{"id":6599,"date":"2023-02-14T17:36:27","date_gmt":"2023-02-14T17:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/notabully.org\/?p=6599"},"modified":"2024-01-28T18:17:10","modified_gmt":"2024-01-28T18:17:10","slug":"mouthy-dog-breeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/notabully.org\/mouthy-dog-breeds\/","title":{"rendered":"12 Mouthy Dog Breeds (With Videos)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dogs use their mouths for a lot more than just eating, drinking, or making vocal noises as humans do. They use it to lick<\/a>, play with other dogs, or pick things up, though some breeds can be mouthier than others.<\/p>\n

The history of each breed can shed quite a bit of light on which breeds are the mouthiest and why.<\/p>\n

Breeds used in hunting or herding, like the Golden Retriever, Labrador, Poodle, Weimaraner, Beagle, Vizsla, Australian Cattle Dog, Australian Shepherd, and German Shepherd, are known for the use of their mouths. However, other breeds bred for work, like the Chow Chow, Portuguese Water Dog, and Bernese Mountain Dog are also known to be mouthy.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Let’s look at the mouthiest breed used for hunting, herding, and other work, as well as why they may have developed such a mouthy reputation!<\/p>\n

Mouthy Hunting Dog Breeds<\/h2>\n

Dogs have been next to humankind for thousands of years. The first domesticated dogs were likely used to help with hunting, and they have been hunting next to us ever since! Many breeds have been bred for hunting all over the world, and they have all been bred for different purposes.<\/p>\n

Some of these breeds have been bred for jobs that include using their mouths, which has left a long history of mouthiness in the breed! The first six breeds on our list are hunting breeds for this reason.<\/p>\n

1. Golden Retriever<\/h3>\n