Top 7 Most Gentle Dog Breeds
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#1 Beaglier
Beaglier is voted the first most gentle dog breeds with 293 votes.
Beaglier
The Beaglier is a designer breed, the offspring of a Beagle and a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. The Beaglier became particularly popular through crossbreeding programs in Australia during the 1990s. The dog was developed because of affection for the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and the Beagle breeds; the breeders were looking for a healthy, energetic small dog with a less active scent drive than that of the Beagle.
#2 Bulldog
Bulldog is voted the second most gentle dog breeds with 279 votes.
Bulldog
The Bulldog, also known as the English Bulldog or British Bulldog, is a medium-sized breed of dog. It is a muscular, hefty dog with a wrinkled face and a distinctive pushed-in nose. The American Kennel Club (AKC), The Kennel Club (UK), and the United Kennel Club (UKC) oversee breeding records.
#3 Pointer
Pointer is voted the third most gentle dog breeds with 258 votes.
Pointer
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#4 Miniature Bulldog
Miniature Bulldog is voted the fourth most gentle dog breeds with 255 votes.
Miniature Bulldog
#5 Dorgi
Dorgi is voted the fifth most gentle dog breeds with 249 votes.
Dorgi
Crossbreed dogs or designer dogs are dogs which have been intentionally bred from two or more recognized dog breeds and not from dogs with no purebred ancestors, but have not been artificially bred to each other enough to breed true and be recognized as a breed in their own right. Several unofficially recognized crossbreed types date from the 14th century or earlier, such as the lurcher or the longdog. The Encyclopædia Britannica traces the term "designer dog" to the late 20th century, when breeders began to cross purebred poodles with other purebred breeds in order to obtain a dog with the poodles' hypoallergenic coat, along with various desirable characteristics from other breeds.The primary identifying mark of a crossbred "designer dog" is that the resulting puppies are called by a portmanteau word made up of syllables (or sounds) from the breed names of the two purebred parents, such as Schnoodle (Schnauzer and poodle cross).
#6 American Water Spaniel
American Water Spaniel is voted the sixth most gentle dog breeds with 248 votes.
American Water Spaniel
The American Water Spaniel, (often abbreviated to AWS), is a breed of spaniel which originated in the United States. Developed in the state of Wisconsin during the 19th century from a number of other breeds, including the Irish and English Water Spaniels. The breed was saved by Dr.
#7 Dachshund
Dachshund is voted the seventh most gentle dog breeds with 204 votes.
Dachshund
The dachshund (UK: /ˈdakshʊnd/ or US: /ˈdɑːkshʊnt/ DAHKS-huunt or /ˈdɑːksənt/) (English: badger dog; also known as the sausage dog or wiener dog) is a short-legged, long-bodied, hound-type dog breed. The standard size dachshund was developed to scent, chase, and flush out badgers and other burrow-dwelling animals, while the miniature dachshund was bred to hunt smaller prey such as rabbits. In the United States, they have also been used to track wounded deer and hunt prairie dogs.