List of Dog Breeds
There are 237 breeds listed on the American Kennel Club (AKC) list of dog breeds. The AKC currently recognizes 163 official breeds that are divided into groups. There are 12 breeds that have partial recognition and are listed in the Miscellaneous Class. There are another 62 developing breeds listed as Foundation Stock.
List of Dog Breeds Recognized by the AKC
AKC dog breeds have full recognition from the AKC. Many factors are involved in recognizing a breed, including a national organization, accurate records keeping and the consistent breeding outcomes for many generations.
The AKC divides breeds into groups based on similarities of purpose and characteristics. The Sporting Group, for example, is made up of dogs used for hunting and other outdoor sports. The Toy Group contains small breeds.
Sporting
Sporting Group|
American Water Spaniel
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Field Spaniel
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Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
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Boykin Spaniel
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Flat-Coated Retriever
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Pointer
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Brittany Spaniel
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German Shorthaired Pointer
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Spinone Italiano
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Chesapeake Bay Retriever
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German Wirehaired Pointer
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Sussex Spaniel
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Clumber Spaniel
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Golden Retriever
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Vizsla
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Cocker Spaniel
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Gordon Setter
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Weimaraner
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Curly-Coated Retriever
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Irish Red and White Setter
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Welsh Springer Spaniel
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English Cocker Spaniel
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Irish Setter
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Wirehaired Pointing Griffon
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English Setter
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Irish Water Spaniel
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English Springer Spaniel
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Labrador Retriever
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Hounds
Hound Group|
Afghan Hound
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Dachshund
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Griffon Vendéen
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American Foxhound
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English Foxhound
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Pharaoh Hound
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Basenji
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Greyhound
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Plott
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Basset Hound
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Harrier
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Redbone Coonhound
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Beagle
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Ibizan Hound
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Rhodesian Ridgeback
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Black and Tan Coonhound
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Irish Wolfhound
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Saluki
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Bloodhound
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Norwegian Elkhound
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Scottish Deerhound
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Bluetick Coonhound
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Otterhound
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Whippet
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Borzoi
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Petit Basset
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Working
Working Group|
Akita
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German Pinscher
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Newfoundland
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Alaskan Malamute
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Giant Schnauzer
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Portuguese Water Dog
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Anatolian Shepherd Dog
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Great Dane
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Rottweiler
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Bernese Mountain Dog
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Great Pyrenees
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Saint Bernard
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Black Russian Terrier
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Greater Swiss Mountain Dog
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Samoyed
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Boxer
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Komondor
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Siberian Husky
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Bullmastiff
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Kuvasz
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Standard Schnauzer
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Doberman Pinscher
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Mastiff
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Tibetan Mastiff
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Dogue de Bordeaux
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Neapolitan Mastiff
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Terriers
Terrier Group|
Airedale Terrier
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Irish Terrier
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Scottish Terrier
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American Staffordshire Terrier
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Kerry Blue Terrier
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Sealyham Terrier
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Australian Terrier
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Lakeland Terrier
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Skye Terrier
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Bedlington Terrier
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Manchester Terrier
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Smooth Fox Terrier
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Border Terrier
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Miniature Bull Terrier
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Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier
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Bull Terrier
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Miniature Schnauzer
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Staffordshire Bull Terrier
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Cairn Terrier
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Norfolk Terrier
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Welsh Terrier
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Dandie Dinmont Terrier (or DDT)
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Norwich Terrier
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West Highland White Terrier
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Glen of Imaal Terrier
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Parson Russell Terrier
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Wire Fox Terrier
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Toy
Toy Group|
Affenpinscher
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Italian Greyhound
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Pomeranian
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Brussels Griffon
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Japanese Chin
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Poodle
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Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
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Maltese
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Pug
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Chihuahua
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Manchester Terrier
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Shih Tzu
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Chinese Crested
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Miniature Pinscher
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Silky Terrier
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English Toy Spaniel
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Papillon
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Toy Fox Terrier
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Havanese
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Pekingese
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Yorkshire Terrier
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Non Sporting
Non Sporting Group|
American Eskimo Dog
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Dalmatian
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Poodle
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Bichon Frise
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Finnish Spitz
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Schipperke
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Boston Terrier
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French Bulldog
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Shiba Inu
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Bulldog
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Keeshond
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Tibetan Spaniel
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Chinese Shar-Pei
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Lhasa Apso
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Tibetan Terrier
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Chow Chow
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Löwchen
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Herding
Herding Group|
Australian Cattle Dog
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Bouvier des Flandres
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Pembroke Welsh Corgi
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Australian Shepherd
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Briard
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Polish Lowland Sheepdog
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Bearded Collie
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Canaan Dog
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Puli
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Beauceron
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Cardigan Welsh Corgi
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Pyrenean Shepherd
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Belgian Malinois
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Collie
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Norwegian Buhund
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Belgian Sheepdog
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German Shepherd Dog
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Pembroke Welsh Corgi
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Belgian Tervuren
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Norwegian Buhund
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Shetland Sheepdog
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Border Collie
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Old English Sheepdog
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Swedish Vallhund
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AKC Miscellaneous Class
Breeds in the Miscellaneous Class are those that are in the intermediate stage of the recognition process. They are allowed to compete in some AKC competitions.
Miscellaneous Class|
American English Coonhound
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Finnish Lapphund
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Russell Terrier
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Cane Corso
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Icelandic Sheepdog
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Treeing Walker Coonhound
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Cesky Terrier
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Leonberger
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Xoloitzcuintli
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Entlebucher Mountain Dog
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Norwegian Lundehund
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AKC Foundation Stock Service Breeds
Foundation Stock Service (FSS) list of dog breeds includes those which are rare or newly arrived in the United States. The FSS is a registry for these developing breeds to record the pedigree of the offspring of the stock. This is the first step toward AKC recognition.
Foundation Stock Service Breeds|
Appenzeller Sennenhunde
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Estrela Mountain Dog
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Portuguese Pointer
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Argentine Dogo
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Eurasier
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Pumi
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Azawakh
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German Spitz
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Rafeiro do Alentejo
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Barbet
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Grand Basset Griffon Vendéen
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Rat Terrier
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Belgian Laekenois
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Jindo
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Russian Toy
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Bergamasco
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Kai Ken
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Schapendoes
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Berger Picard
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Karelian Bear Dog
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Slovensky Cuvac
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Boerboel
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Kishu Ken
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Sloughi
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Bolognese
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Kooikerhondje
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Small Munsterlander Pointer
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Bracco Italiano
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Lagotto Romagnolo
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Spanish Mastiff
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Catahoula Leopard Dog
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Lancashire Heeler
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Spanish Water Dog
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Caucasian Ovcharka
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Mudi
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Stabyhoun
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Central Asian Shepherd Dog
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Norrbottenspets
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Swedish Lapphund
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Chinook
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Perro de Presa Canario
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Thai Ridgeback
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Cirneco dell'Etna
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Peruvian Inca Orchid
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Tosa
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Coton de Tulear
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Portuguese Podengo
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Treeing Tennessee Brindle
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Czechoslovakian Vlcak
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Portuguese Podengo Pequeno
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Wirehaired Vizsla
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As you can see, the list of dog breeds is extensive.
