Breed Standards
The UKC is an international registry and currently recognizes over 300 separate breeds. Each breed was developed for a specific purpose or function. These functions range from acting as a guardian of property and the home to working in the field with the hunter to just giving their owners endless hours of enjoyment as a companion. Whatever your interests, there is a breed of purebred dog that will enrich your life.
The UKC standards contained herein are intended for use by people already familiar with the breeds they describe, such as responsible breeders and UKC judges. They are not intended for use by other organizations for breed identification and should not be adopted for those or similar purposes, either in part or as a whole.
Each breed has its own breed standard. Breeds are assigned to a Group based on its past and present function, historical origins and region of development. Learn more about each group designation.
Dog Breeds
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Dog Breeds By Group
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Companion Dog
- Affenpinscher
- American Bully
- Bichon Frise
- Biewer Terrier
- Bolognese
- Boston Terrier
- Brussels Griffon
- Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
- Chihuahua
- Chinese Crested
- Coton De Tulear
- Dalmatian
- English Bulldog
- English Toy Spaniel
- French Bulldog
- Havanese
- Italian Greyhound
- Japanese Chin
- Kromfohrlander
- Lhasa Apso
- Lowchen
- Maltese
- Mi-Ki
- Miniature Pinscher
- Multi-Colored Poodle
- Papillon
- Pekingese
- Pomeranian
- Poodle
- Pug
- Russkiy Toy
- Schipperke
- Shih Tzu
- Tibetan Spaniel
- Tibetan Terrier
- Yorkshire Terrier
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Guardian Dog
- Aidi (Atlas Mountain Dog)
- Akbash Dog
- Alentejo Mastiff
- American Bulldog
- Anatolian Shepherd
- Appenzeller
- Bernese Mountain Dog
- Black Russian Terrier
- Boxer
- Bullmastiff
- Cane Corso Italiano
- Cao de Castro Laboreiro
- Caucasian Ovcharka
- Central Asian Shepherd
- Cimarron Uruguayo
- Ciobanesc Romanesc Carpatin
- Danish Broholmer
- Doberman Pinscher
- Dogo Argentino
- Dogue De Bordeaux
- Entlebucher
- Estrela Mountain Dog
- Giant Schnauzer
- Great Dane
- Great Pyrenees
- Greater Swiss Mountain Dog
- Hovawart
- Kangal Dog
- Karst Shepherd Dog
- Komondor
- Kuvasz
- Leonberger
- Majorca Mastiff
- Maremma Sheepdog
- Mastiff
- Neapolitan Mastiff
- Newfoundland
- Olde English Bulldogge
- Owczarek Podhalanski
- Perro De Presa Canario
- Pyrenean Mastiff
- Rottweiler
- Saint Bernard
- Sarplaninac
- Slovac Cuvac
- South African Boerboel
- Spanish Mastiff
- Standard Schnauzer
- Tibetan Mastiff
- Tornjak
- Tosa Ken
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Gun Dog
- American Water Spaniel
- Barbet
- Boykin Spaniel
- Bracco Italiano
- Braque D'Auvergne
- Braque de l'Ariege
- Braque Du Bourbonnais
- Braque Francais, de Grande Taille
- Braque Francais, de Petite Taille
- Braque Saint Germain
- Brittany
- Cesky Fousek
- Chesapeake Bay Retriever
- Clumber Spaniel
- Cocker Spaniel
- Curly-Coated Retriever
- Deutscher Wachtelhund (German Spaniel)
- Drentse Patrijshond
- English Cocker Spaniel
- English Pointer
- English Setter
- English Springer Spaniel
- Epagneul Bleu de Picardie
- Epagneul Breton
- Epagneul de Pont-Audemer
- Epagneul Francais (French Spaniel)
- Epagneul Picard
- Field Spaniel
- Flat Coated Retriever
- Fresian Water Dog
- German Drahthaar
- German Long Haired Pointer
- German Rough Haired Pointer
- German Shorthaired Pointer
- German Wirehaired Pointer
- Golden Retriever
- Gordon Setter
- Hungarian Wire-Haired Vizsla
- Irish Red and White Setter
- Irish Setter
- Irish Water Spaniel
- Kooikerhondje
- Labrador Retriever
- Lagotto Romagnolo
- Large Munsterlander
- Llewellin Setter
- Multi-Colored Standard Poodle
- Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
- Old Danish Pointing Dog
- Perdiguero de Burgos
- Portuguese Pointer
- Portuguese Water Dog
- Pudelpointer
- Slovakian Wire-Haired Pointing Dog
- Small Munsterlander
- Spinone Italiano
- Stabyhoun
- Standard Poodle
- Sussex Spaniel
- Vizsla
- Weimaraner
- Welsh Springer Spaniel
- Wirehaired Pointing Griffon
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Herding Dog
- Australian Cattle Dog
- Australian Kelpie
- Australian Shepherd
- Bearded Collie
- Beauceron
- Belgian Shepherd Dog
- Bergamasco
- Berger Des Pyrenees
- Berger Picard
- Border Collie
- Bouvier Des Ardennes
- Bouvier des Flandres
- Briard
- Ca de Bestiar (Majorca Shepherd Dog)
- Cardigan Welsh Corgi
- Catalonian Sheepdog
- Ciobanesc Romanesc Mioritic
