Dog breeds described as good with children, ranked by health

Of the 47 breeds with trait data, these are described as good with children in Kennel Club and breed-standard descriptions, ranked by Breed Health Score. Trait bands are general tendencies, not guarantees: individual dogs vary with breeding, socialisation and training.

1 Papillontoy 92/100 · 14.5 yr 92A 2 Border Terriersmall 90/100 · 14.2 yr 90A 3 Poodletoy 88/100 · 14.0 yr 88A 4 English Springer Spanielmedium 83/100 · 13.5 yr 83A 5 Miniature Schnauzersmall 81/100 · 13.3 yr 81A 6 English Cocker Spanielmedium 80/100 · 13.3 yr 80A 7 West Highland White Terriersmall 80/100 · 13.4 yr 80A 8 Whippetmedium 80/100 · 13.4 yr 80A 9 Vizslalarge 80/100 · 13.5 yr 80A 10 English Setterlarge 79/100 · 13.1 yr 79A 11 Labrador Retrieverlarge 79/100 · 13.1 yr 79A 12 Golden Retrieverlarge 79/100 · 13.2 yr 79A 13 Pembroke Welsh Corgismall 77/100 · 13.2 yr 77A 14 Samoyedmedium 76/100 · 13.1 yr 76A 15 Bichon Frisesmall 74/100 · 12.5 yr 74B 16 Irish Setterlarge 74/100 · 12.9 yr 74B 17 Basset Houndmedium 70/100 · 12.5 yr 70B 18 Beaglemedium 70/100 · 12.5 yr 70B 19 Siberian Huskymedium 68/100 · 11.9 yr 68B 20 Staffordshire Bull Terriermedium 67/100 · 12.0 yr 67B 21 Flat Coated Retrieverlarge 65/100 · 11.7 yr 65B 22 Shih Tzusmall · flat-faced 65/100 · 12.8 yr 65B 23 Greyhoundlarge 61/100 · 11.5 yr 61C 24 Cavalier King Charles Spanielsmall · flat-faced 57/100 · 11.8 yr 57C 25 Pugtoy · flat-faced 55/100 · 11.6 yr 55C 26 Newfoundlandgiant 54/100 · 11.0 yr 54C 27 Great Danegiant 47/100 · 10.6 yr 47D 28 Boxerlarge · flat-faced 47/100 · 11.3 yr 47D 29 Bernese Mountain Doggiant 44/100 · 10.1 yr 44D 30 Bloodhoundgiant 40/100 · 9.3 yr 40D 31 Bulldogmedium · flat-faced 38/100 · 9.8 yr 38D 32 French Bulldogsmall · flat-faced 38/100 · 9.8 yr 38D

Showing 32 breeds. Score is 65% longevity, 20% conformation and 15% hereditary burden (methodology). Lifespan: McMillan 2024, CC-BY. See the full directory or other leaderboards.