| When I was a child, I had a beagle. I love beagles. | | | | The following are the dog breeds listed as ancient in |
| When I married, and we both worked, I had | | | | the published study and their countries of origin: |
| miniature long haired dachshunds...they were amazing | | | | Afghan Hound (Afghanistan) Akita (Japan) Alaskan |
| little fellas.And now, that I am home and my husband | | | | Malamute (United States (Alaska)) Basenji (Congo) |
| is home battling MS, we have 3 large dogs, 2 black | | | | Chow Chow (China) Lhasa Apso (Tibet) Pekingese |
| labs and 1 golden retriever.The right breed at the | | | | (China) Saluki (Egypt) Samoyed (Siberia) Shar Pei |
| right time in your life is the secret to happiness with | | | | (China) Shiba Inu (Japan) Shih Tzu (China/Tibet) |
| your chosen four legged friend. | | | | Siberian Husky (Siberia) Tibetian Terrier (Tibet) |
| A dog breed is a group of dogs that have very | | | | Controversy: There is some controversy over the |
| similar or nearly identical characteristics of appearance | | | | results of the study, as some have noted that |
| or behavior or, usually, both, primarily because they | | | | breeding between wolves and specific breeds in |
| come from a select set of ancestors who had the | | | | recent times may have led to inaccurate results. As a |
| same characteristics. See the many breeds in a | | | | result of these breedings, the offspring would have |
| directory of breed of dogs. The AKC will always | | | | gained genetic similarities with wolves and may mask |
| have up to date directories. | | | | the truth about the real differences between the |
| Dogs have been selectively bred for specific | | | | breed and wolves before these interbreedings. |
| characteristics for thousands of years. Initially the | | | | KC Recognized Breeds: |
| selections would have centered on domestication and | | | | Affenpinscher Afghan Hound Airedale Terrier Akita |
| useful behavior such as hunting ability. Later, dogs | | | | Alaskan Malamute American Eskimo Dog American |
| were also selected for attractive and distinctive | | | | Foxhound American Staffordshire Terrier American |
| forms, resulting in a vast variety of types. | | | | Water Spaniel Anatolian Shepherd Dog Australian |
| People seem to have a fascination with Poodle mixed | | | | Cattle Dog Australian Shepherd Australian Terrier |
| breeds. Poodles are very intelligent and do not shed. | | | | Basenji Basset Hound Beagle Bearded Collie Bedlington |
| Many different Poodle mixes are emerging. | | | | Terrier Belgian Malinois Belgian Sheepdog Belgian |
| A Labradoodle is a crossbred dog created by | | | | Tervuren Bernese Mountain Dog Bichon Frise Black |
| crossing the Labrador Retriever and the Poodle. Their | | | | and Tan Coonhound Black Russian Terrier Bloodhound |
| temperament makes them good service dogs. | | | | Border Collie Border Terrier Borzoi Boston Terrier |
| The impetus behind experiments with this type of | | | | Bouvier des Flandres Boxer Briard Brittany Brussels |
| cross was the desire to achieve a service dog that | | | | Griffon Bull Terrier Bulldog Bullmastiff Cairn Terrier |
| would not shed and so produce a hypoallergenic dog | | | | Canaan Dog Cardigan Welsh Corgi Cavalier King |
| that is suitable for people with allergies to fur and | | | | Charles Spaniel Chesapeake Bay Retriever Chihuahua |
| dander. This has not yet been reliably achieved, as | | | | Chinese Crested Chinese Shar-Pei Chow Chow |
| Labradoodles have varying coat lengths and textures, | | | | Clumber Spaniel Cocker Spaniel Collie Curly-Coated |
| and crosses beyond the first generation do not yield | | | | Retriever Dachshund Dalmatian Dandie Dinmont |
| a predictable coat type. | | | | Terrier Doberman Pinscher English Cocker Spaniel |
| And its not just Poodle mixes, many different | | | | English Foxhound English Setter English Springer |
| "designer" dogs (as the media has labeled them) are | | | | Spaniel English Toy Spaniel Field Spaniel Finnish Spitz |
