DogTime Dog Breed Profile Scraper

Scrape complete breed profiles for all 550+ dog breeds listed on DogTime.com. Each record includes up to 13 individual numeric trait scores (1–5 scale, plus up to 17 axes total in the characteristic_scores breakdown), vital statistics, and detailed text sections — covering both AKC-recognized and rare/mixed breeds that other breed directories miss.

What you get

Field group	Fields
Identity	breed_name, breed_slug, breed_group, akc_recognized
Vital stats	vital_stats (JSON: height, weight, lifespan, breed group)
Trait scores	sensitivity_level, tolerates_being_alone, cold_tolerance, heat_tolerance, amount_of_shedding, general_health, potential_for_weight_gain, size, mouthiness_potential, prey_drive, tendency_to_bark_or_howl, wanderlust_potential, potential_for_playfulness, plus the full (up to 17-axis) breakdown in characteristic_scores (JSON)
Full text	personality, history, care, feeding, coat_color_and_grooming, children_and_other_pets, description_long
Lists	highlights, health_concerns, rescue_groups_recommended
Meta	hero_image_url, profile_url, scraped_at

Use cases

• Breed-matching apps — use the numeric trait scorecard to recommend dogs by lifestyle (apartment size, activity level, family composition)
• Pet insurance underwriting — health scores, shedding potential, weight gain tendency
• Content enrichment — supplement AKC data with DogTime's richer trait grid covering 250+ breeds the AKC doesn't recognize
• Research / ML — structured numerical features across 550+ breeds for recommendation models

How it works

1. Reads the dedicated dog-breed-sitemap.xml (556 URLs, updated monthly)
2. Crawls each breed profile page and returns its full trait set
3. Extracts star ratings from the xe-breed-card accordion, breed stats from the sidebar, and text content by section heading

Note on format coverage: DogTime is migrating its most-popular breeds (e.g. Labrador, Golden Retriever) to a new prose-only layout. These pages will have all text fields populated but numeric trait scores will be null. The majority of the 556 breeds still use the original scored format.

Input

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
maxItems	integer	10	Maximum number of breed profiles to scrape. Set to 0 for all 556.

Example output

{
  "breed_name": "Basset Bleu de Gascogne",
  "breed_slug": "basset-bleu-de-gascogne",
  "breed_group": "Hound Dogs",
  "akc_recognized": false,
  "vital_stats": null,
  "characteristic_scores": null,
  "size": 1,
  "wanderlust_potential": 2,
  "tendency_to_bark_or_howl": 5,
  "personality": "The Basset Bleu de Gascogne is a playful breed who makes a great addition to a high energy family...",
  "history": "The Basset Bleu de Gascogne originated in the Gascogny region of France...",
  "hero_image_url": "https://dogtime.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2022/07/GettyImages-1226718668-e1681236423656.jpg",
  "profile_url": "https://dogtime.com/dog-breeds/basset-bleu-de-gascogne",
  "scraped_at": "2026-06-12T19:40:43.047Z"
}

Pricing

Pay-per-event. A full 556-breed run typically costs under $1.

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