Medium size dogs

Medium dogs are a popular choice for many pet lovers. These dogs usually have a size between 25 and 40 centimeters, making them larger than small dogs, but smaller than large dogs. This page outlines the advantages and disadvantages of medium dogs compared to small dogs.

Tyrolean Bracke, hunting dog from Austria, Austrian dog breed, dog for hunters, small dog breed with floppy ears, knee high dog, tricoloured dog, dog similar to Beagle, dog similar to Badger Bracke, dog similar to Mountain Sweat Dog, independent breed Tyrolean Hound American Hairless Terrier breed description, breed description, temperament, hairless breed, hair allergy dog, allergy dog, hypoallergenic breed American Hairless Terrier English Shepherd breed description, black and white dog for sheep, sheepdog from England, Great Britain dog breed English Shepherd Welsh Terrier breed description, temperament and character of the Terrier from Wales, dog breed from England, dog from Wales, brown dog similar to Fox Terrier Welsh terrier Carolina Dog, American Dingo, brown medium dog with standing ears, Dingo from America, American dog breeds, Unrecognized dog breed from America, USA dog, Dog of the inhabitants, Native dog breed, Breeding dog, Free-living breed, Breed description American Dingo Tibetan Terrier breed description Tibetan Terrier Dog,Vertebrate,Dog breed,Old english bulldog,Canidae,Mammal,Bulldog,Olde english bulldogge,British bulldogs,Australian bulldog, English Bulldog ANGLO-FRANCAIS DE PETITE VENERIE Anglo-Français de petite vénerie Continentale Bulldog Dog Continental Bulldog Dog,Mammal,Vertebrate,Dog breed,Canidae,Carnivore,American staffordshire terrier,American pit bull terrier,Bull and terrier,Snout, American Staffordshire Terrier Dog,Mammal,Vertebrate,Dog breed,Canidae,Carnivore,Snout,Head,Italian greyhound,Whippet, Italian Greyhound Lagotto Romagnolo Italian Water Dog Breed Description Lagotto Romagnolo Black Mouth Cur breed description, temperament and everything you need to know about the breed, muscular dog from America that is suitable for hunting and also as a protection and guard dog. Black Mouth Cur Griffon Fauve de Bretagne dog breed, French dog breed, dog from France, rough coat, wire hair, hunting dog, family dog, red dog young dog Fawn Brittany Griffon Dog,Vertebrate,Canidae,Mammal,Dog breed,Cavalier king charles spaniel,King charles spaniel,Carnivore,Companion dog,Spaniel, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Basset Griffon Vendeen, Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen, medium sized dog breed with floppy ears, tricoloured dog breed from France, French dog for hunting, hunting dog, rough haired dog, dog with rough coat Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen Lioness breed description Löwchen Welsh Sheepdog, Ci Defaid Cymreig, black and white dog, dog with merle look, Border Collie like, Welsh dog breed, dog from England, British dog breed medium size, dog with long coat like Collie, dog with prick ears and floppy ears, herding dog, sheepdog Welsh sheepdog
Pug dog breed description Dog,Mammal,Vertebrate,Dog breed,Canidae,Russell terrier,Companion dog,Carnivore,Parson russell terrier,Puppy,
Hybrid Breed
Retro Pug
Dog,Mammal,Vertebrate,Dog breed,Canidae,Bull terrier (miniature),Carnivore,Bull terrier,Old english terrier,Snout, Miniature Bull Terrier Scottish Terrier black, small dog with black coat, dog with long coat, black dog breed, prick ears, dog with moustache, city dog, dog breed for beginners Scottish terrier New Guinea Dingo New Guinea Singing dog American Spaniel, Water Spaniel, American Water Spaniel Breed Description American Water Spaniel Markiesje, Dutch Tulpemnhund, black dog from Netherlands, Dutch dog breed for families, family dog, medium dog for families Markiesje Norwegian Lundehund temperament breed description Norwegian Lundehund Pumi dog from Hungary, breed description Pumi prairie wolf, coyote breed description, broad wolf, wolf from the desert of America, American wolf, steppe wolf, dog ancestor Coyote Temperament of a Manchester Terrier, small dog with a lot of temperament, breed description Manchester Terrier, Mini Doberman, tilt ears in dogs Manchester terrier Australian Cattle Dog puppy breed description Merle Australian Cattle Dog Dog,Mammal,Vertebrate,Canidae,Dog breed,English cocker spaniel,Cocker spaniel,German spaniel,Carnivore,Spaniel, Cocker Spaniel Dog,Mammal,Vertebrate,Canidae,Basset hound,Dog breed,Carnivore,Basset artésien normand,Schweizer laufhund,Snout, Basset Hound Dog,Mammal,Vertebrate,Dog breed,Canidae,Longhaired whippet,Carnivore,Whippet,Silken windhound,Companion dog, Silken Windsprite
Breed description King Poodle Vertebrate,Mammal,Scottish terrier,Dog breed,Dog,Canidae,Giant schnauzer,Carnivore,Snout,Terrier,
Hybrid Breed
Schnoodle
Dog,Vertebrate,Canidae,Mammal,Dog breed,Cavalier king charles spaniel,King charles spaniel,Carnivore,Companion dog,Spaniel, Dog,Mammal,Vertebrate,Canidae,Dog breed,English cocker spaniel,Cocker spaniel,German spaniel,Carnivore,Spaniel,
Hybrid Breed
