Information about AKC recognized Dog breeds
If you are interested in information about your particlular dog breed here is a list compiled by the AKC
Complete List of AKC Recognized Breeds
Links will take you directly to the AKC website to read about the breed.
- Affenpinscher
- Afghan Hound
- Airedale Terrier
- Akita
- Alaskan Malamute
- American English Coonhound
- American Eskimo Dog
- American Foxhound
- American Staffordshire Terrier
- American Water Spaniel
- Anatolian Shepherd Dog
- Australian Cattle Dog
- Australian Shepherd
- Australian Terrier
- Basenji
- Basset Hound
- Beagle
- Bearded Collie
- Beauceron
- Bedlington Terrier
- Belgian Malinois
- Belgian Sheepdog
- Belgian Tervuren
- Bernese Mountain Dog
- Bichon Frise
- Black Russian Terrier
- Black and Tan Coonhound
- Bloodhound
- Bluetick Coonhound
- Border Collie
- Border Terrier
- Borzoi
- Boston Terrier
- Bouvier des Flandres
- Boxer
- Boykin Spaniel
- Briard
- Brittany
- Brussels Griffon
- Bull Terrier
- Bulldog
- Bullmastiff
- Cairn Terrier
- Canaan Dog
- Cane Corso
- Cardigan Welsh Corgi
- Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
- Cesky Terrier
- Chesapeake Bay Retriever
- Chihuahua
- Chinese Crested
- Chinese Shar-Pei
- Chinook
- Chow Chow
- Clumber Spaniel
- Cocker Spaniel
- Collie
- Coton de Tulear
- Curly-Coated Retriever
- Dachshund
- Dalmatian
- Dandie Dinmont Terrier
- Doberman Pinscher
- Dogue de Bordeaux
- English Cocker Spaniel
- English Foxhound
- English Setter
- English Springer Spaniel
- English Toy Spaniel
- Entlebucher Mountain Dog
- Field Spaniel
- Finnish Lapphund
- Finnish Spitz
- Flat-Coated Retriever
- French Bulldog
- German Pinscher
- German Shepherd Dog
- German Shorthaired Pointer
- German Wirehaired Pointer
- Giant Schnauzer
- Glen of Imaal Terrier
- Golden Retriever
- Gordon Setter
- Great Dane
- Great Pyrenees
- Greater Swiss Mountain Dog
- Greyhound
- Harrier
- Havanese
- Ibizan Hound
- Icelandic Sheepdog
- Irish Red and White Setter
- Irish Setter
- Irish Terrier
- Irish Water Spaniel
- Irish Wolfhound
- Italian Greyhound
- Japanese Chin
- Keeshond
- Kerry Blue Terrier
- Komondor
- Kuvasz
- Labrador Retriever
- Lakeland Terrier
- Leonberger
- Lhasa Apso
- Lowchen
- Maltese
- Manchester Terrier
- Mastiff
- Miniature Bull Terrier
- Miniature Pinscher
- Miniature Schnauzer
- Neapolitan Mastiff
- Newfoundland
- Norfolk Terrier
- Norwegian Buhund
- Norwegian Elkhound
- Norwegian Lundehund
- Norwich Terrier
- Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
- Old English Sheepdog
- Otterhound
- Papillon
- Parson Russell Terrier
- Pekingese
- Pembroke Welsh Corgi
- Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen
- Pharaoh Hound
- Plott
- Pointer
- Polish Lowland Sheepdog
- Pomeranian
- Poodle
- Portuguese Podengo Pequeno
- Portuguese Water Dog
- Pug
- Puli
- Pyrenean Shepherd
- Rat Terrier
- Redbone Coonhound
- Rhodesian Ridgeback
- Rottweiler
- Russell Terrier
- Saluki
- Samoyed
- Schipperke
- Scottish Deerhound
- Scottish Terrier
- Sealyham Terrier
- Shetland Sheepdog
- Shiba Inu
- Shih Tzu
- Siberian Husky
- Silky Terrier
- Skye Terrier
- Smooth Fox Terrier
- Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier
- Spinone Italiano
- St. Bernard
- Staffordshire Bull Terrier
- Standard Schnauzer
- Sussex Spaniel
- Swedish Vallhund
- Tibetan Mastiff
- Tibetan Spaniel
- Tibetan Terrier
- Toy Fox Terrier
- Treeing Walker Coonhound
- Vizsla
- Weimaraner
- Welsh Springer Spaniel
- Welsh Terrier
- West Highland White Terrier
- Whippet
- Wire Fox Terrier
- Wirehaired Pointing Griffon
- Wirehaired Vizsla
- Xoloitzcuintli
- Yorkshire Terrier
Miscellaneous Class Breeds
The Miscellaneous Class is intended as an interim stage prior to a breed becoming eligible to compete in a variety group at AKC shows. Under our current policy, the stud book will continue to be maintained by the Foundation Stock Service until the AKC Board of Directors sets a date for full recognition. Before entry into the Miscellaneous Class, the Board will work with the national club to determine the variety group to which the breed will be assigned. After a limited time in the Miscellaneous Class a date would be set, at which time the breed would become eligible to compete in a variety group at all-breed dog shows.
- American Hairless Terrier
- Azawakh
- Belgian Laekenois
- Bergamasco
- Berger Picard
- Boerboel
- Cirneco dell'Etna
- Dogo Argentino
- Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen
- Lagotto Romagnolo
- Miniature American Shepherd
- Norrbottenspets
- Peruvian Inca Orchid
- Portuguese Podengo
- Pumi
- Sloughi
- Spanish Water Dog
Foundation Stock Service® Breeds
The Foundation Stock Service® (FSS®) was created by the American Kennel Club to answer the needs of today’s rare breed fanciers. The Foundation Stock Service is an optional record keeping service for all purebred breeds not currently registrable with the American Kennel Club.
You can follow the links below for contact information
- American Leopard Hound
- Appenzeller Sennenhunde
- Barbet
- Biewer Terrier
- Bolognese
- Bracco Italiano
- Braque du Bourbonnais
- Broholmer
- Catahoula Leopard Dog
- Caucasian Ovcharka
- Central Asian Shepherd Dog
- Czechoslovakian Vlcak
- Danish-Swedish Farmdog
- Deutscher Wachtelhund
- Drentsche Patrijshond
- Dutch Shepherd
- Estrela Mountain Dog
- Eurasier
- French Spaniel
- German Longhaired Pointer
- German Spitz
- Hamiltonstovare
- Hovawart
- Jagdterrier
- Jindo
- Kai Ken
- Karelian Bear Dog
- Kishu Ken
- Kooikerhondje
- Kromfohrlander
- Lancashire Heeler
- Mudi
- Perro de Presa Canario
- Portuguese Pointer
- Portuguese Sheepdog
- Pyrenean Mastiff
- Rafeiro do Alentejo
- Russian Toy
- Schapendoes
- Slovensky Cuvac
- Small Munsterlander Pointer
- Spanish Mastiff
- Stabyhoun
- Swedish Lapphund
- Thai Ridgeback
- Tornjak
- Tosa
- Treeing Tennessee Brindle
- Working Kelpie