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Dog Breeds

There are said to be about 400 dog breeds in the world.

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Seven Groups

The breeds have all been developed according to size, temperament, physical beauty, working ability - developed that is by us - humans.

Here are the seven groups as defined by the Kennel Club of Great Britain:

  • Hound
  • including the Basset Hound, Bloodhound, Deerhound, Greyhound, Whippet and the Saluki.

  • Working
  • including the Rottweiler, Boxer, Bernese Mountain Dog, the Dobermann and the Leonberger.

  • Terrier
  • including the Bedlington Terrier, Border Terrier, Jack Russell, Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier, the Staffy and the West Highland Terrier.

  • Gundog (Sporting Group)
  • including the Golden Retriever, Springer Spaniel, Labrador, Irish Red Setter, Hungarian Vizsla, Weimarana, Italian Spinone and the Pointer.

  • Pastoral (Herding Group)
  • including the Shetland Sheepdog, Old English Sheepdog, Border Collie and the Lancashire Heeler.

  • Utility (Non-Sporting Group)
  • including the Chow Chow, Toy Poodle, Lhasa Apso, Dalmatian, and the Miniature and Standard Schnauzers.

  • Toy
  • including the Bichon Frise, Yorkshire Terrier and the King Charles Spaniel.


Each group has a separate page on the website and all the photos are unique to this site - they're dogs we've photographed on our daily walks in the UK.

Here is our page on the most popular breeds in the UK and the US.


Here are the breeds in every group

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The Hound Group
Here is the complete list of all the dog breeds in the Hound group.
  • Afghan Hound

  • Azawakh (no breed standard currently)

  • Basenji

  • Basset Bleu De Gascogne

  • Basset Fauve De Bretagne

  • Basset Griffon Vendeen (Grand)

  • Basset Griffon Vendeen (Petit)

  • Basset Hound

  • Bavarian Mountain Hound (no breed standard currently)

  • Beagle

  • Bloodhound

  • Borzoi

  • Cirneco dell'Etna

  • Dachshund (Long Haired)

  • Dachshund (Miniature Long Haired)

  • Dachshund (Smooth Haired)

  • Dachshund (Miniature Smooth Haired)

  • Dachshund (Wire Haired)

  • Dachshund (Miniature Wire Haired)

  • Deerhound

  • Finnish Spitz

  • Foxhound

  • Grand Bleu De Gascogne

  • Greyhound

  • Hamiltonstovare

  • Ibizan Hound

  • Irish Wolfhound

  • Norwegian Elkhound

  • Otterhound

  • Pharaoh Hound

  • Portuguese Podengo (Warren Hound)

  • Rhodesian Ridgeback

  • Saluki

  • Segugio Italiano

  • Sloughi

  • Whippet




  • The Working Group
    Here is the complete list of all the breeds in the Working group.
  • Alaskan Malamute

  • Beauceron

  • Bernese Mountain Dog

  • Bouvier Des Flandres

  • Boxer

  • Bullmastiff

  • Canadian Eskimo Dog

  • Dobermann

  • Dogue De Bordeaux

  • Entlebucher Mountain Dog (no breed standard currently)

  • German Pinscher

  • Giant Schnauzer

  • Great Dane

  • Greenland Dog

  • Hovawart

  • Leonberger

  • Mastiff

  • Neapolitan Mastiff

  • Newfoundland

  • Portuguese Water Dog

  • Pyrenean Mastiff (no breed standard currently)

  • Rottweiler

  • Russian Black Terrier

  • St. Bernard

  • Siberian Husky

  • Tibetan Mastiff




  • The Terrier Group
    Here is the complete list of all the dog breeds in the Terrier group.
  • Airedale Terrier

  • Australian Terrier

  • Bedlington Terrier

  • Border Terrier

  • Bull Terrier

  • Bull Terrier (Miniature)

  • Cairn Terrier

  • Cesky Terrier

  • Dandie Dinmont Terrier

  • Fox Terrier (Smooth)

  • Fox Terrier (Wire)

  • Glen of Imaal Terrier

  • Irish Terrier

  • Kerry Blue Terrier

  • Lakeland Terrier

  • Manchester Terrier

  • Norfolk Terrier

  • Norwich Terrier

  • Parson Russell Terrier

  • Scottish Terrier

  • Sealyham Terrier

  • Skye Terrier

  • Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier

  • Staffordshire Bull Terrier

  • Welsh Terrier

  • West Highland White Terrier




  • The Gundog Group
    Here is the complete list of all the breeds in the Gundog group.

