American Kennel Club (AKC) Dog Breeds Alphabetical

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

Dachshund
Dalmatian
Dandie Dinmont Terrier
Doberman Pinscher
Dogo Argentino
English Foxhound
English Setter
English Springer Spaniel
English Toy Spaniel
Entlebucher Mountain Dog
Field Spaniel
Finnish Lapphund
Finnish Spitz
Flat Coated Retriever
Fox Terrier – Smooth
Fox Terrier – Wirehair
French Bulldog
German Pinscher
German Shepherd Dog
German Shorthaired Pointer
German Wirehaired Pointer
Giant Schnauzer
Glen Imaal Terrier
Golden Retriever
Gordon Setter
Grand Basset
Great Dane
Great Pyrenees
Great Swiss Mountain Dog
Greyhound
Griffon Vendéen
Harrier
Havanese
Ibizan Hound
Irish Setter
Irish Terrier
Irish Water Spaniel
Irish Wolfhound
Icelandic Sheepdog
Italian Greyhound
Japanese Chin
Keeshond
Kerry Blue Terrier
Komondor
Kuvasz
Labrador Retriever
Lagotto Romagnolo
Lakeland Terrier
Leonberger
Lhasa Apso
Lowchen (Little Lion Dog)
Maltese
Manchester Terrier( Standard & Toy)
Mastiff
Miniature American Shepherd
Miniature Bull Terrier
Miniature Pinscher
Miniature Schnauzer
Neapolitan Mastiff
Newfoundland
Norfolk Terrier
Norrbottenspets
Norwegian Elkhound
Norwegian Lundehund
Norwich Terrier
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever

Old English Sheepdog (Bobtail)
Otterhound
Papillon
Parson Russell Terrier
Pekingese
Pembroke Welsh Corgi
Peruvian Inca Orchid
Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen
Pharaoh Hound
Plott Hound
Pointer
Polish Lowland Sheepdog
Pomeranian
Poodle (Miniature)
Poodle (Standard)
Poodle (Toy)
Portuguese Podengo
Portuguese Podengo Pequeno
Portuguese Water Dog
Pug
Puli
Pumi
Rat Terrier
Redbone Coonhound
Rhodesian Ridgeback
Rottweiler
Russell Terrier
Saint Bernard
Saluki
Sloughi
Samoyed
Schipperke
Scottish Deerhound
Scottish Terrier
Sealyham Terrier
Shetland Sheepdog (Sheltie)
Shiba Inu
Shih Tzu
Siberian Husky
Silky Terrier
Skye Terrier
Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier
Spanish Water Dog
Spinone Italiano
Staffordshire Bull Terrier
Standard Schnauzer
Sussex Spaniel
Tibetan Mastiff
Tibetan Spaniel
Tibetan Terrier
Toy Fox Terrier
Treeing Walker Coonhound
Vizsla
Weimaraner
Welsh Springer Spaniel
Welsh Terrier
West Highland White Terrier
Whippet
Wirehaired Pointing Griffon
Wirehaired Vizsla
Xoloitzcuintli
Yorkshire Terrier