Low-shedding dog breeds, ranked by health

Of the 47 breeds with trait data, these are described as low shedding 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 Italian Greyhoundtoy 88/100 · 14.0 yr 88A 4 Poodletoy 88/100 · 14.0 yr 88A 5 Miniature Schnauzersmall 81/100 · 13.3 yr 81A 6 Yorkshire Terriertoy 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 Maltesetoy 78/100 · 13.1 yr 78A 10 Lhasa Apsosmall · flat-faced 77/100 · 14.0 yr 77A 11 Bichon Frisesmall 74/100 · 12.5 yr 74B 12 Shih Tzusmall · flat-faced 65/100 · 12.8 yr 65B 13 Greyhoundlarge 61/100 · 11.5 yr 61C

Showing 13 breeds. Score is 65% longevity, 20% conformation and 15% hereditary burden (methodology). Lifespan: McMillan 2024, CC-BY. See the full directory or other leaderboards.