Dog breeds that start with C
11 dog breeds, sorted from the ones everyone says first to the ones almost nobody thinks of. 1 of them is in the Rare tier or rarer.
- 4 Plankton
- 5 Too Clever
- 1 Schooler
- 1 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.
- Clydesdale terrier
- Selectively bred small Skye terrier with erect ears and a long silky coat.
- Curly-coated retriever
- An English breed having a tightly curled black or liver-colored coat.
All 11 dog breeds that start with C
Sorted by search interest, most familiar first. The last column is average monthly US Google searches.
Showing all 11. Tap a name to copy it.
| Name | What it is | Group | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| An old breed of tiny short-haired dog with protruding eyes from Mexico held to antedate Aztec civilization. | Mammals | Plankton | 673K | |
| also Chow chow | Breed of medium-sized dogs with a thick coat and fluffy curled tails and distinctive blue-black tongues. | Mammals | Plankton | 368K |
| also English cocker spaniel, Cocker | A small breed with wavy silky hair. | Mammals | Plankton | 368K |
| also Welsh corgi | Either of two Welsh breeds of long-bodied short-legged dogs with erect ears and a fox-like head. | Mammals | Plankton | 301K |
| also Cairn | Small rough-haired breed of terrier from Scotland. | Mammals | Too Clever | 91K |
| American breed having a short thick oily coat ranging from brown to light tan. | Mammals | Too Clever | 74K | |
| A silky-coated sheepdog with a long ruff and long narrow head developed in Scotland. | Mammals | Too Clever | 50K | |
| also Clumber | A thickset spaniel with longish silky hair. | Mammals | Too Clever | 41K |
| Slightly bowlegged variety of corgi having rounded ears and a long tail. | Mammals | Too Clever | 27K | |
| An English breed having a tightly curled black or liver-colored coat. | Mammals | Schooler | 8.1K | |
| Selectively bred small Skye terrier with erect ears and a long silky coat. | Mammals | Rare | 590 |
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Questions about dog breeds that start with C
How many dog breeds start with C?
RareList lists 11 dog breeds that start with C. 4 are in the Plankton tier, the names everyone knows, and 1 is in the Rare tier or rarer.
What are common dog breeds that start with C?
The most searched dog breeds starting with C are Chihuahua, Chow Chow, Cocker spaniel, Corgi and Cairn terrier.
What is a rare dog breed that starts with C?
Clydesdale terrier is one of the rarest. Selectively bred small Skye terrier with erect ears and a long silky coat. It gets about 590 US searches a month. Other rare picks: Curly-coated retriever.
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.