According to
BigThink, over 40% of the world’s dog breeds come from the
United Kingdom,
France and
Germany. It states: "
Great Britain and France are the ground zero of dog fancying, with 57 registered breeds each. Germany is not far behind, with 47 breeds. These three countries alone represent more than 40% of all dog breeds recognized by the
Fédération Cynologique Internationale."[2]
Extant breeds, varieties and types
Note: not all dogs listed below are recognized breeds by an official
breed registry that can certify the dog is a purebred, including
The Kennel Club (TKC - 1873), the oldest and first official dog breed registry in the world, located in the
United Kingdom,[3] and the three oldest breed registries in North America, and largest in the world, including the
American Kennel Club (AKC - 1884),[4][5]United Kennel Club (UKC - 1898),[6] and
Canadian Kennel Club (CKC - 1888).[7]
Fernández Rodríguez, Miguel; Gómez Fernández, Mariano; Delgado Bermejo, Juan Vicente; Adán Belmonte, Silvia; Jiménez Cabras, Miguel, eds. (2009).
Guía de campo de las razas autóctonas españolas [Field guide to native Spanish breeds] (PDF) (in Spanish). Madrid: Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Medio Rural y Marino.
ISBN978-84-491-0946-1.
Archived(PDF) from the original on 22 July 2019.
Hancock, David (2014a). Dogs of the Shepherds: A Review of the Pastoral Breeds. Ramsbury, Wiltshire: The Crowood Press Ltd.
ISBN978-1-84797-808-0.
Hancock, David (2013). Gundogs: Their Past, their Performance and their Prospects. Ramsbury, Marlborough: The Crowood Press Ltd.
ISBN978-1-84797-492-1.
Hancock, David (2014b). Hounds: Hunting by Scent. Ramsbury, Marlborough: The Crowood Press Ltd.
ISBN978-1-84797-601-7.
Hancock, David (1984). Old Working Dogs. Botley, Oxfordshire: Shire Publications Ltd.
ISBN0852636784.
Hancock, David (2012). Sighthounds: Their Form, their Function and their Future. Ramsbury, Marlborough: The Crowood Press Ltd.
ISBN978-1-84797-392-4.
Hancock, David (2011). Sporting Terriers: Their Form, their Function and their Future. Ramsbury, Marlborough: The Crowood Press Ltd.
ISBN978-1-84797-303-0.
Mehus-Roe, Kristin (2005). The Original Dog Bible: The Definitive Source for All Things Dog. Irvine, CA: Bow Tie Press.
ISBN1-931993-34-3.
Morris, Desmond (2001). Dogs: The Ultimate Dictionary of over 1,000 Dog Breeds. North Pomfret, VT: Trafalgar Square Publishing.
ISBN1-57076-219-8.
Soman, W.V. (1962). The Indian Dog. Mumbai: Popular Prakashan.
Taefehshokr, Sina; Key, Yashar; Maleki, Mehrdad (2014).
"Survey on Iran's breeds of dogs". Journal of Veterinary Medicine (in Persian) (21). Tabriz: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine,
Islamic Azad University. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
According to
BigThink, over 40% of the world’s dog breeds come from the
United Kingdom,
France and
Germany. It states: "
Great Britain and France are the ground zero of dog fancying, with 57 registered breeds each. Germany is not far behind, with 47 breeds. These three countries alone represent more than 40% of all dog breeds recognized by the
Fédération Cynologique Internationale."[2]
Extant breeds, varieties and types
Note: not all dogs listed below are recognized breeds by an official
breed registry that can certify the dog is a purebred, including
The Kennel Club (TKC - 1873), the oldest and first official dog breed registry in the world, located in the
United Kingdom,[3] and the three oldest breed registries in North America, and largest in the world, including the
American Kennel Club (AKC - 1884),[4][5]United Kennel Club (UKC - 1898),[6] and
Canadian Kennel Club (CKC - 1888).[7]
Fernández Rodríguez, Miguel; Gómez Fernández, Mariano; Delgado Bermejo, Juan Vicente; Adán Belmonte, Silvia; Jiménez Cabras, Miguel, eds. (2009).
Guía de campo de las razas autóctonas españolas [Field guide to native Spanish breeds] (PDF) (in Spanish). Madrid: Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Medio Rural y Marino.
ISBN978-84-491-0946-1.
Archived(PDF) from the original on 22 July 2019.
Hancock, David (2014a). Dogs of the Shepherds: A Review of the Pastoral Breeds. Ramsbury, Wiltshire: The Crowood Press Ltd.
ISBN978-1-84797-808-0.
Hancock, David (2013). Gundogs: Their Past, their Performance and their Prospects. Ramsbury, Marlborough: The Crowood Press Ltd.
ISBN978-1-84797-492-1.
Hancock, David (2014b). Hounds: Hunting by Scent. Ramsbury, Marlborough: The Crowood Press Ltd.
ISBN978-1-84797-601-7.
Hancock, David (1984). Old Working Dogs. Botley, Oxfordshire: Shire Publications Ltd.
ISBN0852636784.
Hancock, David (2012). Sighthounds: Their Form, their Function and their Future. Ramsbury, Marlborough: The Crowood Press Ltd.
ISBN978-1-84797-392-4.
Hancock, David (2011). Sporting Terriers: Their Form, their Function and their Future. Ramsbury, Marlborough: The Crowood Press Ltd.
ISBN978-1-84797-303-0.
Mehus-Roe, Kristin (2005). The Original Dog Bible: The Definitive Source for All Things Dog. Irvine, CA: Bow Tie Press.
ISBN1-931993-34-3.
Morris, Desmond (2001). Dogs: The Ultimate Dictionary of over 1,000 Dog Breeds. North Pomfret, VT: Trafalgar Square Publishing.
ISBN1-57076-219-8.
Soman, W.V. (1962). The Indian Dog. Mumbai: Popular Prakashan.
Taefehshokr, Sina; Key, Yashar; Maleki, Mehrdad (2014).
"Survey on Iran's breeds of dogs". Journal of Veterinary Medicine (in Persian) (21). Tabriz: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine,
Islamic Azad University. Retrieved 20 May 2020.