Dog Breeds With Lower Grooming Needs
143 dog breeds match. Dog breeds recorded in the lower band for grooming needs — the relative frequency of coat maintenance the breed is described as needing.
How this list is decided
Trait bands are normalised from the AKC's published trait scale into three levels — lower, moderate, higher. FaunaHub stores the band and never a score, because a registry trait scale is an editorial judgement rather than a measurement, and re-publishing it as a number would imply a precision it never had. Membership here describes the breed as a registry describes it, not the animal in front of you. This says nothing about whether the breed is easy overall. Grooming is one axis of care among many — a breed with lower grooming needs may still need a great deal of exercise, training, or time.
This is a category, not a recommendation. Members are listed alphabetically and nothing here is ranked or scored. Breed tendencies describe what a registry records about a breed — not what any individual dog will be like. Spend time with a specific animal before deciding.
In this group
Every profile carries registry-sourced measurements and recognition, each linked to the registry that published it. Breed tendencies are not guarantees — individual animals vary by genetics, training, socialisation, health, and household environment. Spend time with a specific dog before deciding.
- Higher exercise →
American English Coonhound
Large · Short coat
Hound Group
- Higher exercise →
American Foxhound
Large · Short coat
Hound Group
- Moderate exercise →
American Hairless Terrier
Medium · Hairless coat
Terrier Group
Moderate exercise →American Staffordshire Terrier
Large · Short coat
Terrier Group
- Moderate exercise →
Anatolian Shepherd Dog
Giant · Short coat
Working Group
Higher exercise →Australian Cattle Dog
Medium · Short coat
Herding Group
- Higher exercise →
Australian Shepherd
Large · Medium coat
Herding Group
Moderate exercise →Australian Terrier
Small · Medium coat
Terrier Group
Moderate exercise →Azawakh
Medium · Short coat
Hound Group
Higher exercise →Basenji
Small · Short coat
Hound Group
- Higher exercise →
Basset Fauve de Bretagne
Medium · Medium coat
Hound Group
Higher exercise →Beagle
Medium · Short coat
Hound Group
Showing 12 of 143. The remaining 131 are listed in the complete A–Z directory below — every breed is a plain link, no button required.
Every dog breed, A–Z
All 143 published dog breed profiles. Every entry is a plain link — nothing here needs JavaScript, and nothing is hidden behind a button.
A9
B20
C13
D7
G11
H1
I6
M6
N10
P13
S12
V1
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