Dog Breeds That Are Good With Kids

Breed is a starting point, not a guarantee. Tolerance of noise, grabbing and unpredictability runs strongly in some breeds, and the ones here tend to have it. But the individual dog, its early socialisation and your supervision matter far more than its pedigree — no breed is a babysitter, and small children and dogs should never be left together unwatched.

71 breeds in our library match

How we picked these: breeds we rate 4 out of 5 or higher for family-friendliness. The list is generated from our own breed ratings rather than hand-picked, and refreshes whenever we update a breed profile — so any breed we have not rated yet simply is not shown.