akcdata

This data set contains information about 277 breeds and was extracted from the American Kennel Club website. All rights to the information contained here belong to them. This was created as a pastime project during the COVID-19 quarantine and is intended to be used for statistical analysis, as well as machine learning and natural language processing projects.

Data dictionary

The dataset contains 20 features of different types, including textual, numerical and categorical data. Height, weight and life expectancy appear as [min, max] intervals. The Table below describes these features.

#	column	description	example
1	description	1 to 3 paragraphs describing the breed	“Akitas are burly, heavy-boned spitz-type dogs of imposing stature…”
2	temperament	breed temperament described in keywords	“Confident, Famously Funny, Fearless”
3	popularity	popularity ranking (1-195)	13
4	min_height	minimum height in cm	60.96
5	max_height	maximum height in cm	71.12
6	min_weight	minimum weight in kg	3.18
7	max_weight	maximum weight in kg	4.54
8	min_expectancy	minimum life expectancy in years	10
9	max_expectancy	maximum life expectancy in years	12
10	group	one of 9 breed groups assigned by the akc (7 main groups and 2 extra)	“Herding Group”
11	grooming_frequency_value	A number representing the level of required grooming	0.4
12	grooming_frequency_category	A categorization of grooming requirements	“Weekly Brushing”
13	shedding_value	A number representing the level of shedding	0.6
14	shedding_category	A categorization of shedding frequency	“Seasonal”
15	energy_level_value	A number representing the breed’s energy level	0.8
16	energy_level_category	A categorization of energy level	“Energetic”
17	trainability_value	A number representing the breed’s trainability	1.0
18	trainability_category	A categorization of trainability	“Eager to Please”
19	demeanor_value	A number representing the breed’s reaction to strangers and other pets	0.6
20	demeanor_category	A categorization of reaction to strangers and other pets	“Alert/Responsive”