Dog Breed Quiz compatibility chart
For each of the 8 dog breeds, two that are easy to be with and one that may clash. A clash does not mean either side is wrong — they simply value different things.
Labrador Retriever
- Easy together Border Collie The Border Collie is another breed that runs on a signal. While the Labrador dashes off at anyone's request, the Border Collie waits for a signal from one particular person. You start moving for different reasons, but you both understand the fun of running to get a job done.
- Easy together Saint Bernard Like you, the Saint Bernard has a history of helping people. Put the Labrador, who runs off to fetch things, beside the Saint Bernard, who stays put and welcomes people in, and the roles of going out and waiting split naturally.
- May clash Chihuahua Even when the Labrador says “Let's go together,” the Chihuahua doesn't want to leave its favorite spot. The Labrador wants to run off toward a job, the Chihuahua wants to relax in its own place, and your ideas of how to spend the same day tend to pass each other by.
Beagle
- Easy together Pug The Pug is another people-loving breed that values its own pace. The Beagle runs after scents and the Pug takes it easy — different speeds, but the same joy of spending time with anyone. When the Beagle comes back, the Pug will happily kick back and listen to the stories.
- Easy together Shiba Inu The Shiba Inu is also a hunting dog, bred to run through the mountains after game. The Beagle runs with a pack and the Shiba with a few close companions, but you both understand wanting to run on your own judgment. You can leave each other's detours alone.
- May clash Akita Even when the Beagle calls out “Let's go together” to everyone, the Akita, who wants to spend time only with its chosen people, won't join in right away. The Beagle's easygoing friendliness and the Akita's caution tend to pass each other by.
Border Collie
- Easy together Labrador Retriever The Labrador also loves running to get a job done. For a Border Collie who waits for one particular person's signal, a Labrador who dashes off at anyone's request is a reassuring partner who gets ahead and fills the gaps.
- Easy together Akita The Akita is another breed that trusts one chosen person and sees its job through. The Border Collie runs around gathering the flock, the Akita stays put and keeps watch — so moving and guarding don't overlap, and you can trust each other with your own posts.
- May clash Pug The Pug is a breed good at relaxing with anyone at its own pace. The Border Collie wants to run off looking for a job, the Pug wants to take it easy, and even on the same day off, your speeds rarely match.
Shiba Inu
- Easy together Beagle The Beagle is another hunting dog that trusts its own nose. The Beagle, who heads out cheerfully with anyone, finds paths the Shiba doesn't know. The Beagle's nose shows you the fun of side paths you'd never choose on your own.
- Easy together Chihuahua The Chihuahua, too, treasures a chosen few. The Shiba runs about and the Chihuahua relaxes on a lap — you move in different ways, but you share the wish to stay quietly connected to a few people, and the Chihuahua never pushes to get closer than you'd like.
- May clash Saint Bernard To a Shiba that wants to move nimbly on its own feet, the pace of the Saint Bernard, who settles in big and takes on whatever job comes, feels slow — while to the Saint Bernard, the Shiba seems unable to settle in any one place.
Saint Bernard
- Easy together Labrador Retriever The Labrador is a breed that dashes off at anyone's request. For a Saint Bernard who's slow to get moving, a nimble Labrador carrying news back and forth becomes a dependable pair of legs that tells you what's happening farther away.
- Easy together Pug The Pug is another breed that can relax with anyone. When the Pug lounges at its own pace beside a Saint Bernard who tends to shoulder every job, it reminds you that it's okay to relax.
- May clash Shiba Inu The Shiba Inu is a breed that moves nimbly and wants to be close only to the ones it chooses. The Saint Bernard wants to welcome everyone in wholeheartedly, the Shiba wants to choose its own distance, and a closeness meant as kindness can feel too close to the other.
Pug
- Easy together Saint Bernard The Saint Bernard is another breed that doesn't rush. It won't hurry the Pug along, and when the Pug pulls a funny face, it gives a slow, big-bodied laugh. A partner you can spend time with at the same stride.
- Easy together Beagle Like you, the Beagle warms up to anyone easily. When the Beagle says “Let's go take a look” and coaxes the slow-moving Pug out, you get to discover the fun of places you wouldn't usually go.
- May clash Border Collie The Border Collie is a breed that teams up with one chosen person and heads for the job it's been given. Even when the Pug, who wants to relax casually with anyone, invites it into the circle, the Border Collie can't quite join in because its mind is on the job. The Pug's easygoing ways and the Border Collie's seriousness tend to pass each other by.
Akita
- Easy together Border Collie The Border Collie is another breed that values its chosen person's signals. A Border Collie can read even the quiet Akita's glances, so you can get on with a job together without needing many words.
- Easy together Chihuahua The Chihuahua also likes to stay close to the people it has chosen. You share the wish to spend time quietly with a few people rather than in a lively crowd, so you can be close without either of you feeling on edge.
- May clash Beagle The Beagle is a breed that dashes off nimbly wherever its nose points. To an Akita that wants to guard its post, the Beagle's detours look unsettling, and to the Beagle, the Akita's stance seems as if it will never budge.
Chihuahua
- Easy together Akita The Akita is another breed that treasures its chosen people. Beside an Akita, big and steady, you can stay calm even when a stranger turns up. And the Akita quietly goes along with the Chihuahua's changing moods.
- Easy together Shiba Inu The Shiba Inu, too, would rather spend time with the people it has chosen. From the best seat in the house — a lap — the Chihuahua gets to hear all about what the Shiba saw running around outside. One goes out and one waits, and the split feels good to both.
- May clash Labrador Retriever The Labrador is a breed that bounds cheerfully up to anyone. To a Chihuahua that wants to stay settled in its favorite place, that energy feels a bit too big, while to the Labrador, the Chihuahua's caution can look like being pushed away.
It is more fun once you know which one you are. 18 questions, about 3 minutes.
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