Are dog breeds capitalized?

Capitalization of dog breeds. When referring to “French” and “English” bulldogs, the geographic part of the breed will always be capitalized. read more

In general, the rule for dog (and cat) breeds is to capitalize the part of the name derived from a proper noun and lowercase the part of the name derived from a common noun. In the following examples, "English" and "Yorkshire" are derived from proper nouns—the names of places—and thus should be capitalized. read more

When it comes to dog breeds, etc., I only capitalize the name when it functions as a name: Chesapeake Bay retriever, Labrador retriever, but not when the name has become a sort of generic descriptor: french fries. read more