The Akc Dog Breed List - Your Registry Of Purebred Dog Pedigrees

">The list is divided into the following seven groups and
The American Kennel Club dog breed list is a Unitedone class.
States registry of purebred dog pedigrees. ThisWorking Group: The Working Group includes 25 large
registration is needed by breeders to sell registeredbreeds that are bred for the purpose of labor. Jobs like
puppies or for purebred show or sports participation.guarding property or livestock and pulling carts.
The AKC breed list included 900,000 dogs in 2006.Hound Group: The Hound Group has 26 breeds that
This count included 123,760 Labrador Retrievers,are instinctual hunters like sight hounds and scent
48,346 Yorkshire Terriers, 43,575 German Shepherds,hounds.
42,962 Golden Retrievers and 39,484 Beagles. TheseSporting Group: The Sporting Group has 28 dog
dogs have to be the offspring of parents registered asbreeds that include Pointers, Retrievers, Setters and
the same breed with the AKC to even qualify forSpaniels that are known for tracking down and
inclusion in the list. The litter that the dog is born intocatching birds.
must also be registered with the AKC.Non-Sporting Group: 18 breeds that some believe don't
Critics of the AKC are quick to point out flaws in thefit into any of the other AKC breed dog list categories.
registry. For instance, while the list guidelines do confirmThe Terrier Group: The Terrier Group has 28 feisty
that both parents were registered as one recognizedbreeds that are bred to hunt vermin both above
breed, the guidelines pay no attention to the health orground and below ground in burrows or lairs.
show quality of the blood lines. Going by list gives youThe Toy Group: 23 small companion dog breeds like
no insight into the quality of the dog breeder or thePoodles and Pekinese that are commonly referred to
conditions the puppy was raised. The AKC has neveras lap dogs.
really set forth any health standards for registration.