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25 Most High-Maintenance Dog Breeds

Doug Hernendez

May 10, 2015

About: Papimo (Designer Dog) Old English Sheepdog Silkland Terrier (Designer Dog) Sibercaan (Designer Dog) West Highland White Terrier Collie Anatolian Pyrenees (Designer Dog) Havamalt (Designer Dog) Dog Polish Lowland Sheepdog Shetland Sheepdog Briard Shelestie (Designer Dog) Fox Terrier (Wire) Cesky Terrier Alaskan Klee Kai Havashire (Designer Dog) Portuguese Water Dog English Springer Spaniel Poodle Goldendoodle (Designer Dog) Cocker Spaniel Leonberger Bearded Collie Airedale Terrier

But some breeds take even more work than that. FindTheBest collected data from multiple sources including The Animal Planet, American Kennel Club, and DogChannel.com to identify the 25 most high-maintenance dog breeds–the ones that require the most grooming, shed the most, need rigorous exercise, and take the longest to train.

Airedale Terrier #25

Goldendoodle #24

Old English Sheepdog #23

Hovawart #22

Briard #21

Alaskan Klee Kai #20

Portuguese Water Dog #19

Havashire #18

Wire Fox Terrier #17

West Highland White Terrier #16

Shetland Sheepdog #15

Leonberger #14

Papimo #13

Sibercaan #12

Poodle #11

Polish Lowland Sheepdog #10

English Springer Spaniel #9

Shelestie #8

Silkland Terrier #7

Collie #6

Cesky Terrier #4

Cocker Spaniel #3

Bearded Collie #2

Anatolian Pyrenees #1