List of dog breeds
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People have carefully bred dogs for thousands of years. Sometimes they inbreed dogs who have the same close ancestors, and sometimes they mix dogs from very different ancestors or even from different breeds. This continues today, resulting in hundreds of dog breeds, some that are similar to each other, and others that are very different.
This list includes common breeds, rare breeds, and breeds that are still being developed into new breeds. See each article for more information.ten
Breed categories[change]
Dog breeds are often grouped in different ways, such as:
- Hunting dogs
- Hounds, including Sight hounds and Scent hounds
- Gundogs, including Pointers, Retrievers, and Spaniels
- Terriers
- Curs
- Working dogs (or Utility)
- Herding dogs, including Sheepdogs
- Sled dogs
- Bulldogs
- Extinct dog breeds
- Fighting dogs
- Toy dogs
Dog breeds are also sometimes grouped into similar types, such as Mastiff types, spitz types, pit bulls, or Lurchers.
Dog breed list[change]
Dog breeds include:
A[change]
Af-Am[change]
- Affenpinscher
- Afghan Hound
- Africanis
- Aidi
- Airedale Terrier
- Akbash Dog
- Akita, see also American Akita
- Alano Español
- Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog
- Alaskan Klee Kai
- Alaskan husky
- Alaskan Malamute
- Alopekis
- Alpine Dachsbracke
- Alsatian
- American Akita - see Great Japanese Dog
- American Bulldog, including
- American Cocker Spaniel
- American English Coonhound
- American Eskimo Dog
- American Foxhound
- American Hairless Terrier
- American Husky
- American Mastiff
- American Pit Bull Terrier
- American Staghound
- American Staffordshire Terrier
- American Water Spaniel
An-Az[change]
- Anatolian Shepherd Dog
- Anglo-Francais de Petite Venerie
- Appenzeller Sennenhund
- Arctic Husky - see Siberian Husky
- Argentine Dogo
- Ariege Pointer
- Ariegeois
- Artois Hound
- Australian Bulldog
- Australian Cattle Dog
- Australian Jack Russell Terrier - see also Jack Russell Terrier, Parson Russell Terrier and Russell Terrier
- Australian Kelpie
- Australian Koolie - see Koolie
- Australian Shepherd
- Australian Silky Terrier
- Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog
- Australian Terrier
- Austrian Brandlbracke
- Azawakh
B[change]
Ba-Be[change]
- Balkan Hound - see Serbian Hound
- Bandog
- Barbet
- Basati alaunt
- Basenji
- Basset Artésien Normand
- Basset Bleu de Gascogne
- Basset Fauve de Bretagne
- Basset Hound
- Bavarian Mountain Hound
- Beagle
- Beagle-Harrier
- Bearded Collie
- Bearded Tibetan Mastiff - seeTibetan Kyi Apso
- Beauceron
- Bedlington Terrier
- Belgian Griffon
- Belgian Shepherd Dog, often divided into:
- Berger Blanc Suisse
- Berger Picard
- Bergamasco
- Bernese Mountain Dog (Berner Sennenhund)
Bi-Bo[change]
- Bichon Frisé
- Biewer Yorkshire Terrier a la pom pon
- Billy
- Black and Tan Coonhound
- Black Mouth Cur
- Black Russian Terrier
- Bloodhound
- Blue Heeler - see Australian Cattle Dog
- Blue Paul Terrier
- Blue Picardy Spaniel
- Bluetick Coonhound
- Bolognese
- Bolonka Franzuska
- Bolonka Zwetna
- Boerboel
- Borador (cross breed).
