Dog Breeds (Canis familiaris)

Topics Covered:

  • Classification of Domestic Dogs
  • Commonly seen Dog Breeds in India

Classification of Domestic Dogs: (As per British  Kennel Club)
  1. Non-sporting Breeds (Working Group)
  2. Non-sporting Breeds (Utility Group)
  3. Gun Dogs
  4. Hound Breeds
  5. Toy Breeds
  6. Terrier Breed

Non-Sporting Breeds (Working Group)

  • Alaskan Malamute
  • Alsatians (German Shepherd)
  • Anatolian (Karabash) Dog
  • Astralian Kelpie
  • Bearded Collie
  • Beauceron
  • Belgian Shepherd Dog (Groenendael)
  • Belgian Shepherd Dog (Tervueren)
  • Bornese Mountain Dog
  • Bouvier De Flandre
  • Boxer
  • Briard
  • Bullmastiff
  • Cardign Welsh Corgi
  • Great Dane
  • Hungarian Kuvasz
  • Hungarian Puli
  • Husky
  • Maremma Italian Sheep Dog
  • Mastiff
  • Newfoundland
  • Norwegian Buhund
  • Old English Sheepdog
  • Pembroke Welsh Corgi
  • Polish Sheepdog
  • Pyreneam Mountain Dog
  • Rottweiler
  • Rough Collie
  • Saint Bernard
  • Samoyed
  • Shetland Sheepdog
  • Siberian Husky
  • Smooth Collie
  • Tibetan Mastiff

Non-Sporting Breeds (Utlity Group)

  • Boston Tenier
  • Bulldog
  • Canaan Dog
  • Chow Chow
  • Dalmatian
  • French Bulldog
  • Giant Schnauzer
  • Iceland Dog
  • Japanese Akita
  • Keeshond
  • Leonberger
  • Lhasa Apso
  • Mexican Hairless
  • Miniature Schnauzer
  • Poodle (Standard)
  • Poodle (Miniature)
  • Poodle (Toy)
  • Schipperke
  • Schhauzer
  • Shih Tzu
  • Tibetan Spaniel
  • Tibetan Terrier

Gun Dogs

  • American Cocker Spaniel
  • Chesapeake Bay Retriever
  • Clumber Spaniel
  • Cocker Spaniel
  • Curly Coated Retriever
  • English Setter
  • English Springer Spaniel
  • Field Spaniel
  • Flat Coated Retriever
  • German Longhair Pointer
  • German Shorthair Pointer
  • German Wirehair Pointer
  • Golden Retriever
  • Gordon Setter
  • Hungarian Vizsla
  • Irish Setter
  • Irish Water Spaniel
  • Italian Spinone
  • Labrador Retriever
  • Large Munsterlander
  • Pointer
  • Pointing Wire-Haired Griffon
  • Small Munsterlander
  • Sussex Spaniel
  • Weimaraner
  • Selsh Springer Spaniel

Hound Breeds

  • Basenji
  • Basset Hound
  • Basset Griffon Vendeen
  • Beagle
  • Bloodhound
  • Borzori
  • Dachsbracke
  • Dachshund (Long-Haired)
  • Dachshund (Miniature Long-Haired)
  • Dachshund (Smooth-Haired)
  • Dachshund (Miniature Smooth-Haired)
  • Portuguese Warren Hound
  • Rhodesian Ridgeback
  • Saluki
  • Dachshund (Wire-Haired)
  • Dachshund(Miniature Wire-Haired)
  • Deerhound
  • Elkhound
  • Finish Spitz
  • Foxhound
  • Greyhound
  • Ibizan Hound
  • Irishi Wolfhound
  • Otterhound
  • Pharaoh Hound
  • Swedish Foxhound
  • Swiss Laufhund (Jura)

Toy Breeds

  • Affrenpinscher
  • Bichon Frise
  • Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
  • Chihuahua (Long Coat)
  • Chihuahua (Smooth Coat)
  • Chiiness Crested Dog
  • English Toy Terrier
  • (Black and Tan)
  • Griffon Bruxellois
  • Italian Greyhound
  • Japanese Chin
  • King Charles Spaniel
  • Lowchen
  • Maltese
  • Miniature Pinshcher
  • Papillon
  • Pekingese
  • Pomeranian
  • Pug
  • Silkly Terrier
  • Yorkshire Terrier

TERRIER BREEDS 

  • Airedale Terrier
  • Australian Terrier
  • Bedlington Terrier
  • Border Terrier
  • Bull Terrier
  • Cairn Terrier
  • Dandie Dinmont Terrier
  • Glen of Imaal Terrier
  • Irish Terrier
  • Kerry Blue Terrier
  • Lakeland Terrier
  • Manchester Terrier
  • Miniature Bull Terrier
  • Norfolk Terrier
  • Norwich Terrier
  • Scottish Terrier
  • Sealyham Terrier
  • Skye Terrier
  • Smooth Fox Terrier
  • Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier
  • Staffordshire Bull Terrier
  • Welsh Terrier
  • West Highland White Terrier
  • Wire Fox Terrier

Commonly seen Breeds of Dog in India: Read more

Alsatian (GSD) Lhasa Apso
Beagle Pointer
Boxer Pomeranian
Bull Dog Poodle
Collie Pug
Dachshund Labrador
Dalmatian Golden Retriever
Dobermann Pinscher Saint Bernard
Great Dane Cocker Spaniel
Greyhound Rottweiler