Small Dog Breeds

Want to get a small, tiny or miniature sized dog? Our list of small dog breeds below will help you find a small dog that suits you.

List of Small & Miniature Dog Breeds

Breed	Type	Lifespan
Affenpinscher	Purebred	12-14 years
Alopekis	Purebred	14-16 years
American Eskimo Dog	Purebred	12-15 years
American Hairless Terrier	Purebred	14-16 years
Andalusian Hound	Purebred	10-12 years
Australian Terrier	Purebred	12-15 years
Basset Artesien Normand	Purebred	13-15 years
Basset Bleu de Gascogne	Purebred	11-13 years
Basset Fauve de Bretagne	Purebred	11-14 years
Beagle	Purebred	12-15 years
Beaglier	Purebred	13-15 years
Bichon Frise	Purebred	12-15 years
Bolognese dog	Purebred	13-15 years
Border Terrier	Purebred	12-15 years
Boston Terrier	Purebred	12-15 years
Brazilian Terrier	Purebred	12-14 years
Brussels Griffon	Purebred	12-15 years
Cairmal	Purebred	12-15 years
Cairn Terrier	Purebred	12-15 years
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel	Purebred	10-14 years
Cesky Terrier	Cross Breed	12-15 years
Chihuahua	Purebred	14-18 years
Chinese Crested	Purebred	12-14 years
Chorkie	Purebred	12-14 years
Chow Chow	Cross Breed	13-15 years
Collie	Purebred	14-16 years
Cotonese	Purebred	13-15 years
Croatian Sheepdog	Purebred	12-14 years
Dalmatian	Purebred	12-14 years
Danish-Swedish Farmdog	Purebred	10-15 years
Deutsche Bracke	Purebred	10-12 years
Dorkie	Cross Breed	13-15 years
Double Doodle	Cross Breed	12-15 years
Dunker	Purebred	10-12 years
East Siberian Laika	Purebred	12-15 years
Entlebucher Mountain Dog	Purebred	11-15 years
French Spaniel	Purebred	10-12 years
Gordon Setter	Cross Breed	10-12 years
Hokkaido Dog	Purebred	11-13 years
Jack Russell Terrier	Purebred	13-16 years
Jagdterrier	Purebred	12-15 years
Japanese Spitz	Purebred	10-16 years
Japanese Terrier	Purebred	12-15 years
Kangal Dog	Purebred	12-15 years
Labrador Retriever	Purebred	10-12 years
Lancashire Heeler	Purebred	12-15 years
Landseer	Purebred	9-11 years
Lowchen	Purebred	12-15 years
Lucas Terrier	Purebred	14-15 years
Lurcher	Purebred	12-14 years
Maltese	Cross Breed	15-18 years
Manchester Terrier	Purebred	14-16 years
Maremma Sheepdog	Purebred	11-13 years
Miniature Bulldog	Purebred	9-12 years
Miniature Bull Terrier	Purebred	10-12 years
Miniature Pinscher	Purebred	12-15 years
Miniature Poodle	Purebred	14-16 years
Miniature Schnauzer	Purebred	12-14 years
Moscow Watchdog	Purebred	9-11 years
Mudi	Purebred	12-14 years
Newfoundland	Purebred	9-12 years
Norrbottenspets	Purebred	12-15 years
Norwich Terrier	Purebred	12-15 years
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever	Purebred	12-14 years
Parson Russell Terrier	Purebred	13-15 years
Pekingese	Purebred	13-15 years
Pembroke Welsh Corgi	Purebred	12-14 years
Perro de Presa Canario	Purebred	9-11 years
Pointer	Purebred	12-15 years
Pont-Audemer Spaniel	Purebred	12-14 years
Portuguese Pointer	Purebred	12-14 years
Pudelpointer	Purebred	9-11 years
Puggle	Purebred	10-15 years
Puli	Purebred	12-16 years
Redbone Coonhound	Purebred	12-14 years
Russian Toy	Purebred	11-13 years
Russian Tsvetnaya Bolonka	Purebred	12-16 years
Saarloos wolfdog	Purebred	10-12 years
Scottish Deerhound	Purebred	8-10 years
Sealyham Terrier	Purebred	14-16 years
Seppala Siberian Sleddog	Purebred	12-16 years
Shetland Sheepdog	Purebred	12-14 years
Shichon	Purebred	12-15 years
Shih Tzu	Purebred	10-16 years
Silky Terrier	Purebred	12-15 years
Smooth Fox Terrier	Purebred	12-15 years
Taco Terrier	Purebred	13-15 years
Tibetan Spaniel	Purebred	12-15 years
Toy Fox Terrier	Purebred	13-14 years
Toy Poodle	Purebred	14-16 years
Volpino Italiano	Purebred	14-16 years
Welsh Terrier	Purebred	10-14 years
West Highland White Terrier	Purebred	12-16 years
Yorkshire Terrier	Purebred	12-16 years