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.



Breed categories

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
Dog breeds include:

Nonsporting Dogs

A

Af-Am
 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
 JDJ American Bulldog
 Scott's American Bulldog
 Southern White American Bulldog
 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
 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

Ba-Be
 Balkan Hound - see Serbian Hound
 Bandog
 Barbet
 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:
 Belgian Shepherd Dog (Groenendael)
 Belgian Shepherd Dog (Laekenois)
 Belgian Shepherd Dog (Malinois)
 Belgian Shepherd Dog (Tervuren)
 Berger Blanc Suisse
 Berger Picard
 Bergamasco
 Bernese Mountain Dog (Berner Sennenhund)

Bi-Bo
 Bichon Frisé
 Biewer
 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
 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
 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

Ca-Ci
 Ca de Bou - see Perro de Presa Mallorquin
 Cairn Terrier
 Canaan Dog
 Canadian Eskimo Dog (Canadian Inuit Dog)
 Cane Corso
 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
 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

 Dachshund
 Dakota Sport Retriever
 Dalmatian
 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 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
 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

 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

Ga-Go
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 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
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

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
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

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
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
Labradoodle
Labrador Retriever
Laekenois - see Belgian Shepherd Dog (Laekenois)
Lagotto Romagnolo
Lakeland Terrier
Lancashire Heeler
Landseer (Continental-European type) - see also Newfoundland
Lapinporokoira
Large Munsterlander
Leonberger
Lhasa Apso
Llewellyn Setter - see English Setter
Löwchen

M
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
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
Neapolitan Mastiff
Nebolish Mastiff
Newfoundland
Norfolk Terrier
Norrbottenspets
Northern Inuit -- see Utonagan
Norwegian Buhund
Norwegian Elkhound
Norwegian Lundehund
Norwich Terrier
Nova Scotia Duck-Tolling Retriever

O
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

Pa-Pl
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
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
Plott Hound

Po-Py
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
Queensland Heeler - see Australian Cattle Dog

R
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

Sa-Se
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

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
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

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
Utonagan

V
Valley Bulldog
Vizsla - see Hungarian Vizsla
Volpino Italiano

W
Weimaraner
Welsh Corgi 
Cardigan Welsh Corgi
Pembroke 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
Xoloitzcuintle

Y
Yorkshire Terrier
Yugoslavian Mountain Hound - see Serbian Mountain Hound
Yugoslavian Tricolour Hound - see Serbian Tricolour Hound

Other websites 
See the lists of dog breeds that these important breed registries allow:
Fédération Cynologique Internationale  (most of Europe)
American Kennel Club  (United States)
The Kennel Club (United Kingdom)
top 10 dog breeds
Canadian Kennel Club
Australian National Kennel Council 
New Zealand Kennel Club
United Kennel Club (United States)
Popular UK Dog Breeds

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