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Dog breeds that start with A
14 dog breeds start with A, from “Affenpinscher” to “Azawakh”. Every one of them counts as an answer in Icillion.
All 14 dog breeds that start with A
- Affenpinscher
- Afghan hound
- Africanis
- Airedale terrieralso Airedale
- Akbash
- Akita
- American bulldog
- American bully
- American Staffordshire terrieralso AmStaff
- Anatolian shepherd
- Appenzeller
- Australian cattle dogalso Blue heeler
- Australian shepherdalso Aussie
- Azawakh
About this list
- A is the 5th most common first letter in this list: 14 of the 199 dog breeds (7%).
- Shortest: “Akita”. Longest: “American Staffordshire terrier”.
- 8 names have more than one word.
- 4 can be spelled more than one way, and all the spellings count.
Quick answers
- How many dog breeds start with A?
- 14 of the 199 dog breeds in Icillion start with A, for example Akita, Afghan hound and Australian shepherd.
- What is the longest name among dog breeds that start with A?
- The longest is “American Staffordshire terrier” and the shortest is “Akita”.
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