- Border Collie
- Border Terrier
- Borzoi
- Bosanski Ostrodlaki Gonic Barak
- Bosnian Tornjak
- Boston Terrier
- Bouvier Bernois - see Bernese Mountain Dog
- Bouvier des Ardennes
- Bouvier des Flandres
- Boxer
- Boykin Spaniel
Br-Bu[change]
- Bracco Italiano
- Braque d'Auvergne
- Braque du Bourbonnais
- Braque Francais (Gascogne type)
- Braque Francais (Pyrenean type)
- Braque Saint-Germain
- Brazilian Mastiff - see Fila Brasileiro
- Brazilian Terrier
- Briard
- Briquet Griffon Vendeen
- Brittany
- Broholmer
- Brussels Griffon - see Griffon Bruxellois
- Romanian Shepherd Dog
- Bull Terrier
- Bull Terrier (Miniature)
- Bulldog
- Bullmastiff
- Bully Kutta
C[change]
Ca-Ci[change]
- Ca de Bou - see Perro de Presa Mallorquin
- Cairn Terrier
- Callupoh
- Canaan Dog
- Canadian Eskimo Dog (Canadian Inuit Dog)
- Cane Corso
- Canis panther
- Estrela Mountain Dog
- Cão da Serra de Aires
- Portuguese Water Dog
- Cão de Castro Laboreiro
- Cão de Fila de São Miguel
- Cão de Fila da Terceira
- Cão de Gado Transmontano
- Caravan Hound - see Mudhol Hound
- Cardigan Welsh Corgi
- Carpatin
- Catahoula Bulldog
- Catahoula Leopard Dog (Catahoula Cur or Catahoula Hog Dog)
- Catahoula Bulldog
- Catalan Sheepdog
- Caucasian Ovcharka
- Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
- Central Asia Shepherd Dog
- Cesky Fousek
- Cesky Terrier
- Chesapeake Bay Retriever
- Chihuahua
- Chinese Crested Dog
- Korea Jindo Dog
- Chinook
- Chippiparai
- Chow Chow
- Cirneco dell'Etna
Cl-Cz[change]
- Clumber Spaniel
- Cockapoo
- Cocker Spaniel - see American Cocker Spaniel or English Cocker Spaniel
- Collie - see Rough Collie, Smooth Collie, Bearded Collie or Border Collie
- Coolie - see Koolie
- Cordoba Fighting Dog
- Corgi - see Welsh Corgi, Cardigan Welsh Corgi and Pembroke Welsh Corgi
- Coton de Tulear
- Croatian Sheepdog
- Cur - see also Black Mouth Cur, Catahoula Leopard Dog, Mountain Cur, Stephens Cur, and Treeing Cur
- Curly Coated Retriever
- Czechoslovakian Wolfdog
D[change]
- Dachshund
- Dakota Sport Retriever
- Dalmatian
- Donovan pinscher
- Dandie Dinmont Terrier
- Danish Broholmer
- Danish/Swedish Farm Dog
- Deerhound
- Deutsch Drahthaar - see German Wirehaired Pointer
- Deutsche Bracke
- Deutscher Wachtelhund
- Dhoki apso - see Tibetan Terrier
- Do-Khyi - see Tibetan Mastiff
- Dobermann (Doberman Pinscher)
- Dogo argentino
- Dogo Cubano
- Dogue de Bordeaux
- Dogue de Majorque - see Perro de Presa Mallorquin
- Drentse Patrijshond (Dutch Partridge Dog)
- Drever
- Dunker
- bDutch Shepherd Dog - See Hollandse Herder
- bDutch Smoushond
E[change]
- East Siberian Laika
- English Cocker Spaniel
- English Coonhound
- English Foxhound
- English Mastiff
- English Pointer
- English Setter
- English Shepherd
- English Springer Spaniel
- English Toy Spaniel - see King Charles Spaniel
- English Toy Terrier (Black & Tan)
- Entlebucher Mountain Dog/Sennenhund/Cattle Dog
- Epagneul Picard - see Picardy Spaniel
- Epagneul Pont-Audemer - see Pont-Audemer Spaniel
- Eskimo Dog (Esquimaux) - see Canadian Eskimo Dog
- Estonian Hound
- Estrela Mountain Dog
- Eurasier
- Eurohound
F[change]
- Feist
- Field Spaniel
- Fila Brasileiro
- Finnish Hound
- Finnish Lapphund
- Finnish Spitz
- Flat-Coated Retriever
- Foxhound - divided into American Foxhound, English Foxhound
