Dog Breeds That Start With S
Dog breeds whose names begin with the letter S. Click any breed to explore a breed-specific naming guide with meanings, origins, and pronunciation.
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The Saarloos Wolfdog exists because one Dutch breeder decided the German Shepherd had gone soft....
The Sage Koochee -- also called the Kuchi Dog or Afghan Shepherd -- is the great guardian dog of...
The Saint Bernard is one of the most iconic giant breeds in the world, famed for its legendary re...
The Salish Wool Dog was a small white wool-producing dog kept by Coast Salish peoples in the Paci...
The Saluki is one of the oldest known dog breeds, revered for thousands of years across the Middl...
The Samoyed is a breathtakingly beautiful Spitz breed originating in Siberia, where these fluffy...
The Sapsali -- also written Sapsaree -- is one of Korea's oldest and most beloved native breeds,...
The Sarplaninac takes its name from the mountains that made it: the word means dog of the Sar Mou...
Bounding across the open heaths of Drenthe and the Veluwe, the Schapendoes spent generations as t...
The Schillerstovare, also called the Schiller Hound, is one of Sweden's oldest and best-loved nat...
The Schipperke is a small, energetic Belgian breed with a striking black coat, fox-like face, and...
The Schnoodle is a designer crossbreed of the Schnauzer and the Poodle, two clever, characterful...
The Scoodle is a small designer crossbreed of the Scottish Terrier and the Poodle, also called th...
The Scottish Deerhound is a majestic and ancient sighthound, once the exclusive hunting companion...
The Scottish Terrier, affectionately known as the Scottie, is a small but mighty terrier breed wi...
The Sealyham Terrier is a rare and charming Welsh breed originally developed in the mid-1800s by...
The Segugio Italiano -- the Italian Hound -- is Italy's classic hare-hunting scenthound, an elega...
The Serbian Hound -- in its homeland the Srpski gonič, the Serbian scenthound -- is one of the Ba...
The Sharbo, also called a Sharpull, is a Shar Pei and Pitbull-type mix. It may inherit the Shar P...
The Shar Pei is an ancient and distinctive Chinese breed instantly recognizable by its deep wrink...
The Sheepadoodle is a large, shaggy designer crossbreed that pairs the Old English Sheepdog with...
The Shepadoodle is a large designer crossbreed of the German Shepherd and the Poodle, also called...
The Shetland Sheepdog, affectionately known as the Sheltie, is a beautiful and intelligent herdin...
The Shiba Inu is Japan's most popular companion dog and one of the country's oldest native breeds...
The Shichon is a small designer cross of the Shih Tzu and the Bichon Frise, also called the Zucho...
The Shihpoo is a small designer crossbreed of the Shih Tzu and the Poodle, also called the Shihdo...
The Shih Tzu is an ancient and regal toy breed with roots in the imperial palaces of China, where...
The Shikoku is a rare and primitive Japanese breed originating from the mountainous Shikoku islan...
The Shorkie is a tiny-to-small designer cross of the Shih Tzu and the Yorkshire Terrier, also cal...
The Siberian Husky is one of the most striking and recognizable dog breeds in the world, original...
The Silken Windhound is a graceful American sighthound, a small-to-medium coursing dog with the c...
The Skye Terrier is one of the most elegant and endangered terrier breeds, originating on the Isl...
The Sloughi is a rare and ancient North African sighthound, found primarily in Morocco, Tunisia,...
The Slovak Cuvac, known at home as the Slovensky Cuvac, is a large livestock-guardian breed from...
The Slovakian Rough-haired Pointer -- in its homeland the Slovensky hrubosrsty stavac -- is a lar...
The Slovenský Kopov -- Slovakia's national hound, and known in the United States as the Black For...
The Smaland Hound, or Smalandsstovare, is the oldest native scenthound of Sweden and the smallest...
The Small Münsterländer, or Kleiner Münsterländer, is the smallest of Germany's versatile pointin...
The Smooth Fox Terrier is a lively, elegant, and athletic terrier breed that holds the distinctio...
The Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier is an Irish all-purpose farm terrier, one of the long-legged Iris...
The South Russian Ovcharka -- the Yuzhnorusskaya Ovcharka -- is the great white shaggy sheepdog o...
The Spanish Greyhound, or Galgo Español, is an ancient Iberian sighthound, traditionally used to...
The Spanish Mastiff, or Mastin Espanol, is a giant and powerful livestock guardian breed with a h...
The Spanish Water Dog is a versatile and hardworking breed originally imported from Turkey to Spa...
The Spinone Italiano is a gentle, patient, and versatile Italian gun dog with a history dating ba...
The Sporting Lucas Terrier is a small, sturdy British working terrier, bred to be a genuine hunti...
The Springerdoodle is a designer crossbreed of the English Springer Spaniel and the Poodle, often...
The Stabyhoun is a rare versatile gundog from Friesland (Fryslan), the lake-and-meadow province o...
The Staffordshire Bull Terrier, affectionately known as the Staffy, is a muscular, courageous, an...
The Standard Poodle is the largest and original variety of the Poodle breed, standing over 15 inc...
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