- Collie
- Croatian Sheepdog
- Czechoslovakian Vlcak (Czechoslovakian Wolfdog)
- Dutch Shepherd
- English Shepherd
- German Shepherd Dog
- Icelandic Sheepdog
- Lancashire Heeler
- Lapinporokoira (Lapponian Herder)
- Louisiana Catahoula Leopard Dog
- Miniature American Shepherd
- Mudi
- Old English Sheepdog
- Pembroke Welsh Corgi
- Polski Owczarek Nizinny (Polish Owczarek Nizinny)
- Portuguese Sheepdog
- Puli
- Pumi
- Saarloosewolfdog
- Schapendoes
- Shetland Sheepdog
- South Russian Shepherd Dog
- Spanish Water Dog
- Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog
- Swedish Vallhund
- White Shepherd
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Northern Breed
- Akita
- Alaskan Klee Kai
- Alaskan Malamute
- American Eskimo
- Canadian Eskimo Dog
- Chinese Shar-Pei
- Chinook
- Chow Chow
- East Siberian Laika
- Eurasian
- Finnish Lapphund
- Finnish Spitz
- German Spitz
- Greenland Dog
- Hokkaido
- Japanese Akitainu
- Japanese Spitz
- Jindo
- Kai
- Karelian Bear Dog
- Keeshond
- Kishu
- Lundehund
- Norrbottenspetz
- Norwegian Buhund
- Norwegian Elkhound
- Russian-European Laika
- Samoyed
- Shiba
- Shikoku
- Siberian Husky
- Swedish Elkhound
- Swedish Lapphund
- Volpino Italiano
- West Siberian Laika
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Scenthound
- Alpine Drachsbracke
- American Black & Tan Coonhound
- American Foxhound
- American Leopard Hound
- Anglo-Francais de Petite Venerie
- Ariegeois
- Austrian Black and Tan Hound
- Barak
- Basset Artesien Normand
- Basset Bleu De Gascogne
- Basset Fauve De Bretagne
- Basset Hound
- Bavarian Mountain Hound
- Beagle
- Beagle Harrier
- Billy
- Black Forest Hound (Slovakian Hound)
- Black Mouth Cur
- Bloodhound
- Bluetick Coonhound
- Briquet Griffon Vendeen
- Chien d'Artois
- Chien Francais Blanc et Noir
- Chien Francais Tricolore
- Dachshund
- Deutsche Bracke
- Drever
- Dunker
- English Coonhound
- English Foxhound
- Finnish Hound
- Francais Blanc et Orange
- Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen
- Grand Bleu De Gascogne
- Grand Gascon-Saintongeois
- Grand Griffon Vendeen
- Great Anglo-Francais Tricolor Hound
- Great Anglo-Francais White and Black Hound
- Great Anglo-Francais White and Orange Hound
- Griffon Bleu de Gascogne
- Griffon Fauve de Bretagne
- Griffon Nivernais
- Haldenstover (Halden Hound)
- Hamiltonstovare
- Hanoverian Hound
- Harrier
- Hellenic Hound
- Hygen Hound
- Istrian Coarse-Haired Hound
- Istrian Short-Haired Hound
- Italian Hound
- Montenegrin Mountain Hound
- Mountain Cur
- Otterhound
- Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen
- Petit Bleu De Gascogne
- Petit Gascon-Saintongeois
- Plott Hound
- Poitevin
- Polish Hound
- Porcelaine
- Posavaz Hound
- Redbone Coonhound
- Schiller Hound
- Serbian Hound
- Serbian Tricolor Hound
- Smaland Hound
- Small Swiss Hound
- Spanish Hound
- Stephens' Cur
- Styrian Coarse Haired Hound
- Swiss Hound
- Transylvanian Hound
- Treeing Cur
- Treeing Tennessee Brindle
- Treeing Walker Coonhound
- Tyrolean Hound
- Welsh Hound
- Westphalian Dachsbracke
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Sighthound & Pariah
- Afghan Hound
- Azawakh
- Basenji
- Borzoi
- Canaan Dog
- Carolina Dog
- Chart Polski (Polish Greyhound)
- Cirneco dell'Etna
- Greyhound
- Hungarian Greyhound (Magyar Agar)
- Ibizan Hound
- Irish Wolfhound
- Peruvian Inca Orchid
- Pharaoh Hound
- Podenco Canario
- Podengo Portugueso
- Rhodesian Ridgeback
- Saluki
- Scottish Deerhound
- Silken Windhound
- Sloughi
- Spanish Greyhound
- Thai Ridgeback
- Whippet
- Xoloitzcuintli
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Terrier
- Airedale Terrier
- American Hairless Terrier
- American Pit Bull Terrier
- Australian Terrier
- Austrian Pinscher
- Bedlington Terrier
- Border Terrier
- Bull Terrier
- Cairn Terrier
- Cesky Terrier
- Dandie Dinmont Terrier
- Danish-Swedish Farmdog
- Dutch Smoushond
- German Pinscher
- Glen of Imaal Terrier
- Irish Terrier
- Jack Russell Terrier
- Jagdterrier
- Japanese Terrier
- Kerry Blue Terrier
- Lakeland Terrier
- Manchester Terrier
- Miniature Bull Terrier
- Miniature Schnauzer
- Mountain Feist
- Norfolk Terrier
- Norwich Terrier
- Parson Russell Terrier
- Patterdale Terrier
- Rat Terrier
- Scottish Terrier
- Sealyham Terrier
- Silky Terrier
- Skye Terrier
- Smooth Fox Terrier
- Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier
- Sporting Lucas Terrier
- Staffordshire Bull Terrier
- Teddy Roosevelt Terrier
- Toy Fox Terrier
- Treeing Feist
- Welsh Terrier
- West Highland White Terrier
- Wire Fox Terrier
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