Know your dog terminology Do you know your Mongrel from your crossbreed? A Cockapoo from a Schnoodle? No? then have a quick read our five-minute guide and pick up a little of the lingo. Most people probably know that for a dog to qualify as a purebred it will need registration papers issued by a…
Dog breeds of the AKC: Working Group The American Kennel Club (AKC) which has acted as the United States purebred dog register since 1884 and currently (2019) recognises 193 breeds of dog, and like its other international counterparts has assigned each of its recognised breeds to a group. Currently, they use seven groups and those…
Dog breeds of the AKC: Sporting Group The American Kennel Club (AKC) currently (2019) recognises 193 breeds of dog, which have been bred for different purposes. All dog breeds have been consigned to one of seven groups, according to factors such as size, shape, function and temperament. The seven dog groups recognised by the American…
Dog breeds of the American Kennel Club AKC: Non-sporting Group The American Kennel Club (AKC) currently (2019) recognises 193 breeds of dog, which have been bred for different purposes. All dog breeds have been consigned to one of seven groups, according to factors such as size, shape, function and temperament. The seven dog groups recognised…
Dog breeds of the AKC: Herding Group The American Kennel Club (AKC) currently (2019) recognises 193 breeds of dog, which have been bred for different purposes. All dog breeds have been consigned to one of seven groups, according to factors such as size, shape, function and temperament. The seven dog groups recognised by the American…
Dog breeds of the AKC: Hound Group The American Kennel Club (AKC) currently (2019) recognises 193 breeds of dog, which have been bred for different purposes. All dog breeds have been consigned to one of seven groups, according to factors such as size, shape, function and temperament. The seven dog groups recognised by the American…
Dog breeds of the AKC: Terrier Group The American Kennel Club (AKC) currently (2019) recognises 193 breeds of dog, which have been bred for different purposes. All dog breeds have been consigned to one of seven groups, according to factors such as size, shape, function and temperament. The seven dog groups recognised by the American…
The American Kennel Club (AKC) currently (2019) recognises 21 Toy Dog breeds amongst the 193 they recognise in total. All dog breeds have been consigned to one of seven groups, according to factors such as size, shape, function and temperament. Slightly unusually the Manchester Terrier is recognised in both the Toy Group and the Terrier…
Kennel Club (UK) Dog Breeds: Gundog Group The Gundog breed is one of the general dog groups recognised by the Kennel Club UK (as of 2021), and of the 221 breeds of dogs accepted by them, 38 fall into this category. Like all dogs, this group was selectively bred to fulfil a specific purpose, and…
Kennel Club UK Toy Dog Breeds The Kennel Club UK currently (2019) recognises 221 breeds of dog, wand of these 24 ate Toy dog breeds or members of the Toy Group however you want to look at it. This is three more than the American Kennel Club and although there is some overlap the differences…
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