- Fox Terrier - divided into Fox Terrier (Smooth), Fox Terrier (Wire), Miniature Fox Terrier, Toy Fox Terrier
- Francais Blanc et Noir
- Francais Blanc et Orange
- Francais Tricolore
- Franzuskaya Bolonka
- French Bulldog
- French Spaniel
- French Wirehaired Pointing Griffon
G[change]
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Ga-Go[change]
- Galgo Español
- Gawii
- German Longhaired Pointer
- German Pinscher
- German Rough-haired Pointer
- German Shepherd Dog -- see Alsatian
- German Shorthaired Pointer
- German Spaniel - see Deutscher Wachtelhund
- German Spitz - divided into:
- German Spitz (Gross)
- German Spitz (Klein)
- German Spitz (Mittel)
- German Spitz (Zwerg)/Pomeranian dog
- German Wirehaired Pointer
- Giant Schnauzer
- Glen of Imaal Terrier
- Goldendoodle
- Golden Retriever
- Gonczy Polski - see Polish Scenthound
- Gordon Setter
- Gos d'atura - see Catalan Sheepdog
- Goldendoodle
Gr[change]
- Grand Anglo-Francais Blanc et Noir
- Grand Anglo-Francais Blanc et Orange
- Grand Anglo-Francais Tricolore
- Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen
- Grand Bleu de Gascogne
- Grand Gascon Saintongeois
- Grand Griffon Vendeen
- Gran Mastin de Borínquen
- Great Dane
- Great Japanese Dog
- Great Pyrenees - see Pyrenean Mountain Dog
- Greater Swiss Mountain Dog (Grosser Schweizer Sennenhund)
- Greek Harehound
- Greek Shepherd (Greek Sheepdog)
- Greenland Dog (Greenland Husky)
- Greyhound
- Griffon Bleu de Gascogne
- Griffon Bruxellois
- Griffon Fauve de Bretagne
- Griffon Nivernais
- Groenendael - see Belgian Shepherd Dog (Groenendael)
- Gull Dong
- Gull Terr
H[change]
- Hairless Khala
- Haldenstovare
- Hamiltonstövare
- Hanover Hound
- Harrier
- Havanese
- Himalayan Sheepdog
- Hokkaido
- Hollandse Herder (Dutch Shepherd dog)
- Hovawart
- Hungarian Greyhound - see Magyar Agar
- Hungarian Vizsla
- Hungarian Wirehaired Vizsla - see Hungarian Vizsla
- Huntaway
- Hygenhund
I[change]
- Ibizan Hound
- Icelandic Sheepdog
- Indian Bullterrier
- Indian Pariah dog
- Irish Bull Terrier
- Irish Red and White Setter
- Irish Setter
- Irish Staffordshire Terrier
- Irish Terrier
- Irish Water Spaniel
- Irish Wolfhound
- Istarski Kratkodlaki Gonic
- Istarski Ostrodlaki Gonic (Istrian Coarse-Haired Hound)
- Istrian Sheepdog
- Italian Greyhound
- Italian Spinone - see Spinone Italiano
J[change]
- Jack Russell Terrier - see also Australian Jack Russell Terrier, Parson Russell Terrier and Russell Terrier
- Jagdterrier
- Jämthund
- Japanese Chin
- Japanese Spitz
- Japanese Terrier
- Jindo - see Korea Jindo Dog
- Jonangi
K[change]
- Kai Ken
- Kangal Dog
- Kanni
- Karelian Bear Dog
- Kars Dog
- Keeshond
- Kelpie - see Australian Kelpie
- Kelb-tal Fenek - see Pharaoh Hound
- Kerry Blue Terrier
- King Charles Spaniel
- Kishu
- Kombai
- Komondor
- Kooikerhondje
- Koolie
- Korea Jindo Dog
- Korean Mastiff
- Korthals Griffon - see Wirehaired Pointing Griffon
- Krasky Ovcar - see Istrian Sheepdog
- Kromfohrlander
- Kuvasz
- Kyi Leo
L[change]
- Labradoodle
- Labrabull
- Labrastaff
- Labrador Retriever
- Laekenois - see Belgian Shepherd Dog (Laekenois)
- Lagotto Romagnolo
- Laizhou hong dog
- Lakeland Terrier
- Lancashire Heeler
- Landseer (Continental-European type) - see also Newfoundland
- Lapinporokoira
- Large Munsterlander
- Leonberger
- Lhasa Apso
