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Sort Dog Breeds by Exercise Requirements

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All dogs need regular exercise, and owners usually fulfill this by taking them for walks or with strenuous play. Some breeds, such as the Bullmastiff will require far more exercise to remain fit and healthy than others.

Exercise Requirements

Minimal Exercise Requirements

 Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
 Miniature Pinscher
 Pekingese
 Pug
 Toy Poodle

Low Exercise Requirements

 Basset Hound
 Beagle
 Bearded Collie
 Bichon Frise
 Boston Terrier
 Chihuahua
 Dachshund
 English Bulldog
 English Toy Spaniel
 French Bulldog
 Greyhound
 Lhaso Apso
 Miniature Poodle
 Parson Russell Terrier
 Pembroke Welsh Corgi
 Pomeranian
 Shih Tzu
 West Highland White Terrier
 Yorkshire Terrier

Medium Exercise Requirement

 Afghan Hound
 Airedale Terrier
 Alaskan Malamute
 American Bulldog
 Border Terrier
 Borzoi
 Boxer
 Bull Terrier
 Bullmastiff
 Cairn Terrier
 Chow Chow
 Collie
 Dalmatian
 English Cocker Spaniel
 German Shepherd
 Giant Schnauzer
 Golden Retriever
 Great Dane
 Great Pyrenees
 Irish Wolfhound
 Labrador Retriever
 Miniature Schnauzer
 Old English Sheepdog
 Pointer
 Rhodesian Ridgeback
 Rottweiler
 Saint Bernard
 Standard Poodle
 Standard Schnauzer
 Weimaraner
 Whippet
 Wire Fox Terrier

Highest Exercise Requirement

 Australian Cattle
 Australian Shepherd
 Border Collie
 Doberman Pinscher
 English Setter
 English Springer Spaniel
 Gordon Setter
 Irish Setter
 Newfoundland
 Shetland Sheepdog
 Siberian Husky
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