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0commentsUpdated on 10/06/2026 at 02:00 PM

Bernese Mountain Dog1492

The worldwide ranking generated by 2.5k votes

43 / 43

Bernese Mountain Dog1492

German Shepherd1433

Samoyed1416

Alaskan Malamute1408

Golden Retriever1407

Australian Shepherd1394

Husky1348

Border Collie1346

Rottweiler1326

#10

Wolfdog1322

#11

Labrador1308

#12

Saint Bernard1308

#13

Doberman1295

#14

Dachshund1275

#15

Newfoundland1274

#16

American Akita1242

#17

Dalmatian1239

#18

American Staffordshire Terrier1238

#19

Shiba Inu1224

#20

American Pit Bull Terrier1192

#21

Akita Inu1182

#22

English Cocker Spaniel1181

#23

Beagle1180

#24

Boxer1173

#25

French Bulldog1167

#26

English Bulldog1157

#27

Cavalier King Charles Spaniel1155

#28

Brittany Spaniel1144

#29

Australian Cattle Dog1142

#30

Chow Chow1132

#31

Corgi1126

#32

Collie1100

#33

American Eskimo Dog1087

#34

Jack Russell Terrier1057

#35

Pomeranian1054

#36

Chihuahua1054

#37

Bichon Frise1041

#38

Yorkshire Terrier1034

#39

Shih Tzu1021

#40

Pug1012

#41

Airedale Terrier1011

#42

Bull Terrier960

#43

Poodle940

What the community says

Bernese Mountain Dog leads with an ELO of 1,492, ahead of German Shepherd (1,433) and Samoyed (1,416). Ranked over 2,535 duels between 43 contenders, last updated October 6, 2026.

Discover and vote for your favorite dog breed among 43 different breeds: Labrador, Husky, German Shepherd, Chihuahua, and many more.

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.