Trait guide
Best dog breeds for cold tolerance
Cold tolerance rates how well a breed copes with low temperatures, from 1 (suited to warm climates only — chills quickly) to 5 (built for cold, comfortable in snow and frost). Coat type, body mass, and origin climate all contribute. Here are the breeds rated highest.
40 breeds shown.
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Alaskan Malamute USA -
American Akita Japan -
Bergamasco Sheepdog Italy -
Bernese Mountain Dog Switzerland -
Chinook USA -
Chow Chow China -
Entlebucher Mountain Dog Switzerland -
Finnish Lapphund Finland -
Great Pyrenees France -
Icelandic Sheepdog Iceland -
Leonberger Germany -
Newfoundland Canada -
Norwegian Elkhound (Black) Norway -
Norwegian Elkhound (Grey) Norway -
Saint Bernard Switzerland -
Samoyed Russia -
Siberian Husky USA -
Tibetan Mastiff Tibet -
American Eskimo Dog USA -
Anatolian Shepherd Dog Turkey -
Bearded Collie Great Britain -
Black Russian Terrier Russia -
Borzoi Russia -
Bouvier Des Flandres Belgium · France -
Cesky Terrier Czech Republic -
Chesapeake Bay Retriever USA -
Collie (Rough) Great Britain -
Curly Coated Retriever Great Britain -
Finnish Spitz Finland -
German Spitz (Mittelspitz) Germany -
Greater Swiss Mountain Dog Switzerland -
Grosspitz Germany -
Irish Water Spaniel Ireland -
Irish Wolfhound Ireland -
Keeshond (Wolfsspitz) Germany -
Kleinspitz Germany -
Komondor Hungary -
Kuvasz Hungary -
Labrador Retriever Great Britain -
Neapolitan Mastiff Italy