breeds

2

Determined

29 breeds

29

Devoted

44 breeds

44

Dignified

17 breeds

17

Discerning

1 breed

1

Docile

7 breeds

7

Dog-like

10 breeds

10

Driven

13 breeds

13

Eager

9 breeds

9

Eager to Work

1 breed

1

Easygoing

38 breeds

38

Elegant

4 breeds

4

Enduring

5 breeds

5

Energetic

97 breeds

97

Enthusiastic

1 breed

1

Even-tempered

10 breeds

10

Exuberant

1 breed

1

Fearless

13 breeds

13

Feisty

1 breed

1

Focused

2 breeds

2

Friendly

94 breeds

94

Fun-Loving

1 breed

1

Gentle

190 breeds

190

Good-natured

7 breeds

7

Graceful

5 breeds

5

Happy

13 breeds

13

Hardworking

5 breeds

5

Hardy

23 breeds

23

Humorous

1 breed

1

Independent

165 breeds

165

Intelligent

245 breeds

245

Intense

1 breed

1

Joyful

1 breed

1

Keen

3 breeds

3

Laid-back

1 breed

1

Lively

54 breeds

54

Loving

1 breed

1

Loyal

216 breeds

216

Mellow

1 breed

1

Merry

1 breed

1

Mischievous

19 breeds

19

Moderate

1 breed

1

Noble

7 breeds

7

Obedient

3 breeds

3

Observant

6 breeds

6

Optimistic

1 breed

1

Outgoing

23 breeds

23

Pack-minded

1 breed

1

Patient

24 breeds

24

People-Oriented

2 breeds

2

Persistent

5 breeds

5

Playful

261 breeds

261

Plucky

1 breed

1

Powerful

9 breeds

9

Protective

61 breeds

61

Proud

1 breed

1

Quiet

28 breeds

28

Regal

1 breed

1

Relaxed

3 breeds

3

Reliable

2 breeds

2

Reserved

34 breeds

34

Resilient

2 breeds

2

Resourceful

3 breeds

3

Responsive

6 breeds

6

Scent-driven

1 breed

1

Sensitive

24 breeds

24

Shy

2 breeds

2

Smart

3 breeds

3

Sociable

30 breeds

30

Social

190 breeds

190

Soft-spoken

1 breed

1

Spirited

14 breeds

14

Stamina-driven

1 breed

1

Steady

12 breeds

12

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

20 breeds

20

Tolerant

2 breeds

2

Tough

1 breed

1

Trainable

1 breed

1

Trusting

3 breeds

3

Versatile

16 breeds

16

Vigilant

5 breeds

5

Vocal

46 breeds

46

Warm-seeking

2 breeds

2

Wary

3 breeds

3

Watchful

27 breeds

27

Water-loving

4 breeds

4

Willing

3 breeds

3

Work-driven

1 breed

1

Work-oriented

2 breeds

2