THE SEVEN GROUPS  

U.S.A. Registered Puppies

SPORTING GROUP:  These dogs were originally bred to help man find and retrieve game in the field, the water, and the woods.
Brittany
Pointer
Pointer, German Shorthaired
Pointer, German Wirehaired
Retriever, Chesapeake Bay
Retriever, Curly-Coated
Retriever, Flat-Coated
Retriever, Golden
Retriever, Labrador
Setter, English
Setter, Gordon
Setter, Irish
Spaniel, American Water
Spaniel, Clumber
Spaniel, Cocker
Spaniel, English Cocker
Spaniel, English Springer
Spaniel, Field
Spaniel, Irish Water
Spaniel, Sussex
Spaniel, Welsh Springer
Vizsla
Weimaraner
Wirehaired Pointing Griffon

 

HOUNDS:  Hounds come in a variety of shapes and sizes as they were bred for work in places from the cold Arctic to the hot tropics.  Hounds track prey by sight or scent.
Afghan Hound
Basenji
Basset Hound
Beagle
Black & Tan Coonhound
Bloodhound
Borzoi
Dachshund
Foxhound, American
Greyhound
Harrier
Ibizan Hound
Irish Hound
Norweigan Elkhound
Otterhound
Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen
Pharaoh Hound
Rhodesian Ridgeback
Saluki
Scottish Deerhound
Whippet
 

WORKING:  Working dogs help man by serving in water, snow and disaster rescue, pulling wagons and sleds and guarding families and livestock.

TERRIERS:  Terriers are intelligent and lively dogs that come in a variety of sizes.  These dogs dig and hunt beneath the ground and were originally bred to hunt vermin.

Airedale Terrier
American Staffordshire Terrier
Australian Terrier
Bedlington Terrier
Border Terrier
Bull Terrier
Cairn Terrier
Dandie Dinmont Terrier
Fox Terrier, Smooth
Fox Terrier, Wire
Irish Setter
Kerry Blue Terrier
Lakeland Terrier
Manchester Terrier
Miniature Bull Terrier
Miniature Schnauzer
Norfolk Terrier
Norwich Terrier
Scottish Terrier
Sealyham Terrier
Skye Terrier
Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier
Staffordshire Bull Terrier
Welsh Terrier
West Highland White Terrier
 

TOYS:  Toy dogs were developed for the pleasure they bring as companions and their special quality is their small size.
Affenpinscher
Brussels Griffon
Chihuahua
Chinese Crested
English Toy Spaniel
Italian Greyhound
Japanese Chin
Maltese
Manchester Terrier (Toy)
Miniature Pinscher
Papillon
Pekingese
Pomeranian
Poodle (Toy)
Pug
Shih Tzu
Silky Terrier
Yorkshire Terrier
 

HERDING:  These dogs were bred to work with man as drovers, driving cattle and sheep, and as herders, keeping flocks under control.
Australian Cattle Dog
Bearded Collie
Belgian Malinois
Belgian Sheepdog
Belgian Tervuren
Bouvier des Flandres
Briard
Collie
German Shepherd Dog
Old English Sheepdog
Puli
Shetland Sheepdog
Welsh Corgi, Cardigan
Welsh Corgi, Pembroke
 

NON-SPORTING:  The breeds in this group are varied in terms of size, coat, personality, and overall appearance.
Bichon Frise
Boston Terrier
Bulldog
Chinese Shar-Pei
Chow Chow
Dalmatian
Finnish Spitz
French Bulldog
Keeshond
Lhasa Apso
Poodle
Schipperke
Tibetan Spaniel
Tibetan Terrier