- Llewellyn Setter - see English Setter
- Löwchen
M[change]
- Mackenzie River husky
- Magyar Agar
- Malinois - see Belgian Shepherd Dog (Malinois)
- Maltese
- Manchester Terrier
- Maremma Sheepdog
- Mastiff - see English Mastiff
- Meliteo Kinidio
- Mexican Hairless - see Xoloitzcuintle
- Mestizo tipo bull
- Middle Asian Owtcharka - see Central Asia Shepherd Dog
- Miniature Australian Shepherd
- Miniature Bull Terrier - see Bull Terrier (Miniature)
- Miniature Fox Terrier
- Miniature Pinscher
- Miniature Schnauzer
- Mioritic
- Mixed-breed dog
- Moscovskaya Storozhevaya Sobaka (Moscow Watchdog)
- Mountain Burmese
- Mountain Cur
- Mudi
- Mudhol Hound
- Munsterlander - see Large Munsterlander or Small Munsterlander
N[change]
- Neapolitan Mastiff
- Nebolish Mastiff
- Newfoundland
- Norfolk Terrier
- Norrbottenspets
- Northern Inuit -- see Utonagan
- North american mastiff
- Norwegian Buhund
- Norwegian Elkhound
- Norwegian Lundehund
- Norwich Terrier
- Nova Scotia Duck-Tolling Retriever
O[change]
- Old Danish Pointer
- Old English Sheepdog
- Old English Bulldog
- Olde Englishe Bulldogge
- Osterreichischer Kurzhaariger Pinscher
- Otterhound
- Otto - see Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog
- Owczarek Podhalanski
P[change]
Pa-Pl[change]
- Pakistani Sheepdog
- Pakistani Shepherd Dog (Bhagyari Kutta)
- Panja, see American Mastiff
- Papillon
- Parson Russell Terrier - see also Australian Jack Russell Terrier, Jack Russell Terrier and Russell Terrier
- Patterdale Terrier
- Pekeapoo
- Pekingese
- Pembroke Welsh Corgi
- Perdiguero de Burgos
- Perro Cimarron
- Perro de Pastor Mallorquin
- Perro de Presa Canario
- Perro de Presa Mallorquin
- Perro de Toro
- Peruvian Hairless Dog
- Perro pampa argentino
- Peruvian Inca Orchid
- Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen
- Petit Bleu de Gascogne
- Petit Brabancon
- Petit Gascon Saintongeois
- Phalène
- Pharaoh Hound
- Phung San
- Picardy Shepherd - see Berger Picard
- Picardy Spaniel
- Pinscher - see Affenpinscher, Austrian Short-Haired Pinscher, Dobermann, German Pinscher, Miniature Pinscher, Swiss Shorthaired Pinscher
- Pit Bull - see American Pit Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, American Bulldog, Staffordshire Bull Terrier
- Pitador
- Pit monster
- Plott Hound
Po-Py[change]
- Podenco Canario
- Pointer - see English Pointer
- Poitevin
- Polish Scenthound (Gonczy Polski)
- Polish Greyhound - see Chart Polski
- Polish Sighthound - see Chart Polski
- Polish Hound (Polish Ogar)
- Polish Lowland Sheepdog (Polski Owczarek Nizinny or PON)
- Polish Tatra Sheepdog - see Owczarek Podhalanski
- Pomeranian
- Pont-Audemer Spaniel
- Poodle
- Porcelaine
- Portuguese Podengo
- Portuguese Pointer
- Portuguese Shepherd Dog - see Cao da Serra de Aires
- Portuguese Water Dog
- Posavac Hound
- Prazsky Krysavik
- Pudelpointer
- Pug
- Puggle
- Puli
- Pumi
- Pyrenean Mastiff
- Pyrenean Mountain Dog
- Pyrenean Shepherd
Q[change]
- Queensland Heeler - see Australian Cattle Dog
R[change]
- Rafeiro do Alentejo
- Rajapalayam
- Rampur Greyhound
- Ratonero Bodeguero Andaluz
- Rat Terrier
- Redbone Coonhound
- Rhodesian Ridgeback
- Rottweiler
- Rough Collie
- Russian Black Terrier - see Black Russian Terrier
- Russian Hound
- Russian Spaniel
- Russian Toy Terrier
- Russian Tsvetnaya Bolonka - see Tsvetnaya Bolonka
