Dog breeds that start with A
10 dog breeds, sorted from the ones everyone says first to the ones almost nobody thinks of.
- 3 Plankton
- 6 Too Clever
- 1 Schooler
- 0 Rare
- 0 Deep Cut
- 0 One in a Krillion
Rare but real
Names that are easy to defend and hard to guess. Good when you need an answer no one else will have.
- Appenzeller
- A smaller of the four Swiss breeds.
All 10 dog breeds that start with A
Sorted by search interest, most familiar first. The last column is average monthly US Google searches.
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| Name | What it is | Group | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| also Afghan | Tall graceful breed of hound with a long silky coat. | Mammals | Plankton | 135K |
| also Staffordshire terrier, American pit bull terrier, Pit bull terrier | American breed of muscular terriers with a short close-lying stiff coat. | Mammals | Plankton | 135K |
| also Malamute, Malemute | Breed of sled dog developed in Alaska. | Mammals | Plankton | 110K |
| also Airedale | Breed of large wiry-coated terrier bred in Yorkshire. | Mammals | Too Clever | 91K |
| also Monkey pinscher, Monkey dog | European breed of small dog resembling a terrier with dark wiry hair and a tufted muzzle. | Mammals | Too Clever | 41K |
| An American breed of foxhounds used for hunting both in packs and individually. | Mammals | Too Clever | 22K | |
| Breed of medium-sized spaniels originating in America having chocolate or liver-colored curly coat. | Mammals | Too Clever | 15K | |
| Small greyish wire-haired breed of terrier from Australia similar to the cairn. | Mammals | Too Clever | 15K | |
| also German shepherd, German shepherd dog, German police dog | Breed of large shepherd dogs used in police work and as a guide for the blind. | Mammals | Too Clever | 12K |
| A smaller of the four Swiss breeds. | Mammals | Schooler | 2.9K |
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Questions about dog breeds that start with A
How many dog breeds start with A?
RareList lists 10 dog breeds that start with A. 3 are in the Plankton tier, the names everyone knows, and none is rarer than the Schooler tier.
What are common dog breeds that start with A?
The most searched dog breeds starting with A are Afghan hound, American Staffordshire terrier, Alaskan malamute, Airedale terrier and Affenpinscher.
Which dog breed that starts with A is the least searched?
Appenzeller, with about 2.9K US searches a month, which puts it in the Schooler tier. A smaller of the four Swiss breeds.
How does RareList decide what counts as rare?
Each name is ranked by its average monthly Google searches in the United States. Fewer searches means fewer people are likely to think of it, which is what matters in games that reward unique answers. See how we rank for the details.