Free tool · Breed matcher

Which dog breed is right for me?

Most breed quizzes exist to tell you that you have chosen wrong. This one keeps the breed you have set your heart on centre stage, scores how it really fits your home, your hours and the space you can get to — and then says plainly which of those gaps we can close for you, and which nobody can.

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96 breeds, purebreds and crosses
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Ten questions

Find your honest match

Pick the breed you have in mind — or skip and let us match you from scratch — then answer ten quick questions about your home, your week and who lives with you.

The matcher needs JavaScript to run. It scores 96 breeds against your answers in the browser — your answers are never sent anywhere and never saved, which is also why there is no version of it that works without scripts.

If you would rather just ask a person: we are a licensed dog-training centre near Hastings and we talk people through this decision every week. Tell us the breed you are considering and what your week actually looks like, and we will give you a straight answer — including when the answer is “not that one”.

Talk to us about the breed you are considering · Puppy School · Dog Day School · Board & Train

How it works

An honest score, then the bridge

You get two numbers. The first is how the breed fits your life exactly as it is today. The second is where that lands once the right support is doing its share — daycare covering the hours you are out, beach and woodland days standing in for the garden you do not have, a groomer taking on a coat you did not sign up for. The second number only ever moves on gaps a service genuinely closes.

Your breed stays the hero

We do not swap your breed out for a “safer” one. The dog you have fallen for stays at the top of the results, with alternatives underneath if you want them.

Some gaps we will not pretend about

A giant breed in a flat, or a heavy-shedding coat in a home with a real allergy, gets no lift at all — because no service or training changes it. The score simply stays where it is and says so.

A guide, not a verdict

Breed traits are generalisations, and where you get your dog and how you start it matter more than the breed does. Treat the number as a conversation-opener.

The thread running through all of it: the right start prevents the problems people pay to fix later. Early handling, early socialising and calm time alone from day one are worth more than the breed decision itself — which is why the results end with those, whichever dog you choose.

If the gaps are real

The support that closes them

We are a 5-star Hastings Borough Council–licensed dog centre near Hastings, working with families across the South of England and London.

Getting a puppy this year?

The first weeks decide most of it. Our Puppy School does the socialising, handling and habits for you full-time.

Or work through our free week-by-week puppy course at home

Puppy School

A breed that needs more than you can give?

Days at our Dog Day School cover the hours you are out, and burn body and brain, so a high-drive dog comes home settled rather than wound up.

Dog Day School

A lot of dog for a first-timer?

Our residential Board & Train builds the focus and the off-switch that turn a demanding breed into an easy one to live with.

Board & Train

Still weighing two breeds up? Talk it through with us before you commit — call 01424 300668, WhatsApp the same number, or send us a note. You can also work out how much exercise a breed really needs before you decide.

This page was last reviewed and updated August 2026.