The Best Lap Dog Breeds
Who says a lap dog has to be a small yappy little creature? Some of the best lap dogs are the ones that take up two laps, or more.
Let us look at some dogs which are great pets, and perfect lap dogs. If you are looking for a dog to keep your lap, sofa, or bed, warm, these are some terrific dog breeds to consider.
Golden Retriever
The Golden Retriever is an all round terrific pet. As a retrieving breed they are noted for having a “soft mouth”. In other words they typically do not bite as hard as a breed that was bred for the purpose of killing and tearing vermin to shreds. Golden Retrievers are guaranteed to keep a lap nice and warm with their long, thick, coat.
Irish Wolfhound
The Irish Wolfhound is one of the rarer breeds of lap dog. Noted for their skills at hunting they are active dogs who enjoy being outdoors. Nonetheless it is quite easy to see that the Irish Wolfhound is ideally suited as a lap dog. You might even need to add a second lap with this breed of dog.
English Setter
The English Setter is one of the smaller lap dogs on our list, but still a great companion. Highly intelligent and alert, these dogs are keen when out on the trails, bred to assist a hunter, they want to please their owner, and if that means keeping a lap warm now and again, so be it.
Portuguese Water Dog
This big black dog is also an active breed, made popular following the United States President Obama’s decision to get one, named Bo, whom you can read about. Indeed the Portuguese Water Dog is a friendly dog well suited to life as a pampered lap dog. Worth noting, they are considered a non-shedding, low allergy dog.
Bloodhound
Blood Hounds, and indeed, most hounds, love a good lap. Blood hounds are scent hounds. They use their long ears, slobber, and skin folds, to trap scents in the air while they are on the trail of something. They do have a tendency to howl.
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Jimmy Shilaho | Feb 3, 2011 | Reply
I don’t know much about these breeds really or any pet breeds.
Anuradha Ramkumar | Feb 3, 2011 | Reply
As Silaho said, I too am not knowledgeable when it comes to pets. I really am learning a lot from your articles.
Ed Torrez | Feb 3, 2011 | Reply
Where is the Great Dane, best lapdog out there!!!
vijayanths | Feb 3, 2011 | Reply
good information.
Inna Tysoe | Feb 3, 2011 | Reply
Thanks for that.
Val Mills | Feb 3, 2011 | Reply
Brilliant! We had a golden labrador lap dog once! I rather like the Irish wolfhound picture above.
guraynsj | Feb 3, 2011 | Reply
Simply beautiful.
corecz | Feb 3, 2011 | Reply
thanks for this article
ssnnbd007 | Feb 3, 2011 | Reply
Nice article!
elysiamarie | Feb 3, 2011 | Reply
Ahh.. B you forgot to mention our lovely Heinz 57 breeds! Any mixture of mutt can be a great lap dog. Not just our pure bred friends.
Brenda Nelson | Feb 3, 2011 | Reply
to elysiamarie..
the link is only partially serious.. I also needed to mention Greyhounds and Great Danes – serious lap dogs, but couldnt find a copyright free picture to use. I will try to find one for a mutt – the best of all dogs!
lillyrose | Feb 4, 2011 | Reply
Oh yes now these are my kind of lap dog!!
I haven’t got any pics of Greyhounds or Great Danes but I could get you a Greyhound one if you want one still, (they won’t be sitting on peoples laps though) we have greyhound kennels where I keep the horse and my friend has a lurcher that is about 99.9% black greyhound, I can get her to sit it on her lap, she probably has a pic like that already.
Jack | May 16, 2011 | Reply
Great pictures of the Greyhounds and Great Danes!
YouHavePets | May 17, 2011 | Reply
That hound is huge!
Raw diet for dogs | May 19, 2011 | Reply
Brenda,
This is too funny. I have an 8 year old Labrador that is 65 Lbs that thinks she is a “lap--dog”
Danny | May 19, 2011 | Reply
My Doberman will be 2 in October 2011 and he is already 73lbs. He really knows how to warm up a lap and hog the couch.
Sun gazer | May 20, 2011 | Reply
We have a Labrador dog but what I really want to have is the Japanese Spitz.
Canary Singing CD | May 21, 2011 | Reply
Haha, that’s a great article. Seems like a lot of them are a little bit big though?
Audacious | May 23, 2011 | Reply
I love dogs but I am afraid of the big ones like in the pictures. They look tough.
Angela | May 23, 2011 | Reply
Gee..they are all huge but looks like very tame dogs and friendly. Wish I can have one =)
Spiritual Films | May 27, 2011 | Reply
My friend has a lap dog , a mixed breed Labrador. Big one, when he barks makes you afraid but when he is in his playful mode, he can melt your heart with his cute cute gestures.
Home Security Seattle | May 27, 2011 | Reply
Dog are man’s best friend. I love dogs really. Great article.
Tobias | May 29, 2011 | Reply
Great post. Totally love the post!
Allen Davis | May 30, 2011 | Reply
Oh my…huge lap dogs. Wouldn’t someone want a smaller poodle type lap dog?
Calgary Listings | Jun 1, 2011 | Reply
Dogs keep our house safe. Love them, got a labrador.
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Jennifer | Jun 13, 2011 | Reply
I had a Golden Retriever and Labrador mix growing up which was the best lap dog! I miss her so much. I love big dogs although now I have a smaller dog, and she is just as wonderful and sweet.
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PetDoggies | Jun 19, 2011 | Reply
Your article is great! Thanks for the great information! Dogs are really great!
PetDoggies | Jun 23, 2011 | Reply
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Soni | Jun 29, 2011 | Reply
Great article..and lovely pictures..:)
Lori Northrop | Jun 30, 2011 | Reply
We have a Black Lab mix who weighs 116 lbs. Now I know he is small compared to these cuties but it is still hilarious how he thinks he is a lap dog. He also thinks he is human. He will lay between us in bed with his head right up on a pillow
If I had to pick one of these “lap dogs” I would pick the Irish Wolfhound, very cute!
Pipa | Jul 5, 2011 | Reply
Good article and great pictures.
drive barbados | Jul 7, 2011 | Reply
I really enjoyed reading this post, big fan. Keep up the good work and please tell me when can you publish more articles or where can I read more on the subject?
Glenda T. | Jul 16, 2011 | Reply
LOL. Those are some mighty BIG lap dogs. Just because a dog is big doesn’t mean it thinks it’s big. Most of them still think they are happy little puppies.
aimee | Jul 22, 2011 | Reply
I love the photo of the Irish Wolfhound, you can barely see the lady tooo cute!
Puppy dog lover | Sep 25, 2011 | Reply
Golden Retriever is my favorite…i am not familiar with the other breed specially, Portuguese water..thanks for sharing this information….
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The pics are great! Not what I was expecting for a lap dog though. The Irish Wolfhound looks like an awesome dog!
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Dog Vitamins and Supplements | Jan 8, 2012 | Reply
It’s funny to see the best lap dogs are always the largest!
Alex Perguzan | Mar 19, 2012 | Reply
Will vote for Bloodhound not only for its size and beauty but because martingale dog collars best suits on them as well as other dog stuffs I purchased online.
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The best lap dog for me Maltese. I love Maltese because the dog is small and the hair is soft and shiny, I just can’t get enough of the dog
Literary Agency Delhi | May 18, 2012 | Reply
Nice article,worth reading!thanks for sharing!