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Working Dogs Dog breeds whose original purpose was to execute various duties. Working dogs were bred to work on farms, to guard houses and other various small jobs that the humans could find for them. Today most of these dogs are raised as house pets; however, they are still naturally inclined to do chores. Putting these dogs to work will give them exercise and activity!

Akita Inu	Alaskan Malamute	Anatolian Shepherd	Bernese Mountain	Black Russian Terrier

Boxer	Bullmastiff	Doberman Pinscher	Dogue de Bordeaux	German Pinscher

Giant Schnauzer	Great Dane	Great Pyrenees	Greater Swiss Mountain	Komondor

Kuvasz	Mastiff	Neapolitan Mastiff	Newfoundland	Portuguese Water Dog

Rottweiler	Saint Bernard	Samoyed	Siberian Husky	Standard Schnauzer

Tibetan Mastiff
Herding Dogs Dogs whose primary job is to guard the herd from marauders. They were bred to herd sheep and make sure that they do not go astray. Today these dogs are still used for various farming duties and can also be found as the prized pets of many house holds! For more information on a specific Herding Dog, click on one of the profiles and read on!

Australian Cattle Dog	Australian Shepherd	Bearded Collie	Beauceron	Belgian Malinois

Belgian Sheepdog	Belgian Tervuren	Border Collie	Bouvier des Flandres	Briard

Canaan Dog	Cardigan Welsh Corgi	Collie	German Shepherd	Norwegian Buhund

Old English Sheepdog	Pembroke Welsh Corgi	Powlish Lowland	Puli	Pyrenean Shepherd

Shetland Sheepdog	Swedish Vallhund
Sporting Dogs Great companion dog breed for hunting. If you have a stick that you want to throw and have it returned to you, then this is probably one of the perfect dogs to do that for you. There is no dog that is more eager to please its owner than a Sporting Dog. They love activity and exercise and will respond to it.

American Water Spaniel	Brittany	Chesapeake Bay	Clumber Spaniel	Cocker Spaniel

Curly Coated Retriever	English Cocker Spaniel	English Setter	English Springer Spaniel	Field Spaniel

Flat Coated Retriever	German Pointer	German Wirehaired	Golden Retriever	Gordon Setter

Irish Setter	Irish Red and White	Irish Water Spaniel	Labrador Retriever	Nova Scotia DTR

Pointer	Spinone Italiano	Sussex Spaniel	Hungarian Vizsla	Weimaraner

Welsh Springer Spaniel	Wirehaired Griffon
Non Sporting Dogs Dogs in the non sporting group may have jobs, but more often than not, they are kept as lovable pets! These wonderful dogs enjoy being a part of the family. They are perfectly satisfied without any specific duties, just being around as “Man’s Best Friend” is a great role for a Non Sporting Dog.

American Eskimo Dog	Bichon Frise	Boston Terrier	Bulldog	Chinese Shar Pei

Chow Chow	Dalmatian	Finnish Spitz	French Bulldog	Keeshond

Lhasa Apso	Lowchen	Poodle	Schipperke	Shiba Inu

Tibetan Spaniel	Tibetan Terrier
Terrier Dogs Originally developed to hunt vermin, these active diggers need lots of physical and mental stimulation. Terrier Dogs are extremely active and need a decent amount of exercise in their lives. They were bred to help hunters, but now they are perfectly suitable to stay at home with a family as a loving pet.

Airedale Terrier	American Staffordshire	Australian Terrier	Bedlington Terrier	Border Terrier

Bull Terrier	Cairn Terrier	Dandie Dinmont	Glen of Imaal Terrier	Irish Terrier

Kerry Blue Terrier	Lakeland Terrier	Manchester Terrier	Miniature Bull Terrier	Miniature Schnauzer

Norfolk Terrier	Norwich Terrier	Parson Russell Terrier	Scottish Terrier	Sealyham Terrier

Skye Terrier	Smooth Fox Terrier	Soft Coated Wheaten	Staffordshire Bull Terrier	Welsh Terrier

West Highland White Terrier	Wire Fox Terrier
Toy Dogs Within this group are the smallest varieties of dogs in the AKC’s registry. The Toy Dogs are likely to be the ones that you would see as a prized animal of a movie star! They are usually the smallest dogs and are generally great with children, thus giving them the Toy Dog status.

Affenpinscher	Brussels Griffon	Cavalier King Charles Spaniel	Chihuahua	Chinese Crested

English Toy Spaniel	Havanese	Italian Greyhound	Japanese Chin	Maltese

Manchester Terrier	Miniature Pinscher	Papillon	Pekingese	Pomeranian

Poodle	Pug	Shih Tzu	Silky Terrier	Toy Fox Terrier

Yorkshire Terrier
Hound Dogs An excellent hunting dog and great friendly companion. Hound Dogs were bred for their extremely sensitive sense of smell. They are good at tracking animals in the hunt, searching for narcotics to help police or any other challenges involving scent! These dogs are also capable of becoming an adorable pet for your home!

Afghan Hound	American Foxhound	Basenji	Basset Hound	Beagle

Black and Tan Coonhound	Bloodhound	Borzoi	Dachshund	English Foxhound

Greyhound	Harrier	Ibizan Hound	Irish Wolfhound	Norwegian Elkhound

Otterhound	Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen	Pharaoh Hound	Plott Hound	Rhodesian Ridgeback

Saluki	Scottish Deerhound	Whippet
Hybrid Designer Dogs Crossing two different pure breeds in the purpose of combining the best aspects of each one!