LIST OF DOG BREEDS RECOGNIZED BY THE FEDERATION

World Dog Federation

Recognized Dog Breeds

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Group 1 Shepherd Dogs and Cattle Dogs (excluding Swiss Cattle Dogs) 55 recognized breeds

Group 2 Pinscher and Schnauzer Type Dogs – Molossoids and Swiss Cattle Dogs 62 recognized breeds

Group 3 Terrier Type Dogs 36 recognized breeds

Group 4 Bull Type Dogs 18 recognized breeds

Group 5 Dogs of the Primitive Type 53 recognized breeds

Group 6 Hounds and Dogs for Blood Tracking 91 recognized breeds

Group 7 Pointing Dogs 39 recognized breeds

Group 8 Retrievers, Flushing Dogs and Water Dogs 20 recognized breeds

Group 9 Companion and Toy Dogs 34 recognized breeds

Group 10 Sighthounds 14 recognized breeds

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WDF Group	Breed	Country / Territory of Origin
Group 1	Akbash	Turkey
Group 1	Apuan Shepherd Dog	Italy
Group 1	Armant’s Egyptian Shepherd Dog	Egypt
Group 1	Australian Cattle Dog	Australia
Group 1	Australian Kelpie	Australia
Group 1	Australian Shepherd	USA
Group 1	Bearded Collie	Great Britain
Group 1	Belgian Shepherd Dog Groenendael	Belgium
Group 1	Belgian Shepherd Dog Laekenois	Belgium
Group 1	Belgian Shepherd Dog Malinois	Belgium
Group 1	Belgian Shepherd Dog Tervueren	Belgium
Group 1	Bergamasco Shepherd Dog	Italy
Group 1	Berger de la Beauce – Beauceron	France
Group 1	Berger de Brie – Briard	France
Group 1	Berger de Picardie – Picardy Sheepdog	France
Group 1	Bobtail – Old English Sheepdog	Great Britain
Group 1	Border Collie	Great Britain
Group 1	Bouvier Des Ardennes	Belgium
Group 1	Bouvier des Flandres	France – Belgium
Group 1	Cao de Serra de Aires – Portuguese Sheepdog	Portugal
Group 1	Catalan Sheepdog – Gos D’Atura Català	Spain
Group 1	Croatian Shepherd Dog	Croatia
Group 1	Czechoslovakian Wolfdog	Slovak Republic
Group 1	Dutch Schapendoes	Holland
Group 1	Dutch Shepherd Dog	Holland
Group 1	East European Shepherd	Russia
Group 1	Working German Shepherd Grisons	Germany
Group 1	German Shepherd Dog	Germany
Group 1	German Shepherd Dog Long Hair	Germany
Group 1	Komondor	Hungary
Group 1	Kuvasz	Hungary
Group 1	Lancashire Heeler	Great Britain
Group 1	Lessinia and Lagorai Sheepdog	Italy
Group 1	Majorca Shepherd Dog	Spain
Group 1	Maremma-Abruzzese Shepherd Dog	Italy
Group 1	Mudi	Hungary
Group 1	Polish Lowland Sheepdog	Poland
Group 1	Puli	Hungary
Group 1	Pumi	Hungary
Group 1	Pyrenean Sheepdog Long-Haired	France
Group 1	Pyrenean Sheepdog – Smooth Faced	France
Group 1	Romanian Carpathian Sheperd Dog	Romania
Group 1	Romanian Mioritic Sheperd Dog	Romania
Group 1	Saarloos Wolfhound	Holland
Group 1	Schipperke	Belgium
Group 1	Scotland Shepherd Dog – Rough Collie	Great Britain
Group 1	Scotland Shepherd Dog – Collie Short-haired	Great Britain
Group 1	Shepherd Dog of Oropa	Italy
Group 1	Shetland Sheepdog	Great Britain
Group 1	Slovenský čuvač	Slovak Republic
Group 1	South Russian Shepherd Dog	Russia
Group 1	Tatra Shepherd Dog	Poland
Group 1	Welsh Corgi Cardigan	Great Britain – Wales
Group 1	Welsh Corgi Pembroke	Great Britain – Wales
Group 1	White Swiss Shepherd	Switzerland
Group 2	Affenpinscher	Germany
Group 2	American Wolfdog	Canada
Group 2	Appenzeller Sennenhund	Switzerland
Group 2	Atlas Mountain Dog -Aidi	Algeria
Group 2	Austrian Pinscher – Osterreichischer Pinscher	Austria
Group 2	Bernese Mountain Dog	Switzerland