Cockapoo
Dog,Mammal,Vertebrate,Dog breed,Canidae,Beagle,Beagle-harrier,Carnivore,Snout,English foxhound, Beagle Dog,Mammal,Vertebrate,Dog breed,Canidae,Carnivore,Border terrier,Terrier,Snout,Puppy, Border Terrier Nederlandse Schapendoes Temperament, breed description of the Dutch herding dog Schapendoes Catalan Shepherd Dog Breed Description, Temperament Catalan sheepdog Finnish Lapphund breed description, temperament of a Finnish dog from Lapland Finnish Lapponion Dog Patterdale Terrier Temperament Breed Description, Brown Medium Dog Patterdale terrier Kelpie breed description, dog with prick ears from Australian, Australian shepherd dogs, dog breed brown cream Kelpie Dog,Mammal,Vertebrate,Canidae,Dog breed,White,Japanese spitz,Volpino italiano,Carnivore,American eskimo dog, Japanese Spitz Portuguese Water Dog breed description, black and white dog with curls Portuguese Water Dog Dog,Mammal,Shar pei,Vertebrate,Canidae,Dog breed,Carnivore,Non-Sporting Group,Snout,Molosser, Shar Pei Sealyham Terrier breed description, city dog, small beginner dog white with wavy coat, triangle ears, dog with lots of hair on muzzle, family dog, dog breed from Wales, dog breed from England, British dog breed Sealyham Terrier Dwarf Pinscher, Mini Pinscher, Toy Pinscher Dwarf Pinscher Boston terrier Boston Terrier Lakeland Terrier Temperament Lakeland Terrier Bretan Spaniel, brown white dog with floppy ears and very short tail, no tail at birth, dog with stubby tail, French dog breed, Brittany dog Epagneul Breton white japanese dog named Kishu, breed description Kishu Dog,Vertebrate,Dog breed,Canidae,Mammal,Carnivore,Snout,American pit bull terrier,Sporting Group,Companion dog, American Pit Bull Terrier Podengo Portugues, rough haired dog from Portugal, red white dog, orange coloured dog, dog with prick ears, hunting dog, family dog, Wirehaired Dog Podengo Português Mammal,Dog,Vertebrate,Bull terrier (miniature),Canidae,Old english terrier,Dog breed,Bull terrier,Bull and terrier,English white terrier, Bull Terrier Dog,Mammal,Vertebrate,Dog breed,Canidae,Russell terrier,Companion dog,Carnivore,Parson russell terrier,Puppy, Parson Russell Terrier Shetland Sheepdog Sheltie breed description Shetland Sheepdog Miniature Schnauzer breed description Miniature Schnauzer Mammal,Vertebrate,Dog,Canidae,Dog breed,Mexican hairless dog,Peruvian hairless dog,Carnivore,American hairless terrier,Snout, Xoloitzcuintle Breed description Icelandic dog Icelandic Sheepdog black dog breed, Croatian shepherd dog, Hrvatski ovčar, Croatian shepherd dog, sheep dog, dog from Croatia, dog similar to Pumi, dog similar to Spitz, black dog, medium dog, shepherd dog, dog with standing ears Croatian sheepdog German Wachtelhund breed description, brown medium sized dog German Spaniel American Cocker Spaniel Dog American Cocker Spaniel Dog,Mammal,Vertebrate,Dog breed,Canidae,Carnivore,Nova scotia duck tolling retriever,Retriever,Golden retriever,Sporting Group, Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever Dog,Mammal,Vertebrate,Canidae,Dog breed,Carnivore,Ibizan hound,Podenco canario,Basenji,Snout, Basenji Cursinu, French dog breed, brindle dog breed, dog with tiger color and white mark, herding dog from Corsica, dog breed from France Cursinu Finnish Spitz lying on a white background and panting, dog with standing ears, red dog breed, dog similar to German Spitz, Karelo-Finnish Laika, Suomenpystykorva Finnish spitz Sheep Poodle Breed Description Sheep Poodle Mammal,Vertebrate,Dog,Canidae,Dog breed,Carnivore,Snout,Companion dog,Sporting Group,Rare breed (dog), Bedlington Terrier Mudi dog, breed description of the Merle dog Mudi American Rat Terrier, Terrier from America, brown white dog breed, small dog with standing ears, portrait of a small dog, companion dog, family dog American Rat Terrier Krom Dog, Kromfohrländer Dog Kromfohrländer German Hunting Terrier roughhaired, Roughhaired dog from Germany German hunting terrier Spitz breed description Keeshond Breed description Schipperke Schipperke
Dog,Mammal,Vertebrate,Dog breed,Canidae,Bernese mountain dog,Carnivore,Greater swiss mountain dog,Appenzeller sennenhund,Giant dog breed, Poodle breed description
Hybrid Breed
Bernedoodle
Breed description Irish Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier Irish Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier Breed description Decker Hunting Terrier, Decker Rat Terrier, large rat terrier, American dog breed, unknown dog breed, not recognized by FCI, brown white dog with prick ears from America, small dog breed, dog with stubby tail, tail is stubby Decker Hunting Terrier Norwegian Elkhound grey, grey dog, dog breed from Norway, spitz dog grey, Scandinavian dog breed, medium sized dog with very long coat, dense fur and curled tail, dog with prick ears, running dog and working dog, stubborn dog breed Norwegian Elkhound grey brown white dog from Austria, Austrian Pinscher, medium sized dog up to the knee, family dog, Pinscher breed Austrian Pinscher Border Collie breed description Border collie
