American Kennel Club (AKC) Dog Breeds Alphabetical

Dogs

For years, dogs have been shown to "show off" their wonderful traits. It therefore became increasingly important to have uniform show rules and to document the winnings and pedigrees of the top rated dogs for "many" different breeds.

The year 1884 saw the development of the first all breed, purebred dog registry in America, "The American Kennel Club", or AKC. The AKC works with National Breed Clubs, and other organized dog groups that will serve as the Parent Club for a breed.

The breed clubs apply to the AKC (or other registry) for breed acceptance. The clubs must meet the AKC breed acceptance criteria before going into the miscellaneous group, after which it may move up to a permanent dog group.

Here is an alphabetical list of all the AKC breeds.

AKC Breeds

Affenpinscher
Afghan Hound
Airedale Terrier
Akita
Alaskan Malamute
American English Coonhound
American Eskimo
American Foxhound
American Hairless Terrier
American Staffordshire Terrier
American Water Spaniel
Anatolian Sheepdog
Australian Cattle Dog
Australian Shepherd
Australian Terrier
Azawakh
Basenji
Basset Hound
Beagle
Bearded Collie
Beauceron
Bedlington Terrier
Belgian Laekenois
Belgian Malinois
Belgian Sheepdog
Belgian Tervuren
Bergamasco
Berger Picard
Bernese Mountain Dog
Bichon Frise
Black And Tan Coonhound
Black Russian Terrier
Bluetick Coonhound
Bloodhound
Boerboel
Border Collie
Border Terrier
Borzoi
Boston Terrier
Bouvier Des Flandres
Boykin Spaniel
Boxer
Briard
Brittany
Brussels Griffon
Bull Dog
Bull Terrier
Bullmastiff
Cairn Terrier
Canaan Dog
Cane corso
Cardigan Welsh Corgi
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
Cesky Terrier
Chesapeake Bay Retriever
Chihuahua
Chinese Crested
Chinese Shar Pei
Chinook
Chow Chow
Cirneco dell'Etna
Clumber Spaniel
Cocker Spaniel-American
Cocker Spaniel-English
Collie (Rough) & (Smooth)
Coton de Tulear
Curly Coated Retriever