List of dog breeds

This Chihuahua mix and Great Dane show some of the tremendous variety of dog breeds.

Dogs have been selectively bred for thousands of years, sometimes by inbreeding dogs from the same ancestral lines, sometimes by mixing dogs from very different lines.^[1] The process continues today, resulting in a wide variety of breeds, hybrids, and types of dog. Centuries of selective breeding by humans has resulted in dogs being more genetically diverse than most other mammals by a considerable margin. As such, dogs are the only animal with such a wide variation in appearance without speciation, "from the Chihuahua to the Great Dane".^[2]

The following list uses a wide interpretation of "breed". Breeds are usually categorized by the functional type from which the breed was developed. The basic types are companion dogs, guard dogs, hunting dogs, herding dogs, and working dogs, although there are many other types and subtypes. Breeds listed here may be traditional breeds with long histories as registered breeds, rare breeds with their own registries, or new breeds that may still be under development.

In some cases, a breed's origin overlaps the boundaries of two or more countries; the dog is normally listed only in the country with which it is most commonly associated (for example, by its designated country according to the Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI). Some dogs, such as the Löwchen, have an uncertain origin and are listed under several countries.

List with classification and standards

Breed	Origin	Image
Affenpinscher	Germany, France
Afghan Hound	Afghanistan
Afghan Shepherd	Afghanistan
Aidi	Morocco
Airedale Terrier	United Kingdom (England)
Akbash	Turkey
Akita Inu	Japan
Alano Español	Spain
Alaskan Klee Kai	United States
Alaskan Malamute	United States
Alpine Dachsbracke	Austria
Alpine Spaniel	Switzerland, Savoy
American Akita	Japan/United States
American Bulldog	United States
American Cocker Spaniel	United States
American Eskimo Dog	Germany
American Foxhound	United States
American Hairless Terrier	United States
American Pit Bull Terrier	United States
American Staffordshire Terrier	United States
American Water Spaniel	United States
Anatolian Shepherd Dog	Turkey
Andalusian Hound	Spain
Anglo-Français de Petite Vénerie	France
Appenzeller Sennenhund	Switzerland
Ariege Pointer	France
Ariegeois	France
Armant	Egypt
Armenian Gampr dog	Armenia
Artois Hound	France
Australian Cattle Dog	Australia
Australian Kelpie	Australia
Australian Shepherd	United States
Australian Silky Terrier	Australia
Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog[10]	Australia
Australian Terrier	Australia
Austrian Black and Tan Hound	Austria
Austrian Pinscher	Austria
Azawakh	Mali
Bakharwal Dog	Pakistan
Barbet	France
Basenji	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Basque Ratter	Spain
Basque Shepherd Dog	Spain
Basset Artésien Normand	France
Basset Bleu de Gascogne	France
Basset Fauve de Bretagne	France
Basset Griffon Vendéen, Grand	France
Basset Griffon Vendéen, Petit	France
Basset Hound	France
Bavarian Mountain Hound	Germany
Beagle	United Kingdom (England)
Beagle-Harrier	France
Bearded Collie	United Kingdom (Scotland)
Beauceron	France
Bedlington Terrier	United Kingdom
Belgian Shepherd Dog (Groenendael)	Belgium
Belgian Shepherd Dog (Laekenois)	Belgium
Belgian Shepherd Dog (Malinois)	Belgium
Belgian Shepherd (Tervuren)	Belgium
Bergamasco Shepherd	Italy
Berger Blanc Suisse	Switzerland
Berger Picard	France
Berner Laufhund	Switzerland
Bernese Mountain Dog	Switzerland
Bichon Frisé	Spain, Belgium
Billy	France
Black and Tan Coonhound	United States
Black and Tan Virginia Foxhound	United States
Black Norwegian Elkhound	Norway
Black Russian Terrier	Russia
Blackmouth Cur	United States
Bleu de Gascogne, Grand	France
Bleu de Gascogne, Petit	France
Bloodhound	Belgium, France
Blue Heeler	Australia
Blue Lacy	United States
Blue Paul Terrier	United Kingdom (Scotland)
Bluetick Coonhound	United States
Boerboel	South Africa
Bohemian Shepherd	Czech Republic
Bolognese	Italy
Border Collie	United Kingdom (Scotland, England, Wales)