Group 2	Black Russian Terrier	Russia
Group 2	Boerboel	Africa
Group 2	Boxer	Germany
Group 2	Broholmer	Denmark
Group 2	Cane Corso Italiano	Italy
Group 2	Cao de Agua Portugues	Portugal
Group 2	Cão de Castro Laboreiro	Portugal
Group 2	Cão de Fila de São Miguel	Portugal
Group 2	Catahoula Leopard Dog	USA
Group 2	Caucasian Shepherd Dog	Georgia
Group 2	Central Asian Shepherd Dog	Russia
Group 2	Central Asian Shepherd Dog Alabai	Turkmenistan
Group 2	Central Asian Shepherd Dog Tobet	Kazakistan
Group 2	Central Asian Shepherd Dog Torkuz	Uzbekistan
Group 2	Cimarron Uruguayo	Uruguay
Group 2	Danish-Swedish Farmdog	Denmark-Sweden
Group 2	Dobermann	Germany
Group 2	Dogo Argentino	Argentina
Group 2	Dogue de Bordeaux	France
Group 2	Dutch Smoushound	Netherlands
Group 2	Entlebuch Sennenhound	Switzerland
Group 2	Estrela Mountain Dog	Portugal
Group 2	Fila Brasileiro	Brazil
Group 2	Fonnese Dog	Italy
Group 2	German Pinscher	Germany
Group 2	Great Dane	Germany
Group 2	Great Swiss Mountain Dog	Switzerland
Group 2	Hovawart	Germany
Group 2	Kangal çoban köpegi	Turkey
Group 2	Karst Shepherd Dog	Slovenia
Group 2	Landseer	Norway
Group 2	Leonberger	Germany
Group 2	Mastiff	Great Britain
Group 2	Moscow Watchdog	Russia
Group 2	Neapolitan Mastiff	Italy
Group 2	Newfoundland	Canada
Group 2	Presa Canario	Spain
Group 2	Perro Dogo Mallorquín	Spain
Group 2	Pyrenean Mastiff	Spain
Group 2	Pyrenean Mountain Dog	France
Group 2	Rafeiro do Alentejo	Portugal
Group 2	Riesenschnauzer	Germany
Group 2	Romanian Bucovina Shepherd	Romania
Group 2	Rottweiler	Germany
Group 2	Russian Black Terrier	Russia
Group 2	Saint Bernard Dog	Switzerland
Group 2	Sharolanina – Yugoslavian Shepherd Dog	Serbia
Group 2	Schnauzer	Germany
Group 2	Shar Pei	China
Group 2	Serra de Estrela dog	Portugal
Group 2	Spanish Mastiff	Spain
Group 2	Tibetan Mastiff	Tibet – China
Group 2	Torniak	Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia
Group 2	Tosa	Japan
Group 2	Zwergpinscher	Germany
Group 2	Zwergschnauzer	Germany
Group 3	Airedale Terrier	Great Britain
Group 3	Australian Skye Terrier	Great Britain
Group 3	Australian Silky Terrier	Great Britain
Group 3	Australian Terrier	Australia
Group 3	Bedlington Terrier	Great Britain
Group 3	Biewer Terrier	Germany
Group 3	Border Terrier	Great Britain
Group 3	Boston Terrier	USA
Group 3	Cairn Terrier	Great Britain
Group 3	Cesky Terrier	Czech Republic
Group 3	Chilean Terrier	Chile
Group 3	Dandie Dinmont Terrier	Great Britain
Group 3	Deutscher Jagdterrier	Germany
Group 3	English Toy Terrier	Great Bretanga
Group 3	Fox Terrier Smooth	Great Britain
Group 3	Fox Terrier Wire	Great Britain
Group 3	Irish Glen of Imaal terrier	Ireland
Group 3	Irish Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier	Ireland
Group 3	Irish Terrier	Ireland
Group 3	Jack Russell Terrier	Great Britain
Group 3	Japanese Terrier	Japan
Group 3	Kerry Blue Terrier	Ireland
Group 3	Lakeland Terrier	Great Britain
Group 3	Manchester Terrier	Great Britain
Group 3	Norfolk Terrier	Great Britain
Group 3	Norwich Terrier	Great Britain
Group 3	Parson Russell Terrier	Great Britain
Group 3	Ratonero Bodeguero Andaluz	Spain
Group 3	Scottish Terrier	Great Britain
Group 3	Sealyham Terrier	Great Britain
Group 3	Skye Terrier	Great Britain
Group 3	Smooth-haired Fox Terrier	Great Britain
Group 3	Terrier Brasileiro	Brazil
Group 3	Welsh Terrier	Great Britain
