Large Dog Breeds

Want to get a big, large or giant sized dog? Our list of large dog breeds below will help you find a large dog that suits you.

List of Large & Giant Dog Breeds

Breed	Type	Lifespan
Afghan Hound	Purebred	12-14 years
Akbash Dog	Purebred	10-12 years
Akita	Purebred	10-14 years
Alano Espanol	Purebred	11-14 years
Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog	Purebred	12-15 years
Alaskan Malamute	Purebred	12-15 years
American Bulldog	Purebred	10-12 years
American English Coonhound	Purebred	10-12 years
American Foxhound	Purebred	10-12 years
American Mastiff	Purebred	10-12 years
American Staghound	Purebred	10-12 years
American White Shepherd	Purebred	12-14 years
Anatolian Shepherd Dog	Purebred	10-13 years
Ariege Pointer	Purebred	10-13 years
Azawakh	Purebred	10-12 years
Barbet	Purebred	13-15 years
Beauceron	Purebred	10-12 years
Belgian Malinois	Purebred	12-14 years
Belgian Sheepdog	Purebred	12-14 years
Belgian Shepherd Laekenois	Purebred	10-12 years
Bergamasco	Purebred	13-15 years
Berger Picard	Purebred	12-15 years
Bernese Mountain Dog	Purebred	7-10 years
Black and Tan Coonhound	Purebred	10-12 years
Black Mouth Cur	Purebred	12-18 years
Black Russian Terrier	Purebred	10-14 years
Bloodhound	Purebred	10-12 years
Blue Picardy Spaniel	Purebred	12-14 years
Bluetick Coonhound	Purebred	11-12 years
Boerboel	Purebred	10-12 years
Borzoi	Purebred	10-12 years
Bouvier des Ardennes	Purebred	12-14 years
Bouvier des Flandres	Purebred	10-12 years
Bracco Italiano	Purebred	11-13 years
Briard	Purebred	10-12 years
Bukovina Sheepdog	Purebred	10-14 years
Bull Arab	Purebred	12-15 years
Bullmastiff	Purebred	8-10 years
Canadian Eskimo Dog	Purebred	12-14 years
Cane Corso	Purebred	10-11 years
Caravan Hound	Purebred	10-15 years
Carpathian Sheepdog	Purebred	12-14 years
Carpathian Sheepdog	Purebred	12-14 years
Catahoula Bulldog	Purebred	10-14 years
Catahoula Leopard Dog	Purebred	11-13 years
Caucasian Ovcharka	Purebred	10-12 years
Central Asian Ovtcharka	Purebred	12-14 years
Cesky Fousek	Purebred	12-15 years
Chart Polski	Purebred	10-12 years
Chesapeake Bay Retriever	Purebred	10-13 years
Chippiparai	Purebred	12-15 years
Cockalier	Purebred	12-15 years
Coton De Tulear	Purebred	14-16 years
Czechoslovakian Wolfdog	Purebred	12-15 years
Dandie Dinmont Terrier	Purebred	12-14 years
Dogue de Bordeaux	Purebred	10-12 years
Dorgi	Purebred	12-14 years
Drever	Purebred	12-14 years
Dutch Smoushond	Purebred	12-15 years
East-European Shepherd	Purebred	10-14 years
English Cocker Spaniel	Purebred	12-14 years
English Setter	Purebred	10-12 years
English Shepherd	Purebred	12-15 years
Field Spaniel	Cross Breed	11-15 years
Finnish Hound	Purebred	10-12 years
Francais Blanc et Noir	Purebred	10-12 years
French Bulldog	Purebred	10-12 years
German Pinscher	Purebred	12-15 years
German Shorthaired Pointer	Purebred	12-14 years
German Wirehaired Pointer	Purebred	12-14 years
Glen of Imaal Terrier	Purebred	12-14 years
Goldendoodle	Purebred	10-15 years
Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen	Purebred	12-15 years
Great Dane	Purebred	7-10 years
Greater Swiss Mountain Dog	Purebred	10-12 years
Great Pyrenees	Purebred	10-12 years
Greenland Dog	Purebred	12-14 years
Greyhound	Purebred	10-13 years
Griffon bleu de Gascogne	Purebred	12-15 years
Ibizan Hound	Purebred	12-14 years
Icelandic Sheepdog	Purebred	12-15 years
Irish Setter	Purebred	12-14 years
Irish Terrier	Purebred	12-15 years
Italian Greyhound	Purebred	12-15 years
Japanese Chin	Purebred	10-12 years
Karelian Bear Dog	Purebred	10-12 years
Keeshond	Purebred	12-14 years
Kishu Ken	Purebred	11-13 years
Kooikerhondje	Purebred	12-14 years
Korean Jindo	Purebred	12-15 years
Kyi-Leo	Purebred	12-15 years
Lapponian Herder	Purebred	10-12 years
Leonberger	Purebred	8-10 years
Lhasa Apso	Purebred	12-15 years
Majestic Tree Hound	Purebred	10-13 years
Mal-Shi	Purebred	12-15 years
Mastiff	Purebred	10-12 years
McNab	Purebred	13-15 years
Mountain Cur	Purebred	12-16 years
Mountain Feist	Purebred	10-15 years
New Guinea Singing Dog	Purebred	16-19 years
Norfolk Terrier	Purebred	12-15 years
Norwegian Buhund	Purebred	13-15 years
Olde English Bulldogge	Purebred	11-13 years
Pakistani Mastiff	Purebred	8-10 years
Papillon	Purebred	13-16 years
Perro de Presa Mallorquin	Purebred	10-12 years
Plott Hound	Purebred	12-14 years
Polish Lowland Sheepdog	Purebred	10-12 years
Pomeranian	Purebred	12-16 years
Pug	Purebred	12-15 years
Rajapalayam	Purebred	10-12 years
Rat Terrier	Purebred	15-18 years
Rottweiler	Purebred	8-11 years
Russian Spaniel	Purebred	14-16 years
Saluki	Cross Breed	12-14 years
Samoyed	Purebred	12-14 years
Sarplaninac	Purebred	11-13 years
Schapendoes	Purebred	12-14 years
Scottish Terrier	Purebred	11-13 years
Shiloh Shepherd dog	Purebred	12-14 years
Sloughi	Purebred	12-15 years
Slovensky Cuvac	Purebred	11-13 years
South Russian Ovcharka	Purebred	9-11 years
Spanish Greyhound	Purebred	12-15 years
Spanish Mastiff	Purebred	10-12 years
St. Bernard	Purebred	8-10 years
Tamaskan Dog	Purebred	14-16 years
Tibetan Mastiff	Purebred	10-14 years
Tornjak	Purebred	10-12 years
Tosa	Purebred	10-12 years
Transylvanian Hound	Purebred	10-12 years
Weimaraner	Purebred	10-12 years
West Siberian Laika	Purebred	14-16 years