  • Bracco Italiano

  • Brittany

  • Bracco Italiano

  • Bracco Italiano

  • Brittany

  • English Setter

  • German Longhaired Pointer

  • German Shorthaired Pointer

  • German Wirehaired Pointer

  • Gordon Setter

  • Hungarian Vizsla

  • Hungarian Wirehaired Vizsla

  • Irish Red and White Setter

  • Irish Setter

  • Italian Spinone

  • Kooikerhondje

  • Korthals Griffon (no breed standard currently)

  • Lagotto Romagnolo

  • Large Musterlander

  • Pointer

  • Retriever (Chesapeake Bay)

  • Retriever (Curly Coated)

  • Retriever (Flat Coated)

  • Retriever (Golden)

  • Retriever (Labrador)

  • Retriever (Nova Scotia Duck Tolling)

  • Slovakian Rough Haired

  • Small Munsterlander (no breed standard currently)

  • Spaniel (American Cocker)

  • Spaniel (American Water) (no breed standard currently)

  • Spaniel (Clumber)

  • Spaniel (Cocker)

  • Spaniel (English Springer)

  • Spaniel (Field)

  • Spaniel (Irish Water)

  • Spaniel (Sussex)

  • Spaniel (Welsh Springer)

  • Spanish Water Dog

  • Weimaraner




  • The Pastoral Group
    Here is the complete list of all the dog breeds in the Pastoral group.

  • Anatolian Shepherd Dog

  • Australian Cattle Dog

  • Australian Shepherd

  • Bearded Collie

  • Belgian Shepherd Dog (Groenendael)

  • Belgian Shepherd Dog (Laekenois)

  • Belgian Shepherd Dog (Malinois)

  • Belgian Shepherd Dog (Tervueren)

  • Bergamasco

  • Border Collie

  • Briard

  • Catalan Sheepdog (no breed standard currently)

  • Collie (Rough)

  • Collie (Smooth)

  • Estrela Mountain Dog

  • Finnish Lapphund

  • German Shepherd Dog (Alsatian)

  • Hungarian Kuvasz

  • Hungarian Puli

  • Komondor

  • Lancashire Heeler

  • Maremma Sheepdog

  • Norwegian Buhund

  • Old English Sheepdog

  • Polish Lowland Sheepdog

  • Pyrenean Mountain Dog

  • Pyrenean Sheepdog

  • Samoyed

  • Shetland Sheepdog

  • Swedish Lapphund

  • Swedish Vallhund

  • Welsh Corgi (Cardigan)

  • Welsh Corgi (Pembroke)




  • The Utility Group
    Here is the complete list of all the breeds in the Utility group.

  • Akita

  • Boston Terrier

  • Bulldog

  • Caanan Dog

  • Chow Chow

  • Dalmatian

  • Eurasier

  • French Bulldog

  • German Spitz (Klein)

  • German Spitz (Mittel)

  • Japanese Akita Inu

  • Japanese Shiba Inu

  • Japanese Spitz

  • Keeshond

  • Korean Jindo

  • Lhasa Apso

  • Mexican Hairless (Intermediate)

  • Mexican Hairless (Miniature)

  • Mexican Hairless (Standard)

  • Miniature Schnauzer

  • Poodle (Miniature)

  • Poodle (Standard)

  • Poodle (Toy)

  • Schipperke

  • Schnauzer

  • Shar Pei

  • Shih Tzu

  • Tibetan Spaniel

  • Tibetan Terrier




  • The Toy Group
    Here is the complete list of all the breeds in the Toy group.
  • Affenpinscher

  • Australian Silky Terrier

  • Bichon Frise

  • Bolognese

  • Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

  • Chihuahua (Long Coat)

  • Chihuahua (Smooth Coat)

  • Chinese Crested

  • Coton De Tulear

  • English Toy Terrier (Black and Tan)

  • Griffon Bruxellois

  • Havanese

  • Italian Greyhound

  • Japanese Chin

  • King Charles Spaniel

  • Lowchen (Little Lion Dog)

  • Maltese

  • Miniature Pinscher

  • Papillon

  • Pekingese

  • Pomeranian

  • Pug

  • Yorkshire Terrier





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