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Which dog groups are there?
There are different possibilities of grouping dogs of a similar breed together.
The question is always what is the main criteria.
For this reason no classification can really do any justice
I.
The most well known and extensive classification was produced by
Federation Cynologique Internationale (FCI) (approx. 300 breeds).
We have also given the FCI-Number und FCI-Group with each breed of dog.
Locate the dog breed with the help of its FCI-Number.
The dog groups are linked together:
1 Sheepdogs and Cattle Dogs (except Swiss Cattle Dogs)
1-1 Sheepdogs 1-2 Cattle Dogs (except Swiss Cattle Dogs)
2 Pinscher and Schnauzer - Molossoid breeds -
Swiss Mountain and Cattle Dogs and other breeds
2-1 Pinscher and Schnauzer type
2-1.1 Pinscher 2-1.2 Schnauzer 2-1.3 Smoushond 2-1.4 Tchiorny Terrier
2-2 Molossoid breeds
2-2.1 Mastiff type 2-2.2 Mountain type 2-2.3 Swiss Mountain and Cattle Dogs
2-2.4 Other breeds
3 Terriers
3-1 Large and medium-sized Terriers 3-2 Small-sized Terriers
3-3 Bull type Terriers 3-4 Toy Terriers
4 Dachshunds
4-1 Dachshunds
5 Spitz and primitive types
5-1 Nordic Sledge Dogs
5-2 Nordic Hunting Dogs
5-3 Nordic Watchdogs and Herders
5-4 European Spitz
5-5 Asian Spitz and related breeds
5-6 Primitive type
5-7 Primitive type - Hunting Dogs
5-8 Primitive type Hunting Dogs with a ridge on the back
6 Scenthounds and related breeds
6-1 Scenthounds
6-1.1 Large-sized Hounds 6-1.2 Medium-sized Hounds
6-1.3 Small-sized Hounds
6-2 Leash (scent) Hounds
6-3 Related breeds
7 Pointing Dogs
7-1 Continental Pointing Dogs
7-1.1 Type Continental Pointing Dog 7-1.2 Spaniel type
7-1.3 "Griffon" type
7-2 British and Irish Pointers and Setters
7-2.1 Pointer 7-2.2 Setter
8 Retrievers - Flushing Dogs - Water Dogs
8-1 Retrievers 8-2 Flushing Dogs 8-3 Water Dogs
9 Companion and Toy Dogs
9-1 Bichons and related breeds
9-1.1 Bichons 9-1.2 Coton de Tuléar 9-1.3 Petit chien lion
9-2 Poodle
9-3 Small Belgian Dogs
9-3.1 Griffons 9-3.2 Petit Brabançon
9-4 Hairless Dogs
9-5 Tibetan breeds
9-6 Chihuahueño
9-7 English Toy Spaniels
9-8 Japan Chin and Pekingese
9-9 Continental Toy Spaniel
9-10 Kromfohrländer
9-11 Small Molossian type Dogs
10 Sighthounds
10-1 Long-haired or fringed Sighthounds
10-2 Rough-haired Sighthounds
10-3 Short-haired Sighthounds
Breeds provisionally accepted
Dog breeds without FCI-Number
They are here linked together,
-- to this “exotic” dog breeds further amendments are being made.
II:
The American Kennel Club (AKC) has produced its own classification (approx. 150 breeds).
Dog groups are linked together.
Sporting Group Hound Group Working Group Terrier Group Toy Group
Non-Sporting Group Herding Group Miscellaneous Class
III:
Also the English Kennel Club (KC) (approx. 150 breeds).
Dog groups are linked together.
Hounds Working Dogs Terrier Gundogs Pastoral Utility Dogs Toy Dogs
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