UKC Breed Standards

Breeds that traditionally retrieve, point or otherwise hunt shot game. Known as Sporting in the AKC.

American Cocker Spaniel
American Water Spaniel
Barbet
Blue Picardy Spaniel
Bracco Italiano
Braque du Bourbonnais
Brittany
Chesapeake Bay Retriever
Clumber Spaniel
Curly Coated Retriever
English Cocker Spaniel
English Pointer
English Setter
English Springer Spaniel
Field Spaniel
Flat Coated Retriever
German Longhaired Pointer
German Shorthaired Pointer
German Wachtelhund
German Wirehaired Pointer
Golden Retriever
Gordon Setter
Hungarian Shorthaired Vizsla
Hungarian Wirehaired Vizsla
Irish Red and White Setter
Irish Setter
Irish Water Spaniel
Kooikerhondje
Korthals Griffon
Labrador Retriever
Large Munsterlander
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
Old Danish Pointer
Picardy Spaniel
Portuguese Pointer
Slovakian Wirehaired Pointer
Small Munsterlander
Spinone Italiano
Sussex Spaniel
Weimaraner
Welsh Springer Spaniel
Wetterhoun

Breeds that hunt by scent or sight and bring down game themselves.

Afghan Hound
American Foxhound
Azawakh
Basenji
Basset Fauve de Bretagne
Basset Hound
Beagle
Black and Tan Coonhound
Black Norwegian Elkhound
Bloodhound
Bluetick Coonhound
Borzoi
Chart Polski
Cirneco dell'Etna
Deerhound
Drever
Dunker
English Foxhound
Galgo Español
Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen
Greyhound
Halden Hound
Hamiltonstovare
Harrier
Hungarian Greyhound
Ibizan Hound
Irish Wolfhound
Jämthund
Karelian Bear Dog
Miniature Dachshund
Norrbottenspets
Norwegian Elkhound
Otterhound
Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen
Pharaoh Hound
Plott
Portuguese Podengo
Rabbit Dachshund
Redbone Coonhound
Rhodesian Ridgeback
Saluki
Segugio Italiano
Sloughi
Standard Dachshund
Thai Ridgeback
Treeing Walker Coonhound
West Siberian Laika
Whippet

Breeds used to herd livestock. Known as Herding in the AKC.

Australian Cattle Dog
Australian Kelpie
Australian Shepherd
Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog
Azores Cattle Dog
Bearded Collie
Beauceron
Belgian Shepherd
Bergamasco
Border Collie
Bouvier des Ardennes
Bouvier des Flandres
Briard
Cardigan Welsh Corgi
Catahoula Leopard Dog
Catalan Sheepdog
Croatian Sheepdog
Czechoslovakian Wolfdog
Dutch Shepherd Dog
English Shepherd
Finnish Lapphund
German Shepherd Dog
Icelandic Sheepdog
Lancashire Heeler
Lapponian Herder
Maremma Sheepdog
Miniature American Shepherd
Mudi
Norwegian Buhund
Old English Sheepdog
Pembroke Welsh Corgi
Polish Lowland Sheepdog
Puli
Pumi
Pyrenean Shepherd
Rough Collie
Saarloos Wolfhond
Schapendoes
Shetland Sheepdog
Smooth Collie
Swedish Lapphund
Swedish Vallhund
White Shepherd

Breeds used to hunt small game and vermin in confined spaces.

Airedale Terrier
American Hairless Terrier
American Staffordshire Terrier
Australian Terrier
Bedlington Terrier
Border Terrier
Brazilian Terrier
Bull Terrier
Cairn Terrier
Cesky Terrier
Dandie Dinmont Terrier
Glen of Imaal Terrier
Irish Terrier
Jack Russell Terrier
Jagdterrier
Japanese Terrier
Kerry Blue Terrier
Lakeland Terrier
Manchester Terrier
Miniature Bull Terrier
Miniature Schnauzer
Norfolk Terrier
Norwich Terrier
Parson Russell Terrier
Patterdale Terrier
Rat Terrier
Scottish Terrier
Sealyham Terrier
Skye Terrier
Smooth Fox Terrier
Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier
Staffordshire Bull Terrier
Teddy Roosevelt Terrier
Welsh Terrier
West Highland White Terrier
Wire Fox Terrier

Small breeds often used as companions, though many had original uses.

