All God's Creatures

 

While conducting research for an upcoming blog post, we came across the following breed list. This is such an awesome compilation of all the recognized breeds (complete with links to their breed standards), that we just had to share it with you all.

We take-our-hats-off  for the AKC, and all they do for dogs. It is a great organization, full of so much helpful and educational information.

We hope you all have as much fun looking through all these breeds as we did,
~ Zena & Pamela 

Which is YOUR favorite breed? =0)

 

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American Kennel Club (AKC) Recognized Breeds

The best way to ensure a long and happy relationship with a purebred dog is to purchase the dog from a responsible breeder. While the AKC does not endorse or recommend breeders, they do provide a Breeder Referral Search and an Online Breeder Classified service. You should receive AKC registration papers from the breeder when you purchase your dog. (FYI - pictures below are NOT to scale.)

A
Affenpinscher	Afghan Hound	Airedale Terrier	Akita	Alaskan Malamute
American Eskimo Dog	American Foxhound	American Staffordshire Terrier	American Water Spaniel	Anatolian Shepherd Dog
Australian Cattle Dog	Australian Shepherd	Australian Terrier

B
Basenji	Basset Hound	Beagle	Bearded Collie	Beauceron
Bedlington Terrier	Belgian Malinois	Belgian Sheepdog	Belgian Tervuren	Bernese Mountain Dog
Bichon Frise	Black and Tan Coonhound	Black Russian Terrier	Bloodhound	Bluetick Coonhound
Border Collie	Border Terrier	Borzoi	Boston Terrier	Bouvier des Flandres
Boxer	Boykin Spaniel	Briard	Brittany	Brussels Griffon
Bull Terrier	Bulldog	Bullmastiff

C
Cairn Terrier	Canaan Dog	Cane Corso	Cardigan Welsh Corgi	Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
Chesapeake Bay Retriever	Chihuahua	Chinese Crested	Chinese Shar-Pei	Chow Chow
Clumber Spaniel	Cocker Spaniel	Collie	Curly-Coated Retriever

D
Dachshund	Dalmatian	Dandie Dinmont Terrier	Doberman Pinscher	Dogue de Bordeaux

E
English Cocker Spaniel	English Foxhound	English Setter	English Springer Spaniel	English Toy Spaniel
Entlebucher Mountain Dog

F
Field Spaniel	Finnish Spitz	Flat-Coated Retriever	French Bulldog

G
German Pinscher	German Shepherd Dog	German Shorthaired Pointer	German Wirehaired Pointer	Giant Schnauzer
Glen of Imaal Terrier	Golden Retriever	Gordon Setter	Great Dane	Great Pyrenees
Greater Swiss Mountain Dog	Greyhound

H
Harrier	Havanese

I
Ibizan Hound	Icelandic Sheepdog	Irish Red and White Setter	Irish Setter	Irish Terrier
Irish Water Spaniel	Irish Wolfhound	Italian Greyhound

J
Japanese Chin

K
Keeshond	Kerry Blue Terrier	Komondor	Kuvasz

L
Labrador Retriever	Lakeland Terrier	Leonberger	Lhasa Apso	Löwchen

M
Maltese	Manchester Terrier	Mastiff	Miniature Bull Terrier	Miniature Pinscher
Miniature Schnauzer

N
Neapolitan Mastiff	Newfoundland	Norfolk Terrier	Norwegian Buhund	Norwegian Elkhound
Norwegian Lundehund	Norwich Terrier	Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever

O
Old English Sheepdog	Otterhound

P
Papillon	Parson Russell Terrier	Pekingese	Pembroke Welsh Corgi	Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen
Pharaoh Hound	Plott	Pointer	Polish Lowland Sheepdog	Pomeranian
Poodle	Portuguese Water Dog	Pug	Puli	Pyrenean Shepherd

R
Redbone Coonhound	Rhodesian Ridgeback	Rottweiler

S
Saint Bernard	Saluki	Samoyed	Schipperke	Scottish Deerhound
Scottish Terrier	Sealyham Terrier	Shetland Sheepdog	Shiba Inu	Shih Tzu
Siberian Husky	Silky Terrier	Skye Terrier	Smooth Fox Terrier	Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier
Spinone Italiano	Staffordshire Bull Terrier	Standard Schnauzer	Sussex Spaniel	Swedish Vallhund

T
Tibetan Mastiff	Tibetan Spaniel	Tibetan Terrier	Toy Fox Terrier

V
Vizsla

W
Weimaraner	Welsh Springer Spaniel	Welsh Terrier	West Highland White Terrier	Whippet
Wire Fox Terrier	Wirehaired Pointing Griffon

X

Xoloitzcuintli

Y
Yorkshire Terrier