Border Terrier	United Kingdom (Scotland, England)
Borzoi	Russia
Bosnian Coarse-haired Hound	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Boston Terrier	United States
Bouvier des Ardennes	Belgium
Bouvier des Flandres	Belgium
Boxer	Germany
Boykin Spaniel	United States
Bracco Italiano	Italy
Braque d'Auvergne	France
Braque du Bourbonnais	France
Braque du Puy	France
Braque Francais	France
Braque Saint-Germain	France
Brazilian Dogo	Brazil
Brazilian Terrier	Brazil
Briard	France
Briquet Griffon Vendéen	France
Brittany	France
Broholmer	Denmark
Bruno Jura Hound	Switzerland, France
Bucovina Shepherd Dog	Romania
Bull and Terrier	United Kingdom
Bull Terrier	United Kingdom (England)
Bull Terrier (Miniature)	United Kingdom (England)
Bulldog	United Kingdom (England)
Bullenbeisser	Germany
Bullmastiff	United Kingdom (England)
Bully Kutta	Pakistan
Burgos Pointer	Spain
Cairn Terrier	United Kingdom (Scotland)
Canaan Dog	Middle East Israel
Canadian Eskimo Dog	Canada
Cane Corso	Italy
Cantabrian Water Dog	Spain
Cão da Serra de Aires	Portugal
Cão de Castro Laboreiro	Portugal
Cão Fila de São Miguel	Portugal
Carolina Dog	United States
Carpathian Shepherd Dog	Romania
Catahoula Cur	United States
Catalan Sheepdog	Spain
Caucasian Shepherd Dog	Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel	United Kingdom (England)
Central Asian Shepherd Dog	Russia
Cesky Fousek	Czech Republic
Cesky Terrier	Czech Republic
Chesapeake Bay Retriever	United States
Chien Français Blanc et Noir	France
Chien Français Blanc et Orange	France
Chien Français Tricolore	France
Chien-gris	France
Chihuahua	Mexico
Chilean Fox Terrier	Chile
Chinese Chongqing Dog	China
Chinese Crested Dog	China
Chinese Imperial Dog	China
Chinook	United States
Chippiparai	India
Chow Chow	China
Cierny Sery	Slovakia
Cirneco dell'Etna	Italy
Clumber Spaniel	United Kingdom (England)
Collie, Rough	United Kingdom (Scotland)
Collie, Smooth	United Kingdom (Scotland)
Combai	India
Cordoba Fighting Dog	Argentina
Coton de Tulear	Madagascar
Cretan Hound	Greece
Croatian Sheepdog	Croatia
Cumberland Sheepdog	United Kingdom (England)
Curly Coated Retriever	United Kingdom (England)
Cursinu	Corsica (France)
Czechoslovak Wolfdog	Czechoslovakia
Dachshund	Germany
Dalmatian	Croatia
Dandie Dinmont Terrier	United Kingdom (Scotland)
Danish Swedish Farmdog	Denmark, Sweden
Decker Rat Terrier	United States
Deutsche Bracke	Germany
Doberman Pinscher	Germany
Dogo Argentino	Argentina
Dogo Cubano	Cuba
Dogue de Bordeaux	France
Drentse Patrijshond	Netherlands
Drever	Sweden
Dunker	Norway
Dutch Shepherd Dog	Netherlands
Dutch Smoushond	Netherlands
East Siberian Laika	Russia
East-European Shepherd	Russia
Elo	Germany
English Cocker Spaniel	United Kingdom (England)
American English Coonhound	United States
English Foxhound	United Kingdom (England)
English Mastiff	United Kingdom (England)
English Setter	United Kingdom (England)
English Shepherd	United States
English Springer Spaniel	United Kingdom (England)
English Toy Terrier (Black & Tan)	United Kingdom (England)
English Water Spaniel	United Kingdom
English White Terrier	United Kingdom
Entlebucher Mountain Dog	Switzerland
Épagneul Bleu de Picardie	France
Estonian Hound	Estonia
Estrela Mountain Dog	Portugal
Eurasier	Germany
Field Spaniel	United Kingdom (England)
Fila Brasileiro	Brazil
Finnish Hound	Finland
Finnish Lapphund	Finland
Finnish Spitz	Finland
Flat-Coated Retriever	United Kingdom
Formosan Mountain Dog	Taiwan
Fox Terrier (Smooth)	United Kingdom (England)
Fox Terrier, Wire	United Kingdom (England)
French Brittany	France
French Bulldog	United Kingdom (England), France
French Spaniel	France
Gaddi Dog	Pakistan
Galgo Español	Spain
Galician Cattle Dog	Spain
Garafía Shepherd Dog	Spain
Gascon Saintongeois	France
Georgian Shepherd Dog	Georgia
German Longhaired Pointer	Germany
German Pinscher	Germany
German Rough-haired Pointer	Germany
German Shepherd Dog	Germany
German Shorthaired Pointer	Germany
German Spaniel	Germany
German Spitz	Germany
German Wirehaired Pointer	Germany
Giant Schnauzer	Germany
Glen of Imaal Terrier	Ireland
