| Although dog breeds can be grouped by similar types | | | | Examples of curs include: |
| such as mastiff, spitz, pit bulls, Lurchers, and Kennel | | | | Black Mouth Cur, |
| Club have differing show groups, nonetheless, all dogs | | | | Catahoula Cur (Catahoula Leopard Dog), |
| fall into one of the these 7 groups: | | | | Leopard Cur, |
| 1. The Hunting group of dog breeds. | | | | Mountain Cur, |
| Hounds, including Sight hounds and Scent hounds. | | | | Stephens Cur, |
| Gundogs, including Pointers, Retrievers, and Spaniels | | | | Treeing Cur. |
| Terrier | | | | Feist is a type of small dog developed in the rural |
| Curs and Feists | | | | southern United States for hunting squirrels and other |
| Cur refers to a dog, usually of mixed ancestry. In | | | | small game. Most feists are bred only for their hunting |
| common usage, the term is often derogatory. | | | | ability and with no intention of turning them into |
| However, Curs are also a category of hunting dog | | | | show dogs. |
| breeds developed in the United States, usually not | | | | However the Treeing Feist has been recognized as |
| recognized as show dogs but developed solely for | | | | an identifiable breed, by the United Kennel Club, in |
| their hunting ability. As a result, most of the cur | | | | 1998. |
| breeds are types rather than breedsthat is, one of | | | | 3. Working dogs, which incluides includes: |
| these dogs can be recognized as a certain type of | | | | Pastoral dogs, Livestock guardian dogs, Herding dogs, |
| Cur but the appearance standard is extremely | | | | Sheepdogs, Drovers and Sled dogs. |
| flexible, enough so that a complete breed appearance | | | | 4. Bulldogs |
| standard is difficult to create. However, several | | | | 5. Extinct dog breeds |
| kennel clubs register various cur breeds based on | | | | 6. Fighting dogs |
| their bloodlines, and several lines are recognized within | | | | 7. |
| each breed by The United Kennel Club. | | | | |