Group 3	West Higland White Terrier	Great Britain
Group 3	Yorkshire Terrier	Great Britain
Group 4	American Bulldog Jhonson	America
Group 4	American Bulldog Scott	America
Group 4	American Bully Pocket	America
Group 4	American Bully Standard	America
Group 4	American Bully Classic	America
Group 4	American Bully XL	America
Group 4	American Pit Bull Terrier	America
Group 4	American Staffordshire terrier	America
Group 4	Bouledogue Français	France
Group 4	Bullmastiff	Great Britain
Group 4	Bull Terrier	Great Britain
Group 4	Bull Terrier Miniature	Great Britain
Group 4	Chongqing dog	China
Group 4	English Bulldog	Great Britain
Group 4	Exotic Bully	America
Group 4	Olde English Bulldogge	Great Britain
Group 4	Slovak Mogwai Dog	Slovakia
Group 4	Staffordshire Bull Terrier	Great Britain
Group 5	Ainu-Ken – Hokkaido	Japan
Group 5	Akita Inu	Japan
Group 5	Alaskan Malamute	USA
Group 5	American Akita	Japan – USA
Group 5	Basenji	Central Africa
Group 5	Black Norwegian Elkhound	Norway
Group 5	Canaan Dog	Israel
Group 5	Canadian Eskimo Dog	Canada
Group 5	Chow Chow	China
Group 5	Cirneco dell’Etna	Italy
Group 5	East Siberian Laika	Russian
Group 5	Eurasier	Germany
Group 5	Finnish Spitz	Finland
Group 5	German Spitz Pomeranian	Germany
Group 5	German Spitz	Germany
Group 5	Greenland Dog	Greenland
Group 5	Grey Norwegian Elkhound	Greenland – Patronage of Denmark
Group 5	Icelandic Sheepdog	Iceland
Group 5	Jamthund	Sweden
Group 5	Japanese Spitz	Japan
Group 5	Kai Dog	Japan
Group 5	Karelian Bear Dog	Finland
Group 5	Keeshond – Wolfspitz	Germany
Group 5	Kishu Inu	Japan
Group 5	Korea Jindo Dog	South Korea
Group 5	Lapinkoira	Russia
Group 5	Lapinporokoira	Finland
Group 5	Norrbottenspets	Sweden
Group 5	Mexican Naked Dog	Mexico
Group 5	Norwegian Buhund	Norway
Group 5	Norwegian Elkhound Black	Norway
Group 5	Norwegian Elkhound Grey	Norway
Group 5	Norwegian Lundehund	Norway
Group 5	Perro sin pelo del Perú	Perù
Group 5	Pharaon Hound	Egypt
Group 5	Podenco Canario	Spain
Group 5	Podenco Ibicenco	Spain
Group 5	Podengo Portugues	Spain
Group 5	Russian-European Laika	Russian
Group 5	Samoyed	Russia
Group 5	Shiba Inu	Japan
Group 5	Shikoku	Japan
Group 5	Siberian Husky	United States
Group 5	Suomenlapinkoira – Finnish Lapponian Dog	Finland
Group 5	Swedish Lapphund	Sweden
Group 5	Taiwan Dog	Taiwan
Group 5	Thai Bangkaew Dog	Thailand
Group 5	Thai Ridgeback Dog	Thailand
Group 5	Trabzon Zerdava	Turkey
Group 5	Västgötaspets	Sweden
Group 5	Volpino Italiano	Italy
Group 5	West Siberian Laika	Russian
Group 5	Xoloitzcuintle	Mexico
Group 6	Alpenlaendische Dachsbracke	Austria
Group 6	American Foxhound	USA
Group 6	Anglo-Francaise de Petite Vénerie	France
Group 6	Apennine Hound	Italy
Group 6	Ariegeois	France
Group 6	Austrian Black And Tan Hound – Brandlbracke	Austria
Group 6	Basset Artésien-Normand	France
Group 6	Basset Bleu from Gascogne	France
Group 6	Basset Fauve from Bretagne	France
Group 6	Basset Griffon Vendéen	France
Group 6	Basset Hound	USA – Great Britain
Group 6	Bayerischer Gebirgsschweissh.	Germany
Group 6	Beagle	Great Britain
Group 6	Beagle Harrier	Great Britain
Group 6	Bernese Hound	Switzerland
Group 6	Billy	France
Group 6	Black and Tan Coonhound	USA
Group 6	Bloodhound – Chien de St. Hubert	Belgium
Group 6	Bosnian Broken-Haired Hound	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Group 6	Brazilian Tracker	Brazil
Group 6	Briquet Griffon Vendéen	France