Golden Retriever	United Kingdom (Scotland)
Gordon Setter	United Kingdom (Scotland)
Gran Mastín de Borínquen	Puerto Rico
Grand Anglo-Français Blanc et Noir	France
Grand Anglo-Français Blanc et Orange	France
Grand Anglo-Français Tricolore	France
Grand Griffon Vendéen	France
Great Dane	Germany
Great Pyrenees	France, Spain
Greater Swiss Mountain Dog	Switzerland
Greek Harehound	Greece
Greenland Dog	Greenland
Greyhound	United Kingdom, Middle East
Griffon Bleu de Gascogne	France
Griffon Bruxellois	Belgium
Griffon Fauve de Bretagne	France
Griffon Nivernais	France
Guatemalan Dogo	Guatemala
Gull Terrier	Pakistan
Hamiltonstövare	Sweden
Hanover Hound	Germany
Hare Indian Dog	Canada, United States
Harrier	United Kingdom
Havanese	Western Mediterranean Region
Hawaiian Poi Dog	United States
Himalayan Sheepdog	Nepal
Hokkaido Ken	Japan
Hortaya Borzaya	Ukraine, Southern Russia, Belarus
Hovawart	Germany
Huntaway	New Zealand
Hygenhund	Norway
Ibizan Hound	Spain
Icelandic Sheepdog	Iceland
Indian pariah dog	India
Indian Spitz	India
Irish Red and White Setter	Ireland
Irish Setter	Ireland
Irish Terrier	Ireland
Irish Water Spaniel	Ireland
Irish Wolfhound	Ireland
Istrian Coarse-haired Hound	Croatia
Istrian Shorthaired Hound	Croatia
Italian Greyhound	Italy
Jack Russell Terrier	United Kingdom (England)
Jagdterrier	Germany
Jämthund	Sweden
Japanese Chin	Japan
Japanese Spitz	Japan
Japanese Terrier	Japan
Kaikadi	India
Kai Ken	Japan
Kangal Dog	Turkey
Kanni	India
Karakachan Dog	Bulgaria
Karelian Bear Dog	Finland
Karst Shepherd	Slovenia
Keeshond	Netherlands, Germany
Kerry Beagle	Ireland
Kerry Blue Terrier	Ireland
King Charles Spaniel	United Kingdom (England)
King Shepherd	United States
Kintamani	Indonesia
Kishu Ken	Japan
Komondor	Hungary
Kooikerhondje	Netherlands
Koolie	Australia
Korean Jindo Dog	Korea (South)
Kromfohrländer	Germany
Kumaon Mastiff	India
Kunming Wolfdog	China
Kurī	New Zealand
Kuvasz	Hungary
Kyi-Leo	United States
Labrador Husky	Canada
Labrador Retriever	Canada, United Kingdom (England)
Lagotto Romagnolo	Italy
Lakeland Terrier	United Kingdom (England)
Lancashire Heeler	United Kingdom (England)
Landseer	Canada
Lapponian Herder	Finland
Leonberger	Germany
Lhasa Apso	Tibet
Lithuanian Hound	Lithuania
Longhaired Whippet	United States
Löwchen	Germany, France, Netherlands, Spain
Magyar Agár	Hungary, Transylvania
Mahratta Greyhound	India
Majorca Shepherd Dog	Spain
Maltese	Italy
Manchester Terrier	United Kingdom (England)
Maremma Sheepdog	Italy
McNab	United States
Mexican Hairless Dog	Mexico
Miniature Australian Shepherd	United States
Miniature American Shepherd	United States
Miniature Fox Terrier	Australia
Miniature Pinscher	Germany
Miniature Schnauzer	Germany
Miniature Shar Pei	China
Mioritic	Romania
Molossus	Greece
Molossus of Epirus	Greece
Montenegrin Mountain Hound	Montenegro
Moscow Watchdog	Russia
Moscow Water Dog	Russia
Mountain Cur	United States
Mucuchies	Venezuela
Mudhol Hound	India
Mudi	Hungary
Münsterländer, Large	Germany
Münsterländer, Small	Germany
Neapolitan Mastiff	Italy
Newfoundland	Canada
New Zealand Heading Dog	New Zealand
Norfolk Spaniel	United Kingdom
Norfolk Terrier	United Kingdom
Norrbottenspets	Sweden
North Country Beagle	United Kingdom
Northern Inuit Dog	United Kingdom (England)
Norwegian Buhund	Norway
Norwegian Elkhound	Norway
Norwegian Lundehund	Norway
Norwich Terrier	United Kingdom
Nova Scotia Duck-Tolling Retriever	Canada
Old Croatian Sighthound	Croatia
Old Danish Pointer	Denmark
Old English Sheepdog	United Kingdom (England)
Old English Terrier	United Kingdom (England)
Old German Shepherd Dog	Germany
Old Time Farm Shepherd	United States
Olde English Bulldogge	United States
Otterhound	United Kingdom (England)
Pachon Navarro	Spain
Pandikona	India
Paisley Terrier	United Kingdom (Scotland)
Papillon	Spain, Belgium, France
Parson Russell Terrier	United Kingdom (England)
Patterdale Terrier	United Kingdom (England)
Pekingese	China
Perro de Presa Canario	Spain
Perro de Presa Mallorquin	Spain
Perro fino Colombiano	Colombia
Peruvian Hairless Dog	Peru
Phalène	Belgium, Spain
Pharaoh Hound	Malta
Phu Quoc ridgeback dog	Vietnam
Picardy Spaniel	France