Affenpinscher
Alaskan Klee Kai
Australian Silky Terrier
Bichon Frise
Bolognese
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
Chihuahua
Chinese Crested
Coton de Tulear
Griffon
Havanese
Italian Greyhound
Japanese Chin
King Charles Spaniel
Lowchen
Maltese
Miniature Pinscher
Papillon
Pekingese
Pomeranian
Pug
Russian Toy
Shih Tzu
Toy Fox Terrier
Volpino Italiano
Yorkshire Terrier

Breeds that serve a purpose that is neither hunting nor working. Known as Non-Sporting in AKC.

American Akita
American Eskimo
Boston Terrier
Canaan Dog
Chow Chow
Dalmatian
Danish Swedish Farmdog
English Bulldog
Finnish Spitz
French Bulldog
German Spitz
Hokkaido
Japanese Akita
Kai
Keeshond
Kromfohrlander
Lagotto Romagnolo
Lhasa Apso
Miniature Poodle
Multicoloured Poodle
Mutt
Norwegian Lundehund
Peruvian Hairless Dog
Schipperke
Shar Pei
Shiba Inu
Shikoku
Standard Poodle
Thai Bangkaew Dog
Tibetan Spaniel
Tibetan Terrier
Toy Poodle
Xoloitzquintle

Breeds that generally guard, though large herders and hunters also in this group.

Aidi
Alaskan Malamute
American Bulldog
Anatolian Shepherd Dog
Appenzell Mountain Dog
Austrian Pinscher
Bernese Mountain Dog
Black Russian Terrier
Boxer
Bullmastiff
Cane Corso
Castro Laboreiro Dog
Caucasian Ovtcharka
Central Asian Ovtcharka
Dobermann
Dogo Argentino
Dogo Canario
Dogue de Bordeaux
Entlebucher Mountain Dog
Estrela Mountain Dog
Eurasier
Fila Brasileiro
German Pinscher
Giant Schnauzer
Great Dane
Great Pyrenees
Greater Swiss Mountain Dog
Greenland Dog
Hovawart
Karst Shepherd Dog
Komondor
Kuvasz
Landseer
Leonberger
Mastiff
Neapolitan Mastiff
Newfoundland
Portuguese Water Dog
Pyrenean Mastiff
Rottweiler
Samoyed
Sarplaninac
Siberian Husky
South Russian Ovtcharka
Spanish Mastiff
St. Bernard
Standard Schnauzer
Tatra Shepherd Dog
Tibetan Mastiff
Tosa Inu
Yakutian Laika

Slim, elegant breeds. Ears are large, heads are thin wedges, tails are long and tapering, noses are long and Romanesque. Most are from South East Asia.

Balinese
Cornish Rex
Oriental Longhair
Oriental Shorthair
Peterbald
Seychellois
Siamese

Cats not quite as extreme as the Orientals but still generally slim. Once again, large ears, wedge heads, long tails where present. Often breeds that hail from outside of Europe/America.

Abyssinian
Chausie
Japanese Bobtail
Khao Manee
Lykoi
Nebelung
Russian Blue
Savannah
Singapura
Sokoke
Somali
Thai
Turkish Angora

Breeds that err towards slimness rather than heaviness. Heads here are rounder but not domed, muzzles are still somewhat long, as are bodies.

Alley Cat
American Curl
American Havana Brown
Burmilla
Devon Rex
Don Sphynx
Egyptian Mau
European Burmese
German Rex
Korat
LaPerm
Minskin
Munchkin
Ojos Azules
Sphynx
Tonkinese
Toybob

Breeds that err towards heaviness rather than slimness. Heads are more rounded, ears are smaller, muzzles are shorter and broader, as are bodies.

American Shorthair
American Wirehair
Bengal
Bombay
Chartreux
Chinese Li Hua
European Shorthair
Ocicat
Orange Shorthair
Scottish Fold
Scottish Straight
Snowshoe
Tabby
Toyger

Breeds that are heavy but not massive. They have short legs, thick bodies but are not large cats generally. Ears are smaller, heads are round, muzzles are short, as are tails and bodies.

American Burmese
Black and White Shorthair
British Longhair
British Shorthair
Calico
Chinchilla Persian
Exotic
Manx
Persian
Selkirk Rex

Massive breeds. Often natural breeds, they are heavily-built but without the shortness and roundness of the cobby breeds and tend to have large ears, longer legs, tails and muzzles.

American Bobtail
Birman
Desert Lynx
Highlander
Honey Bear
Kurilian Bobtail
Maine Coon
Norwegian Forest Cat
Pixiebob
RagaMuffin
Ragdoll
Siberian
Turkish Van