The Dog Show · Breeds

The dog breeds, with notes

We have been watching dogs on a glowing screen since 2026 began, which gives us a particular perspective on breed. Other guides will tell you what a Bernedoodle is. We can tell you what a Bernedoodle does at the moment it realises a camera is on. Both are useful, in their way. These are our notes.
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Doodles & designer mixes

Recently invented. Mostly delightful. We are working through them in order of public demand.

BernedoodleA Bernese in a poodle's evening wear. Extremely aware of the camera.Field notes → GoldendoodleSunshine, curled. Has never once had a bad day.Field notes → Saint BerdoodleA very large decision, handsomely upholstered.Field notes → PomskyA husky reduced for apartment living. The opinions were not reduced.Field notes → LabradoodleThe original doodle. Still dines out on it.Field notes → Australian LabradoodleThe Labradoodle, but with paperwork.Field notes → CockapooSmall, curly, and convinced it invented joy.Field notes → CavapooA Cavalier's heart in a poodle's perm.Field notes → MaltipooFour pounds of white curls and total certainty.Field notes → Golden Mountain DogA Golden who moonlights as furniture.Field notes → AussiedoodleA herding brain in a party wig. Will organise your afternoon.Field notes → SheepadoodlePanda-patterned, poodle-powered, enormously sincere.Field notes →
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Size variants

The same breed, smaller. Or larger. Or, in the case of the Teacup Poodle, an entire ontological event.

Mini Golden RetrieverAll the golden, rather less retriever to store.Field notes → Mini AussieA herding empire, scaled to the sofa.Field notes → Toy AussieSmaller still. The work ethic did not shrink.Field notes → Mini DachshundA very short dog with very long plans.Field notes → Mini French BulldogThe Frenchman, espresso-sized.Field notes → Teacup PoodleAn entire ontological event, as noted.Field notes → Teacup YorkieBeing written up. The subject is aware, and patient.Soon Chocolate LabA Labrador in its dinner jacket.Field notes → Giant SchnauzerA beard with a security clearance.Field notes → Agouti HuskyThe wilder-looking husky. Sings baritone.Field notes →
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Working & strong opinions

Dogs with jobs, or with very firm views about what your job ought to be.

German ShepherdTakes the stage the way it takes everything: seriously.Field notes → Belgian MalinoisEmployed. Extremely employed.Field notes → BoxerA tank built like a tank, a clown on the inside.Field notes → Cane CorsoA Roman statue that learned to walk.Field notes → Bernese Mountain DogA mountain that loves you back.Field notes → NewfoundlandA lifeguard disguised as a rug.Field notes → American BullyAll shoulders, entirely soft inside.Field notes → Australian ShepherdWill herd the audience, given half a moment.Field notes → Siberian HuskyArgues with the format. Usually wins.Field notes → CorgiTwelve inches of dog with a thousand-year job description.Field notes → BeagleA pack hound with a nose that outshouted its judgment.Field notes → Border CollieThe genius who arrived at the show fifty years late, still working.Field notes →
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Companions & ornament

Dogs whose primary function is to be near you, which they will perform with great dedication.

Golden RetrieverThe show's natural anchor-dog. Never misses.Field notes → Labrador RetrieverThree decades at number one, still humble about it.Field notes → ChihuahuaA tiny dog with an enormous sense of importance.Field notes → French BulldogA gentleman of leisure with excellent ears.Field notes → DalmatianArrives pre-dressed for the occasion.Field notes → MalteseWhite tie, every day of its life.Field notes → VizslaA velvet athlete, stapled gently to your leg.Field notes → PoodleThe intellectual. Chooses to be fabulous anyway.Field notes → DachshundA very long dog with a very firm agenda.Field notes → Shih TzuFormerly imperial property. Still behaves like it.Field notes → Yorkshire TerrierSeven pounds of mill-floor confidence, groomed since Hepburn.Field notes → PomeranianA sled dog, shrunk by a queen, none the wiser.Field notes →

Looking for your breed?

If your dog's breed isn't here yet, it almost certainly will be. We're working through the list. In the meantime, you can watch the live show or browse every dog who has ever appeared.