Plott Hound	United States
Podenco Canario	Spain
Pointer	United Kingdom (England)
Poitevin	France
Polish Greyhound	Poland
Polish Hound	Poland
Polish Hunting Dog	Poland
Polish Lowland Sheepdog	Poland
Polish Tatra Sheepdog	Poland
Pomeranian	Germany, Poland
Pont-Audemer Spaniel	France
Poodle	Germany, France
Porcelaine	France
Portuguese Podengo	Portugal
Portuguese Pointer	Portugal
Portuguese Water Dog	Portugal
Posavac Hound	Croatia
Pražský Krysařík	Czech Republic
Pudelpointer	Germany
Pug	China
Puli	Hungary
Pumi	Hungary
Pungsan Dog	Korea (North)
Pyrenean Mastiff	Spain
Pyrenean Shepherd	France
Rafeiro do Alentejo	Portugal
Rajapalayam	India
Rampur Greyhound	India
Rastreador Brasileiro	Brazil
Ratonero Bodeguero Andaluz	Spain
Ratonero Valenciano	Spain
Rat Terrier	United States
Redbone Coonhound	United States
Rhodesian Ridgeback	Zimbabwe
Rottweiler	Germany
Russian Spaniel	Russia
Russian Toy	Russia
Russian tracker	Russia
Russo-European Laika	Russia
Russell Terrier	United Kingdom (England)
Saarlooswolfhond	Netherlands, Germany
Sabueso Español	Spain
Saint-Usuge Spaniel	France
Sakhalin Husky	Japan
Saluki	Middle East
Samoyed	Russia
Santal Hound	India
Sapsali	Korea
Šarplaninac	Serbia, Republic of Macedonia
Schapendoes	Netherlands
Schillerstövare	Sweden
Schipperke	Belgium
Standard Schnauzer	Germany
Schweizer Laufhund	Switzerland
Schweizerischer Niederlaufhund	Switzerland
Scotch Collie	United Kingdom (Scotland)
Scottish Deerhound	United Kingdom (Scotland)
Scottish Terrier	United Kingdom (Scotland)
Sealyham Terrier	United Kingdom (Wales)
Segugio Italiano	Italy
Seppala Siberian Sleddog	Canada
Serbian Hound	Serbia
Serbian Tricolour Hound	Serbia
Seskar Seal Dog	Finland
Shar Pei	China
Shetland Sheepdog	United Kingdom (Scotland)
Shiba Inu	Japan
Shih Tzu	China
Shikoku Ken	Japan
Shiloh Shepherd Dog	United States
Siberian Husky	Russia
Silken Windhound	United States
Sinhala Hound	Sri Lanka
Skye Terrier	United Kingdom (Scotland)
Sloughi	Morocco
Slovak Cuvac	Slovakia
Slovakian Rough-haired Pointer	Slovakia
Slovenský Kopov	Slovakia
Smålandsstövare	Sweden
Small Greek Domestic Dog	Greece
Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier	Ireland
South Russian Ovcharka	Russia
Southern Hound	United Kingdom
Spanish Mastiff	Spain
Spanish Water Dog	Spain
Spinone Italiano	Italy
Sporting Lucas Terrier	United Kingdom (England)
St. Bernard	Italy, Switzerland
St. John's water dog	Newfoundland, Canada
Stabyhoun	Netherlands
Staffordshire Bull Terrier	United Kingdom (England)
Stephens Cur	United States
Styrian Coarse-haired Hound	Austria
Sussex Spaniel	United Kingdom (England)
Swedish Lapphund	Sweden
Swedish Vallhund	Sweden
Tahltan Bear Dog	Canada
Taigan	Kyrgyzstan
Talbot	United Kingdom, Belgium, France
Tamaskan Dog	Finland
Teddy Roosevelt Terrier	United States
Telomian	Malaysia
Tennessee Treeing Brindle	United States
Tenterfield Terrier	Australia
Terceira Mastiff	Portugal
Thai Bangkaew Dog	Thailand
Thai Ridgeback	Thailand
Tibetan Mastiff	Tibet
Tibetan Spaniel	Tibet
Tibetan Terrier	Tibet
Tornjak	Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia
Tosa	Japan
Toy Bulldog
Toy Fox Terrier	United States
Toy Manchester Terrier	United Kingdom (England), United States
Toy Trawler Spaniel	United Kingdom
Transylvanian Hound	Hungary
Treeing Cur	United States
Treeing Walker Coonhound	United States
Trigg Hound	Kentucky, United States
Tweed Water Spaniel	United Kingdom
Tyrolean Hound	Austria
Uruguayan Cimarron	Uruguay
Vanjari Hound	India
Villano de las Encartaciones	Spain
Vizsla	Hungary
Volpino Italiano	Italy
Weimaraner	Germany
Welsh Corgi, Cardigan	United Kingdom (Wales)
Welsh Corgi, Pembroke	United Kingdom (Wales)
Welsh Sheepdog	United Kingdom (Wales)
Welsh Springer Spaniel	United Kingdom (Wales)
Welsh Terrier	United Kingdom (Wales)
West Highland White Terrier	United Kingdom (Scotland)
West Siberian Laika	Russia
Westphalian Dachsbracke	Germany
Wetterhoun	Netherlands
Whippet	England
White Shepherd	United States
Wirehaired Pointing Griffon	Netherlands, France
Wirehaired Vizsla	Hungary
Yorkshire Terrier	United Kingdom (England)
Breed	Origin	Image

