Potential For Mouthiness
Common in most breeds during puppyhood and in Retriever breeds at all ages, mouthiness means a tendency to nip, chew, and play-bite (a soft, fairly painless bite that doesn't puncture the skin). Mouthy dogs are more likely to use their mouths to hold or "herd" their human family members, and they need training to learn that it's fine to gnaw on chew toys, but not on people. Mouthy breeds tend to really enjoy a game of fetch, as well as a good chew on a toy that's been stuffed with kibble and treats.
Dog Breeds That Are More Mouthy
Affenpinscher
Airedale Terrier
American Pit Bull Terrier
American Staffordshire Terrier
American Water Spaniel
Appenzeller Sennenhunde
Australian Cattle Dog
Australian Kelpie
Australian Shepherd
Basenji
Bedlington Terrier
Bernese Mountain Dog
Black Russian Terrier
Bloodhound
Blue Lacy
Bolognese
Border Terrier
Boykin Spaniel
Bull Terrier
Caucasian Shepherd Dog
Chinese Crested
Chinese Shar-Pei
Chow Chow
Clumber Spaniel
Cocker Spaniel
Croatian Sheepdog
Curly-Coated Retriever
Dachshund
Dogue de Bordeaux
Drever
English Foxhound
English Setter
English Toy Spaniel
Entlebucher Mountain Dog
Finnish Lapphund
German Shepherd Dog
German Shorthaired Pointer
German Spitz
German Wirehaired Pointer
Golden Retriever
Greyhound
Irish Red And White Setter
Irish Setter
Italian Greyhound
Jack Russell Terrier
Japanese Chin
Karelian Bear Dog
Kerry Blue Terrier
Labrador Retriever
Leonberger
Maltese Shih Tzu
Mastiff
Northern Inuit Dog
Norwich Terrier
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
Patterdale Terrier
Peekapoo
Pharaoh Hound
Pocket Beagle
Pointer
Poodle
Portuguese Water Dog
Redbone Coonhound
Saluki
Scottish Deerhound
Shiba Inu
Shih Tzu
Shiloh Shepherd
Siberian Husky
Swedish Lapphund
Tibetan Mastiff
Vizsla
Weimaraner
Whippet