Dog,Mammal,Vertebrate,Australian collie,Dog breed,Canidae,Australian shepherd,Carnivore,Companion dog,Miniature australian shepherd, Poodle breed description
Hybrid Breed
Aussiedoodle
Dwarf poodle profile picture Miniature Poodle chowchow dog Chow Chow German Pinscher breed description German Pinscher Jack Russell Terrier breed description Jack Russell Terrier Bayerischer Gebirgsschweißhund Breed description BGH Bavarian Mountain Hound Majorero Canario breed description, brindle large dog with triangular ears, floppy ears, large dog that is not on the list, The Majorero Canario is not a list dog, Spanish dog breed Majorero Canario Dog,Mammal,Vertebrate,Canidae,Shiba inu,Dog breed,Carnivore,Akita inu,Canaan dog,Akita, Shiba Inu Clumber Spaniel breed description, massive dog, hunting dog from Great Britain, English dog breed, retriever dog, white dog, spaniel breed Clumber Spaniel black and brown dog, Kopov from Slovenia, Slovenský Kopov, medium sized dog breed from Slovenia, dog similar to Doberman Slovakian Hound Breed description of the Field Spaniel, temperament, brown dog. Field spaniel Drever breed description, small brown white dog with floppy ears Drever Fox Terrier Breed Description Fox Terrier Dog,Vertebrate,Mammal,Canidae,Dog breed,Bergamasco shepherd,Portuguese water dog,Black russian terrier,Carnivore,Sporting Group, Puli Breed description of Pinscher, Austrian Pinscher, German Pinscher, small German dog breed, dog similar to Doberman, black and brown dog breed with prick ears and short coat, calf biting dog Pinscher Smooth Fox Terrier breed description, medium sized dog with long muzzle, dog with tipped ears, family dog, guard dog, hunting dog, active dog breed for families, sporty dog from Great Britain, English dog breed with smooth coat, tricolor Smooth Fox Terrier Hamiltonstövare puppy, Hamilton dog male, male, male puppy, dog similar to beagle, tri-coloured dog, hunting dog, dog from Sweden, Swedish breed, dog with floppy ears Hamiltonstövare Breed description and character of the Boykin Spaniel Boykin spaniel
Dog,Mammal,Vertebrate,Canidae,Dog breed,Carnivore,Irish setter,Companion dog,Snout,Dachshund, Dwarf poodle profile picture
Hybrid Breed
Doxiepoo
Kerry Blue Terrier, black dog on meadow, dog with short tail, dog with curls, dog resembling Schnauzer, blue dog breed, Irish dog, dog from Ireland, dog breed with curled tail and lots of hair on face Kerry Blue Terrier norwegian dog breed, boo dog, norwegian boo dog, white dog with thick fur Norwegian Buhund Chongqing breed description, asian dog breed, dog breed that has skin like leather Chongqing Dog
Dog,Mammal,Vertebrate,Dog breed,Canidae,Beagle,Beagle-harrier,Carnivore,Snout,English foxhound, Pug dog breed description
Hybrid Breed
Puggle
Flatcoated Retriever Black Breed Description Poodle breed description
Hybrid Breed
Flatdoodle
Terrier Brasileiro breed description Brazilian Terrier Peruvian naked dog portrait Peruvian naked dog Breed description Spanish Water Dog Spanish Water Dog Breed description of the Harrier from UK, British dog breed, English dog breed similar to Beagle, dog similar to Beagle but big Harrier American Bully profile picture breed description American Bully Swiss Hound, Bernese Hound Breed description Swiss Hound Shikoku dog from Japan, Japanese dog breed brown white, dog similar to Shiba Inu, dog from Japan, hunting dog breed with standing ears, cute dog breed with long tongue, Asian dog, medium sized breed Shikoku Irish Terrier breed description Irish Terrier Alpine Dachsbracke temperament and breed description Alpine Dachsbracke Breed description Samoyede Samoyed Hannoverscher Schweißhund, medium sized dog with floppy ears, brown dog with black mask, hunting dog breed, dog from Germany, German dog breed, family dog, Bracke, Hanoverian Scent Hound Hanoverian Scent Hound Cirneco dell Etna breed description and temperament Cirneco dell' Etna
Dog,Mammal,Vertebrate,Dog breed,Canidae,Beagle,Beagle-harrier,Carnivore,Snout,English foxhound, Dog,Vertebrate,Dog breed,Old english bulldog,Canidae,Mammal,Bulldog,Olde english bulldogge,British bulldogs,Australian bulldog,
Hybrid Breed
Buggle
American eskimo dog breed description, intelligent dog breed from America, German Spitz, Urspitz, Spitz white American Eskimo Dog Kooiker Hondje from Holland Breed description Kooikerhondje Entlebucher Mountain Dog Breed Description Entlebuch Cattle Dog yellow Elo dog Elo Poodle breed description Poodle Springer Spaniel Breed Description Springer Spaniel brown white dog, merle dog breed, dog breed that have merle color, dog breed american shepherd, mini aussie, miniature australian shepherd, australian shepherd dog small, small australian shepherd dog, shepherd dog, family dog, miniature american shepherd brown white, dog with tilt ears, triangle ears, long coat, beautiful dog breed, blue eyes in dog, tricolor dog breed Miniature American Shepherd Griffon Bleu de Gascogne Breed description Blue Gascony Griffon Dog,Mammal,Vertebrate,Dog breed,Canidae,Welsh Corgi,Carnivore,Cardigan welsh corgi,Pembroke welsh corgi,Snout, Corgi

