Dog Breeds With Lower Shedding
78 dog breeds match. Dog breeds recorded in the lower band for shedding — the relative volume of hair the breed is described as shedding. Alphabetical, never ranked.
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 is NOT an allergy signal. No breed is hypoallergenic: allergens come from dander and saliva as well as hair, so a lower-shedding breed does not reliably reduce exposure.
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 →Afghan Hound
Large · Long coat
Hound Group
- Moderate exercise →
Airedale Terrier
Large · Variable coat
Terrier Group
- Higher exercise →
American English Coonhound
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 →
American Water Spaniel
Medium · Medium coat
Sporting Group
Moderate exercise →Australian Terrier
Small · Medium coat
Terrier Group
Moderate exercise →Azawakh
Medium · Short coat
Hound Group
- Moderate exercise →
Barbet
Large · Variable coat
Sporting Group
Higher exercise →Basenji
Small · Short coat
Hound Group
Lower exercise →Basset Hound
Large · Short coat
Hound Group
Higher exercise →Bedlington Terrier
Small · Medium coat
Terrier Group
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Every dog breed, A–Z
All 78 published dog breed profiles. Every entry is a plain link — nothing here needs JavaScript, and nothing is hidden behind a button.
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S7
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