See Also

Dog Breeds Volume 1
Dog Breeds Volume 2
Dog Breeds Volume 3
Dog Breeds Volume 4
Dog Breeds Volume 5

References

Further reading

• Alderton, David (September 2008). Encyclopedia of Dogs (Hardcover). Bath: Parragon Inc. p. 384. ISBN 1407524380. ISBN 9781407524382. 
• Coile, D. Caroline (April 1, 2005). Encyclopedia of Dog Breeds: Profiles of More than 150 Breeds (2nd ed.). Barron's Educational Series, Incorporated. p. 368. ISBN 9780764157004. 
• De Prisco, Andrew; Johnson, James B. (1993). Canine Lexicon. T. F. H. Publications. p. 886. ISBN 3-929545-60-8. ISBN 978-3-929545-60-9,. 
• De Vito, Dominique (September 1, 2005). World Atlas of Dog Breeds (Print) (6th ed.). Neptune City, NJ Lanham, MD: TFH Publications, Inc. Distributed in the U.S. to the Bookstore and library trade by National Book Network. p. 960. ISBN 0793806569. ISBN 978-0793806560. 
• DK Publishing (July 15, 2013). The Dog Encyclopedia (Hardcover) (1st ed.). DK Adult. p. 360. ISBN 1465408444. ISBN 978-1465408440. 
• Wilcox, Bonnie; Walkowicz, Chris (March 1995). Atlas of Dog Breeds of the World (Print) (5th ed.). Neptune City, NJ: TFH Publications, Inc. Distributed in the U.S. to the Bookstore and library trade by National Book Network. p. 912. ISBN 0793812844. ISBN 9780793812844.