Black Dogs

Dogs that are black may often be overlooked and preferred less than their light-colored counterparts when it comes to adopting them from shelters. This aspect was highlighted in a study conducted by psychologist Stanley Coren which showed that black Labradors are not considered as friendly as the colored ones. However, looks can be deceptive, and one could certainly not ignore the elegance and charm of these gorgeous pooches that can be lovable as any other dogs.

List of Black Dog Breeds

The dogs mentioned here could either be all black or have markings of white, tan, brown, or any other shade on their chest, face, paws, and tail. The list below excludes designer dogs, only comprising of breeds recognized by prominent registries like AKC, UKC, and FCI.

Small Black Dogs

• Affenpinscher – all black, fluffy
• Briard – all black, fluffy, long-haired
• Cairn Terrier – all black, fluffy, long-haired
• Irish Staffordshire Bull Terrier
• Jagdterrier
• Karelian Bear Dog – fluffy
• Lancashire Heeler
• Manchester Terrier
• Miniature Pinscher
• Patterdale Terrier – all black
• Schipperke – all black, fluffy
• Scottish Terrier
• Skye Terrier – all black, fluffy, long-haired

Medium Black Dogs

• Appenzeller Sennenhund
• Australian Kelpie
• Barbet – all black, fluffy, curly-haired
• Belgian Shepherd – all black, fluffy, long-haired
• Bergamasco – fluffy
• Black and Tan Coonhound
• Black Norwegian Elkhound – all black, fluffy
• Bohemian Shepherd
• Croatian Sheepdog – all black, fluffy
• English Shepherd
• German Pinscher
• Gordon Setter – fluffy
• Labrador Retriever – all black
• Latvian Hound
• Mudi Dog – all black, fluffy
• Plott Hound
• Poodle – fluffy, curly-haired
• Portuguese Water Dog – all black, fluffy, curly-haired
• Pudelpointer
• Puli Dog  – all black, fluffy, curly-haired
• Pumi – all black, fluffy, curly-haired
• Smaland Hound – all black, fluffy
• Spanish Water Dog – fluffy, curly-haired
• Swedish Lapphund – all black, fluffy

Big Black Dogs

• Afghan Hound – fluffy, long-haired
• Beauceron
• Bernese Mountain Dog – long-haired
• Black German Shepherd
• Black Russian Terrier – all black, fluffy, long-haired
• Bouvier des Flandres – all black, long-haired, fluffy
• Cane Corso
• Caucasian Shepherd
• Curly Coated Retriever – all black, fluffy, curly-haired
• Doberman Pinscher
• Flat-Coated Retriever – all black, long-haired
• Giant Schnauzer – all black, long-haired
• Great Dane
• Greater Swiss Mountain Dog
• Hovawart – fluffy
• Neapolitan Mastiff
• Newfoundland Dog – all black, fluffy
• Rottweiler
• Tibetan Mastiff – all black, fluffy

Black Dog Breeds Not Recognized by Major Registries

• Alopekis
• Canis Panther
• Carlin Pinscher
• Greek Harehound
• King Shepherd
• Labradoodle

Did You Know

• A black Rottweiler made its appearance in the popular 1998-American film Black Dog.
• Cane Corso, a giant-sized black dog breed has been a part of many paintings including a work of Bartolomeo Pinelli.