Dog Breeds
There are said to be about 400 dog breeds in the world.
Seven Breed 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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