*Dog Breeds Outdoor Activity*

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Outdoor Activity: Outdoor activity for different breeds can be broken down into 4 levels.

Very Inactive: Often referred to as lazy, always resting and napping 90% of the time.
Inactive: Stays pretty much in one place and not on the go for any length of time. Rests about 75% of the time.
Active: Moving and on the go most of the time.
Moderately Active: Resting and moving about 50/50.
Very Active: Anxious...always moving and on the go.

             Inactive

* Curly-Coated Retriever
* English Bulldog
* Flat-coated Retriever
* Japanese Spaniel
* Pekingese
* Pug
* Shih Tzu

        Moderately Active

* Basenji
* Basset Hound
* Beagle
* Bichon Frise
* Boston Terrier
* Cairn Terrier
* Cocker Spaniel
* Dandie Dinmont
* English Toy Spaniel
* French Bulldog
* Great Dane
* Great Pyrenees
* Golden Retriever
* Irish Wolfhound
* Lhasa Apso
* Maltese
* Mastiff
* Norwegian Elkhound
* Papillon
* Pomeranian
* St. Bernard (wb)
* Sealyham Terrier
* Skye Terrier
* Tibetan Terrier

                  Active

* Akita
* Australian Terrier
* Bedlington Terrier
* Belgian Malinois
* Belgian Sheepdog
* Belgian Tervuren
* Black & Tan Coonhound
* Bloodhound
* Border Terrier
* Bouvier des Flandres
* Boxer
* Bull Mastiff
* Bull Terrier
* Cardigan W. Corgi
* Scottish Deerhound
* Chow Chow
* Clumber Spaniel
* Collie
* English Cocker Spaniel
* German Shepherd (pm)
* German Shepherd (wb)
* Irish Terrier
* Keeshond
* Kerry Blue Terrier
* Newfoundland
* Otterhound
* Papillon
* Pembroke W. Corgi
* Poodle (standard)
* Rottweiler
* Schnauzer, Giant
* Silky Terrier
* St. Bernard (pm)
* Staf. Bull Terrier
* Sussex Spaniel
* Vizsla
* Wheaton (soft coat)
 
              Very Active

* Affenpinscher
* Afghan Hound
* Airedale Terrier
* Alaskan Malamute
* American Foxhound
* American Water Spaniel
* Borzoi
* Briard
* Brittany Spaniel
* Brussels Griffon
* Chesapeake Bay Ret.
* Chihuahua
* Dalmation
* Doberman Pinscher
* English Foxhound
* English Setter
* English Springer Spaniel
* Field Spaniel
* Fox Terrier
* German SH Pointer
* Greman WH Pointer
* Greyhound
* Harrier
* Irish Setter
* Irish Water Spaniel
* Italian Greyhound
* Komondor
* Kuvasz
* Lakeland Terrier
* Maltese
* Manchester Terrier
* Manchester Toy Terrier
* Minature Pinscher
* Norwich Terrier
* Old Eng. Sheepdog (pm)
* Old Eng. Sheepdog (wb)
* Pointer
* Poodle, Minature
* Poodle,Toy (pm)
* Poodle, Toy (wb)
* Puli
* Rhodesian Ridgeback
* Saluki
* Samoyed
* Schipperke
* Schnauzer, Mini. (pm)
* Schnauzer, Mini. (wb)
* Schnauzer, Standard
* Scottish Terrier
* Shetland Sheepdog
* Siberian Husky
* Weimaraner
* Welsh Terrier
* Welsh Springer Terrier
* West Highland White
* Whippet
* Yorkshire Terrier

           
The choice of a breed with the respect to outdoor activity level may be influenced by how young and physically fit you are. An active and very active dog should be owned by a youthful person who participates in energetic activities like jogging, hunting, hiking, etc, and would like to take their dog along with them. The older you are or feel and the less physical activity you want, the less active and >>> vigorous <<< the breed you should choose.

Active and very active dogs need and should get a lot of exercise. If you have limited space or your lifestyle or working conditions would hinder you from adequately exercising the larger active breeds, you should not consider getting one of these breeds. However, if you live in the suburbs or country, and have a large fenced in area, this is not as much of a concern, since the more active breeds can exercise themselves. The larger the breed the more running space it needs.
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