Which Hogwarts House Should Your Dog Be In?

By: Ian Fortey
Estimated Completion Time
5 min
Which Hogwarts House Should Your Dog Be In?
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About This Quiz

If you're headed to Hogwarts, then you know you're going to be sorted into one of the four houses — that's just how things work. The houses are set up to play to the strengths of each individual student, or maybe that's only how it seems. Does the house determine what kind of wizard you'll be, or does the Sorting Hat already know what lies in your heart and send you to where you're needed most? And why is it that every student at Hogwarts had a pet, but there were so few dogs around? Owls and rats are all fine and dandy, but what's more fun than a dog? Obviously, if you were a student there, you'd bring your dog, right?

If there's one thing every dog owner knows, it's that no two dogs are alike. Their personalities can be just as unique and quirky as any human's. So that must mean the Sorting Hat at Hogwarts would be able to send your dog to the right house about as easily as it sends anyone else to one, don't you think? 

Luckily for you, we have access to Sorting Hat technology, so we can tell you right here, right now, what house your dog belongs in. Take the quiz and see for yourself!

Brave dog
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All things being equal, is your dog the brave and heroic sort that would leap to your defense in a scary situation?
Yeah, I don't see that happening.
Absolutely!
My dog would probably be sleeping.
Probably?

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Dumbledore
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Which professor at Hogwarts is most like your dog?
Mad-Eye Moody
Dumbledore
Hagrid
Professor Flitwick

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Happy dog
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What kind of student is your dog when it comes to learning new tricks?
Hard to say. My dog learns some things but not others.
Pretty good, I think.
I kind of gave up on teaching new tricks.
My dog learns super fast.

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Dog in backyard
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If your dog ran across a snake in the yard, how do you think it'd react?
My dog would want to play with it.
It might try to kill it.
Run in terror
Ignore it totally

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Petting dog
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Has your dog ever bitten a person?
Yes
Yes, but it was defending me.
Never
It's more of a barker.

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Beagle puppy
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Why did you get your dog in the first place?
I wanted a guard dog.
I wanted a friend.
I just love dogs.
I'd never had a dog before and wanted to experience one.

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Pizza with toppings
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If you're eating a pizza just jam-packed with toppings and something falls off onto the floor, what do you think your dog is going to do?
Snag that food fast like lightning
Wait until I give it permission to eat it
My dog is probably asleep in the other room.
My dog would want the whole pizza, not scraps.

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Dog on hike
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If your dog isn't at your side and you call its name, is it going to show up right away?
If it feels like it
Usually, unless something is up
Probably not
You bet!

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Dog fetch
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How well can your dog play fetch?
My dog will catch the ball but not bring it back.
My dog loves to chase anything, pretty much.
My dog prefers slower-paced games.
My dog is great at fetch.

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Dog eat / chew
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Is your dog on a strict diet, or does it just eat whatever?
My dog is pretty finicky about what it will eat.
Just regular dog food and some treats now and then
There is literally no food my dog won't eat.
My dog is on a pretty regulated diet.

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Cat and dog
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Would your dog ever chase a cat down the street?
It sure would.
Maybe, but just for fun
Nah
Only if I commanded it to

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Dogs
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Is your dog pretty chill when it meets new dogs?
My dog kind of hates other dogs.
My dog loves new dogs!
My dog likes dogs but won't do much with them.
Most dogs, I guess.

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Dog at front door
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If a new person comes to your house, will your dog greet them right away?
My dog will bark at them.
Yes, my dog is all about meeting people and trying to play with them.
It'll sit up and wait to be petted.
Yeah, my dog will definitely say hello.

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Harry Potter duel
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If your dog was a student at Hogwarts, in which class would they probably do the best?
Defense Against the Dark Arts
Flying
Charms
History of Magic

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Guilty dog
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How often does your dog do something they're not supposed to do?
Daily
It happens once in a while, I guess.
Not often
Never

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Dog chase
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How often does your dog chase its own tail?
Just when it makes it angry
Only when my dog is being really goofy
A little too often, I'd say.
Never

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Golden Retriever
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Can your dog talk? Which is to say, do you think you hear words in the sounds it makes sometimes?
What? No
I swear my dog can say, "I love you."
Nah, it mostly just grunts and stuff.
Sort of, sometimes

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Smiling dog
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What's the most clever thing you've ever seen your dog do?
Open a door by turning the knob
Get its own food dish
Nothing, really
My dog can do a lot of stuff, actually.

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Shark
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What other animal is your dog most like?
A shark
A cat
A sloth
A chimpanzee

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Fireworks
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What in the world seems to scare your dog the most?
Nothing
Fireworks
Thunderstorms
Bigger dogs

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Dog bed
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Does your pup have a specific place where it sleeps at night?
Wherever it feels like
My dog has its own bed.
On my bed
I crate my dog at night.

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Dog at beach
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If you took your dog to the beach for the day, what would it spend most of its time doing?
Investigating other people
Whatever I was doing
Lounging in the sun
Swimming

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Thunderbird
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Of all the creatures in "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them," which one is most like your dog?
Swooping Evil
Thunderbird
Niffler
Bowtruckle

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Dog in bed
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On a Saturday morning, are you able to sleep in, or will your dog wake you up?
It'll probably wake me up.
Depends on how late I sleep in
My dog will be sleeping still when I get up.
My dog will wait for me to get up.

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Dog on couch
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Does your dog ever watch TV?
I don't think my dog cares about TV.
It'll sit with me when I watch TV.
All the time
If there's something flashy to watch

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Cheeseburger
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Technically, you shouldn't feed your dog junk food, but what kind of junk food does it like the most?
Cheese
Hamburgers
Pizza
Fries

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Nymphadora Tonks
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Who's the most underrated character from Harry Potter?
Nagini
Ginny Weasley
Nymphadora Tonks
Remus Lupin

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Dogs toy
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All dogs like to play sometimes. What's your dog's favorite toy?
Knotted rope
A tennis ball
A squeaky ball
Frisbee

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Hot tub dog
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Is your dog the kind of pup who enjoys playing in the water or not?
My dog hates water.
Yeah, my dog likes to swim.
Not really
My dog will play in any kind of water.

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Dog sleep
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What do you think your dog does when you leave the house?
Wrecks things
Probably plays
Sleeps
That's a good question.

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