Group 6	Chien d’Artois	France
Group 6	Dachshund	Germany
Group 6	Dachshund Pie Bald	USA
Group 6	Dalmatian	Croatia – ex-Yugoslavia
Group 6	Drever	Sweden
Group 6	Dunker	Norway
Group 6	English Coonhound	USA
Group 6	English Foxhound	Great Britain
Group 6	Finnish Hound	Finland
Group 6	Français Blanc et Noir	France
Group 6	Français Blanc et Orange	France
Group 6	Français Tricolore	France
Group 6	Gascon Saintongeois	France
Group 6	German Hound	Germany
Group 6	German Short Haired Dachshund	Germany
Group 6	German Shorthaired Dachshund	Germany
Group 6	Gr. Anglo-Français Bl. et Orange	France
Group 6	Gr. Anglo-Français Blanc et Noir	France
Group 6	Gr. Anglo-Français Tricolor	France
Group 6	Grand Bleu de Gascogne	France
Group 6	Grand Gascogne-Saintongeois	France
Group 6	Grand Griffon Vendéen	France
Group 6	Griffon Bleu de Gascogne	France
Group 6	Griffon Fauve de Bretagne	France
Group 6	Griffon Nivernais	France
Group 6	Haldenstöver	Norway
Group 6	Hamiltonstövare	Sweden
Group 6	Hannoverischer Schweisshund	Germany
Group 6	Hard-Haired Dachshund	Germany
Group 6	Harrier	Grand Bretain
Group 6	Hellenic Hound	Greece
Group 6	Hygenhund	Norway
Group 6	Hungarian Hound	Hungary
Group 6	Istrian Short-Haired Hound	Croatia
Group 6	Istrian Wire-Haired Hound	Croatia
Group 6	Italian short-haired hound	Italy
Group 6	Jura Hound type Bruno	Switzerland
Group 6	Lucernese Hound	Switzerland
Group 6	Maremmano Hound	Italy
Group 6	Montenegrin Mountain Hound	Montenegro
Group 6	Otterhound	Great Britain
Group 6	Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen	France
Group 6	Petit Bleu de Gascogne	France
Group 6	Plott Hound	United States
Group 6	Poitevin	France
Group 6	Polish Hound	Polish
Group 6	Porcelaine	France
Group 6	Posavatz Hound	Croatia
Group 6	Redbone Coonhound	USA
Group 6	Rhodesian Ridgeback	S.Africa-Zimbabwe
Group 6	Rough-Haired Styrian Hound	Austria
Group 6	S. Tricolor Yugoslavian	Serbia-Montenegro
Group 6	S. Yugoslav of Mont.	Serbia-Montenegro
Group 6	Sabueso Español	Spain
Group 6	Schillerstövare	Sweden
Group 6	Segugio Italiano a Pelo Forte	Italy
Group 6	Segugio Italiano a Pelo Raso	Italy
Group 6	Serbian Hound	Serbia and Montenegro
Group 6	Slovensky Kopov	Slovak Republic
Group 6	Smalandsstövare	Sweden
Group 6	Small Bernese Hound	Switzerland
Group 6	Small Jura Hound	Switzerland
Group 6	Small Lucernese Hound	Switzerland
Group 6	Small Swiss Hound	Switzerland
Group 6	Steirische Rauhhaarbracke	Austria
Group 6	Strong Haired Italian Hound	Italy
Group 6	Swiss Hound	Switzerland
Group 6	Treeing Walker Coonhound	USA
Group 6	Tyrolean Hound	Austria
Group 6	Westphalian Hound	Germany
Group 7	Bohemian Wire Haired Pointing Griffon	Czech Rep.
Group 7	Bracco d’Ariége	France
Group 7	Bracco del Bourbonnais	France
Group 7	Bracco Italiano	Italy
Group 7	Braque de Saint-Germain	France
Group 7	Braque d’Auvergne	France
Group 7	Bracco Dupuy – Braque Dupuy	France
Group 7	Braque Francais Type Gascogne	France
Group 7	Braque Francais Type Pyrénées	France
Group 7	Deutsch Kurzhaar	Germany
Group 7	Deutscher Drahthaar	Germany
Group 7	Drentse Patrijshond	Netherlands
Group 7	English Setter	Great Britain
Group 7	Epagneul Bleu de Picardie	France
Group 7	Epagneul Breton	France
Group 7	Epagneul Pont Audemer	France
Group 7	Epagneul Francais	France
Group 7	Epagneul Picard	France
Group 7	Gammel Dansk Hønsehund	Denmark
