All properly raised dogs have a lot of affection for their owners and caregivers. These dogs will often bond with their owners, prefer to stay close to their owner and cuddled with from their owner. Here are 10 affectionate dog breeds always ready to snuggle.
#1 – Golden Retriever
The Golden Retriever is a Scottish gundog with great beauty. Golden Retrievers are friendly, smart, affectionate, devoted friends, docile, easy to train and have love in life. They are eager to please and suitable for making friends with all ages, from children to the elderly. If you want to cuddle with somebody then Golden Retrievers are a great option. Nowadays, Golden Retrievers are popular as disability assistance dog, therapy dogs, detection dogs, and search and rescue participants.
#2 – Labrador Retriever
The Labrador Retriever is a medium-large breed of retriever-gun dog originating from United Kingdom and Canada. They have an adorable appearance and an outgoing, friendly, vivacious personality. The Labrador Retriever is a intelligent, affectionate, playful, easy to train, easygoing, human-friendly dog that is suitable for making friends with all ages. They are often used as therapy dogs and they are also people who work hard in support, rescue and police work.
#3 – Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is a small breed originating from the United Kingdom. They have long ears, big eyes and an expressive face, many say it’s a sweet face. The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is very gentle, affectionate, calm, graceful and charming, always likes to be with their owners and they are also rarely bark. They are also dogs that are very adaptable to different family environments and their lifestyle depends heavily on the owner’s lifestyle.
#4 – Italian Greyhound
The Italian Greyhound, also known as Italian Sighthound, is a small sighthound originating from Italy. The Italian Greyhound is a miniature Greyhound. They are playful, affectionate, alert, sensitive, always want to be around and inextricably linked with their owners and carers, and they are also prone to having separation anxiety. The Italian Greyhound has short, thin coat that require almost no grooming.
#5 – Great Dane
The Great Dane is a large breed of working dog originating from Germany. Great Dane has its regal appearance, strength and elegance with great size and a powerful, well-formed, smoothly muscled body. They are very gentle, friendly, and rarely bark, coupled with an elegant appearance. The Great Dane is a sweet, friendly, affection, gentle and reliable companion, they are also a good guardian, alert for the family.
#6 – Newfoundland
The Newfoundland is also known by another name is Newfie, is a large working dog originating from Newfoundland and Labrador (is the easternmost province of Canada). In addition to its large, strong appearance, this breed is better known for its sweet, cute, sociable, patient, rarely barking personality and Newfie is also considered a good dog for children.
#7 – Great Pyrenees
The Great Pyrenees, also known as the Pyrenean Mountain Dog, is a large breed of dog used as a livestock guardian dog. They are adapted to snow-covered mountains, and are used as dogs to protect cattle from wolves and other predators. The Great Pyrenees is an affectionate, confident, gentle, patient, calm dog and is considered good with children. However, The Great Pyrenees can be slow to learn new commands, slow to obey and somewhat stubborn to train.
#8 – Keeshond
The Keeshond is a medium-sized spitz breed originating from the Netherlands. Previously, they were also known as “Dutch Barge Dog”. Keeshond has a pointed face, pointed ears, and a thick fur covering the neck and chest like a lion’s mane. The Keeshond is also a very suitable dog breed for cold weather with a dense double coat to keep warm. In addition, the Keeshond is very friendly, outgoing, lively, intelligent, very affectionate with their families and a great companion for children.
#9 – Pug
The Pug is a small breed originating from China. They have large round heads, many wrinkles, a short nose and 2 big eyes that look extremely cute. Pug are lovable, fun, and a little mischievous, they are also quite lazy and like to sleep, and always likes to be with their owner. Pug is also a dog that doesn’t need grooming and exercise too much. They spend a lot of time with you and lying next to you while you are working from home. The Pug is also a great companion for the elderly and children.
#10 – Shih Tzu
The Shih Tzu is also known as the Chinese Lion Dog, a small breed originating from China. They have a straight, silky coat and this coat has minimal shedding, and Shih Tzu is also considered a dog that does not aggravate allergy symptoms. The Shih Tzu is affectionate, loyal, outgoing, playful, alert, and sometimes stubborn. In addition, the Shih Tzu also likes to stay close, following their owner from room to room and always likes to sit on their owner lap.