| immerging. | | | | Flat-Coated Retriever French Bulldog German Pinscher |
| Designer Dog? What s a designer dog you ask? A | | | | German Shepherd Dog German Shorthaired Pointer |
| "designer" dog, as the media has labeled them, is a | | | | German Wirehaired Pointer Giant Schnauzer Glen of |
| cross between two pure bred dogs. | | | | Imaal Terrier Golden Retriever Gordon Setter Great |
| Whether or not you choose a pure bred dog or a | | | | Dane Great Pyrenees Greater Swiss Mountain Dog |
| "designer" hybrid mix, do your homework and | | | | Greyhound Harrier Havanese Ibizan Hound Irish Setter |
| research, research, research. Remember, adopting a | | | | Irish Terrier Irish Water Spaniel Irish Wolfhound Italian |
| dog is a life long commitment and not something that | | | | Greyhound Japanese Chin Keeshond Kerry Blue |
| should be taken lightly. Before you adopt a dog ask | | | | Terrier Komondor Kuvasz Labrador Retriever |
| yourself exactly what it is you are looking for in your | | | | Lakeland Terrier Lhasa Apso Löwchen Maltese |
| dog. | | | | Manchester Terrier Mastiff Miniature Bull Terrier |
| How many breeds of dogs are there? Well, that | | | | Miniature Pinscher Miniature Schnauzer Neapolitan |
| depends on whom you ask. The American Kennel | | | | Mastiff Newfoundland Norfolk Terrier Norwegian |
| Club, which registers purebred dogs, officially | | | | Elkhound Norwich Terrier Nova Scotia Duck Tolling |
| recognizes 150 different breeds of dogs. As of the | | | | Retriever Old English Sheepdog Otterhound Papillon |
| time of writing this article. This can change. | | | | Parson Russell Terrier Pekingese Pembroke Welsh |
| Dog breeds can be divided into different categories, | | | | Corgi Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen Pharaoh |
| such as: | | | | Hound Pointer Polish Lowland Sheepdog Pomeranian |
| Hunting Hounds, including Sight hounds and Scent | | | | Poodle Portuguese Water Dog Pug Puli Rhodesian |
| hounds Gundogs, including Pointers, Retrievers, and | | | | Ridgeback Rottweiler Saint Bernard Saluki Samoyed |
| Spaniels Terrier Curs and Feists Working (or Utility) | | | | Schipperke Scottish Deerhound Scottish Terrier |
| Pastoral dogs, including Livestock guardian dogs, | | | | Sealyham Terrier Shetland Sheepdog Shiba Inu Shih |
| Herding dogs, Sheepdogs, and Drovers Sled dog | | | | Tzu Siberian Husky Silky Terrier Skye Terrier Smooth |
| Bulldogs Extinct dog breeds Fighting dogs Toy Dog | | | | Fox Terrier Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier Spinone |
| breeds can also be grouped into similar types such as | | | | Italiano Staffordshire Bull Terrier Standard Schnauzer |
| mastiff types, spitz types, pit bulls, or Lurchers. | | | | Sussex Spaniel Tibetan Spaniel Tibetan Terrier Toy |
| For interest sake, ther is also a complete List of | | | | Fox Terrier Vizsla Weimaraner Welsh Springer Spaniel |
| Ancient dog breeds. | | | | Welsh Terrier West Highland White Terrier Whippet |
| Fourteen ancient breeds of dog have recently been | | | | Wire Fox Terrier Wirehaired Pointing Griffon |
| identified through advances in DNA analysis. These | | | | Yorkshire Terrier |
| breeds of domesticated dog show the fewest | | | | Miscellaneous Class Breeds |
| genetic differences from wolves. The breeds are | | | | The Miscellaneous Class is intended as an interim |
| geographically diverse, including dogs from Siberia, | | | | stage. Under current policy, dogs would become |
| Japan, Alaska, China, Tibet, and Africa. | | | | eligible for registration at the time that the breed is |
| The identification of the fourteen "Ancient" dog | | | | brought into the Miscellaneous Class. After a limited |
| breeds was established in the article "Genetic | | | | time in the Miscellaneous Class a date would be set, |
| Structure of the Purebred Domestic Dog" in the | | | | at which time the breed would become eligible to |
| journal Science Volume 304 (May 21, 2004). | | | | compete in a variety group at all-breed dog shows. |