Group 7	German Longhaired Pointing Dog	Germany
Group 7	Gordon Setter	England
Group 7	Griffon Boulet	France
Group 7	Hungarian Short Haired Pointer – Vizsla	Hungary
Group 7	Irish Red and White Setter	Ireland
Group 7	Irish Red Setter	Ireland
Group 7	Kleiner Münsterländer	Germany
Group 7	Large Münsterländer	Germany
Group 7	Long-haired Weimaraner	Germany
Group 7	Perdiguero de Burgos	Spain
Group 7	Pointer English	Great Britain
Group 7	Portuguese Bracco	Portugal
Group 7	Pudelpointer	Germany
Group 7	Restone Brachiuro	Italy
Group 7	Short-haired Weimaraner	Germany
Group 7	Slovak Hard-haired Pointing Dog	Slovak Rep.
Group 7	Spinone Italiano	Italy
Group 7	Stabyhoun	Netherlands
Group 7	Strong Haired Hungarian Pointer – Vizsla	Hungary
Group 7	Wirehaired Pointing Griffon	France
Group 8	American Cocker Spaniel	USA
Group 8	American Water Spaniel	USA
Group 8	Barbet	France
Group 8	Chesapeake Bay Retriever	USA
Group 8	Clumber Spaniel	Great Britain
Group 8	Curly-Coated Retriever	Great Britain
Group 8	English Cocker Spaniel	Great Britain
Group 8	English Springer Spaniel	Great Britain
Group 8	Field Spaniel	Great Britain
Group 8	Flat-Coated Retriever	Great Britain
Group 8	German Spaniel	Germany
Group 8	Golden Retriever	Great Britain
Group 8	Irish Water Spaniel	Ireland
Group 8	Kooikerhondje	Netherlands
Group 8	Labrador Retriever	Great Britain
Group 8	Lagotto Romagnolo	Italy
Group 8	Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever	Canada
Group 8	Perro de Agua Espanol	Spain
Group 8	Sussex Spaniel	Great Britain
Group 8	Welsh Springer Spaniel	Great Britain
Group 9	American Eskimo Dog	United States
Group 9	American Eskimo Dog Miniature	United States
Group 9	American Eskimo Dog Toy	United States
Group 9	Bichon à poil frisé	France – Belgium
Group 9	Bichon havanais	Cuba
Group 9	Bolognese	Italy
Group 9	Cavalier King Charles Spaniel	Great Britain
Group 9	Chihuahua	Mexico
Group 9	Chinese Crested Dog	China
Group 9	Coton de Tuléar	Madagascar
Group 9	Épagneul Nain Continental Papillon	France / Belgium
Group 9	Épagneul Nain Continental Phalene	France / Belgium
Group 9	Griffon Belge	Belgium
Group 9	Griffon Bruxellois	Belgium
Group 9	Japanese Chin	Japan
Group 9	King Charles Spaniel	Great Britain
Group 9	Kromfohrländer	Germany
Group 9	Lhasa Apso	Tibet
Group 9	Löwchen – Little Lion Dog	France
Group 9	Maltese	Italy
Group 9	Pekingese	China and Great Britain
Group 9	Petit Barbancon	Belgium
Group 9	Poodle Tea Cup	France
Group 9	Poodle Toy	France
Group 9	Poodle Miniature	France
Group 9	Poodle Medium	France
Group 9	Poodle Giant	France
Group 9	Poodle Particolor	France
Group 9	Pražský krysarík	Czech Republic
Group 9	Pug	China
Group 9	Russian Toy	Russia
Group 9	Shih-Tzu	Tibet
Group 9	Tibetan Spaniel	Tibet
Group 9	Tibetan Terrier	Tibet
Group 10	Afghan Hound	Afghanistan and GB
Group 10	Azawakh	Mali – Patronage of France
Group 10	Borzoi	Russia
Group 10	Deerhound	Great Britain
Group 10	Galgo Español (or Greyhound) Spanish	Spain
Group 10	Greyhound	Great Britain
Group 10	Irish Wolfhound	Ireland
Group 10	Magyar Agar	Hungary
Group 10	Polish Greyhound	Poland
Group 10	Rampur Hound	India
Group 10	Saluki	Iran
Group 10	Sloughi – Arabian Greyhound	Morocco
Group 10	Small Italian Greyhound	Italy
Group 10	Whippet	Great Britain

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Group emblems and classification reference: World Dog Federation – Breeds.