- Russko-Evropeiskaia Laika
- Russell Terrier - see also Australian Jack Russell Terrier, Jack Russell Terrier and Parson Russell Terrier
S[change]
Sa-Se[change]
- Saarlooswolfhond
- Sabueso Espanol
- Saluki
- Samoyed
- Sapsali
- Sarail hound
- Sarplaninac
- Schapendoes
- Schillerstovare
- Schipperke
- Schnauzer - divided into Miniature Schnauzer, Standard Schnauzer, Giant Schnauzer
- Schnoodle
- Schweizer Laufhund
- Schweizer Niederlaufhund
- Scottish Deerhound - see Deerhound
- Scottish Terrier
- Sealyham Terrier
- Segugio Italiano
- Seppala Siberian Sleddog
- Serbian Hound
- Serbian Mountain Hound
- Serbian Tricolour Hound
Sh-Sp[change]
- Shar Pei
- Shetland Sheepdog
- Shiba Inu
- Shih Tzu
- Shikoku
- Shiloh Shepherd Dog
- Siberian Husky
- Silken Windhound
- Silky Terrier - see Australian Silky Terrier
- Sindh Mastiff - see Indian Mastiff
- Skye Terrier
- Sloughi
- Slovak Cuvac
- Slovakian Hound
- Slovensky Hrubosrsty Stavac (Ohar)
- Smalandsstovare
- Small Greek Domestic Dog - see Meliteo Kinidio
- Small Munsterlander
- Smooth Collie
- Smooth Fox Terrier - see Fox Terrier (Smooth)
- Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier
- South Russian Ovtcharka
- Spanish Alano - see Alano Español
- Spanish Galgo - see Galgo Espanol
- Spanish Mastiff
- Spanish Water Dog
- Spinone Italiano
- Spitz -- see Spitz for a list of Spitz-type breeds
- Springer Spaniel - see English Springer Spaniel or Welsh Springer Spaniel
St-Sw[change]
- St. Bernard
- Stabyhoun
- Staffordshire Bull Terrier
- Standard Schnauzer
- Stephens Cur
- Styrian Coarse-haired Hound
- Sussex Spaniel
- Swedish Elkhound - see Jämthund
- Swedish Lapphund
- Swedish Vallhund
- Swiss Shorthaired Pinscher
T[change]
- Tatra Shepherd Dog - see Owczarek Podhalanski
- Tenterfield Terrier
- Tervuren - See Belgian Shepherd Dog (Tervueren)
- Thai Bangkaew Dog
- Thai Ridgeback
- Teddy Roosevelt Terrier
- Tibetan Kyi Apso
- Tibetan Lhasa Apso - see Lhasa Apso
- Tibetan Mastiff
- Tibetan Spaniel
- Tibetan Terrier
- Tosa
- Toy Bulldog
- Toy Fox Terrier
- Toy Manchester Terrier
- Toy Mi-Ki
- Transylvanian Hound
- Treeing Cur
- Treeing Tennessee Brindle
- Treeing Walker Coonhound
- Tsvetnaya Bolonka
- Tyrolean Hound
U[change]
V[change]
- Valley Bulldog
- Vizsla - see Hungarian Vizsla
- Villano de las encartasiones
- Volpino Italiano
W[change]
- Weimaraner
- Welsh Corgi
- Welsh Springer Spaniel
- Welsh Terrier
- West Highland White Terrier
- West Siberian Laika
- Westphalian Dachsbracke
- Wetterhoun
- Whippet
- White Shepherd Dog - see Berger Blanc Suisse
- Wilkinson Bulldog
- Wire Fox Terrier - see Fox Terrier (Wire)
- Wirehaired Pointing Griffon
X[change]
Y[change]
- Yorkshire Terrier
- Yugoslavian Mountain Hound - see Serbian Mountain Hound
- Yugoslavian Tricolour Hound - see Serbian Tricolour Hound
Other websites[change]
See the lists of dog breeds that these important breed registries allow:
- Fédération Cynologique Internationale Archived 2008-09-11 at the Wayback Machine (most of Europe)
- American Kennel Club (United States)
- The Kennel Club (United Kingdom)
- top 10 dog breeds
- Canadian Kennel Club
- Australian National Kennel Council Archived 2007-10-21 at the Wayback Machine
- New Zealand Kennel Club
- United Kennel Club (United States)
- Popular UK Dog Breeds