One advantage of medium dogs compared to small dogs is their robustness and resilience. These dogs tend to be larger and stronger than small dogs and can therefore handle greater physical demands. They are often able to go for longer walks and hikes without getting tired or injured. They are also better able to handle children and play without getting hurt quickly.

Another advantage medium sized dogs have over small dogs is their ability to act as guard dogs. Medium sized dogs often have natural protective behaviors and can bark loudly to scare off intruders. In contrast, small dogs are often not as loud and do not have the same physical presence to serve as effective guard dogs.

Medium-sized dogs also have a longer lifespan than small dogs. Generally, medium-sized dogs live between 10 and 14 years, while small dogs often only live between 12 and 16 years. This is likely because smaller dogs are more prone to certain health problems, such as dental issues and constipation.

However, there are also some disadvantages of medium-sized dogs compared to small dogs. One of these disadvantages is that medium-sized dogs often require more space and exercise than small dogs. This can be a problem if you live in an apartment or small house and don't have much room for a dog. Also, a medium sized dog can be more difficult to transport than a small dog.

Another disadvantage of medium sized dogs over small dogs is that they are often more expensive to buy and maintain. This is because larger dogs require more food and can also incur higher veterinary costs. Grooming the coat and treating injuries can also be more difficult due to the size and weight of the dog.

In conclusion, medium-sized dogs have some advantages over small dogs, such as their robustness and resilience, their ability to act as guard dogs and their longer lifespan. However, they also have some disadvantages, such as their higher acquisition and maintenance costs and their higher space requirements. Ultimately, however, the choice of dog depends on the individual needs and preferences of the owner.

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BREEDS

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Miniature American Shepherd

Bordoodle

Saint Berdoodle

Cock-A-Chon

Field spaniel