RECOGNIZED BREEDS
Breed Name Abbreviation Group Designation Affenpinscher AFP Companion Afghan Hound AH Sighthound & Pariah Aidi AIDI Guardian Dog Airedale Terrier AT Terrier Akbash Dog AKB Guardian Dog Akita AK Northern Alaskan Klee Kai (Toy, Miniature, Standard) ALKAI Northern Alaskan Malamute ALML Northern Alentejo Mastiff ALENT Guardian Dog Alpine Dachsbracke AD Scenthound American Black & Tan Coonhound B&T Scenthound American Bulldog ABD Guardian Dog American Bully ABY Companion American Eskimo (Miniature, Standard) AE Northern American Foxhound AF Scenthound American Hairless Terrier (Coated, Hairless) AHT Terrier American Leopard Hound ALH Scenthound American Pit Bull Terrier APBT Terrier American Water Spaniel AWS Gun Dog Anatolian Shepherd ANAT Guardian Dog Anglo-Francais de Petite Venerie AFVP Scenthound Appenzeller APN Guardian Dog Ariegeois ARI Scenthound Australian Cattle Dog ACD Herding Dog Australian Kelpie KELP Herding Dog Australian Shepherd AS Herding Dog Australian Terrier AUST Terrier Austrian Black and Tan Hound AUBT Scenthound Austrian Pinscher AUPN Terrier Azawakh AZ Sighthound & Pariah Barak BARAK Scenthound Barbet BAR Gundog Basenji BAS Sighthound & Pariah Basset Artesian Normand BAN Scenthound Basset Bleu de Gascogne BBDG Scenthound Basset Fauve de Bretagne BFDB Scenthound Basset Hound BH Scenthound Bavarian Mountain Hound BMH Scenthound Beagle BGL Scenthound
United Kennel Club | 100 East Kilgore Road | Kalamazoo MI 49002 P 269.343.9020 | F 269.343.7037 | UKCdogs.com FO109ADM Rev. 05-21 Beagle Harrier BGLH Scenthound Bearded Collie BEARD Herding Dog Beauceron BEAU Herding Dog Bedlington Terrier BED Terrier Belgian Shepherd Dog (Gronendael, Laekenois, Malinois, BSD Herding Dog Tervueren) Bergamasco BERG Herding Dog Berger de Pyrenees (Rough-Faced, Smooth-Faced) BPYR Herding Dog Berger Picard PICRD Herding Dog Bernese Mountain Dog BMD Guardian Dog Bichon Frise BF Companion Biewer Terrier BWT Companion Billy BILLY Scenthound Black Forest Hound BFH Scenthound Black Mouth Cur BLKCUR Scenthound Black Russian Terrier BRT Guardian Dog Bloodhound BLD Scenthound Bluetick Coonhound BLU Scenthound Bolognese BOL Companion Border Collie BC Herding Dog Border Terrier BORDR Terrier Borzoi BORZ Scenthound & Pariah Boston Terrier BT Companion Bouvier des Ardennes BDARD Herding Dog Bouvier des Flandres BDF Herding Dog Boxer BOX Guardian Dog Boykin Spaniel BOYKN Gun Dog Bracco Italiano BRACC Gun Dog Braque D’Auvergne BDA Gun Dog Braque de l’Ariege BDLA Gun Dog Braque du Bourbonnais BDB Gun Dog Braque Francais, de Grande Taille BFGT Gun Dog Braque Francais, de Petite Taille BFPT Gun Dog Braque Saint-Germain BSG Gun Dog Briard BRIAR Herding Dog Briquet Griffon Vendeen BGV Scenthound Brittany BRIT Gun Dog Brussels Griffon BG Companion Bull Terrier BULLT Terrier Bullmastiff BULLM Guardian Dog Ca de Bestier CDB Herding Dog Cairn Terrier CAIRN Terrier Canaan Dog CANAN Sighthound & Pariah Canadian Eskimo Dog CED Northern Cane Corso Italiano CORSO Guardian Dog Cao de Castro Laboreiro CDCL Guardian Dog
United Kennel Club | 100 East Kilgore Road | Kalamazoo MI 49002 P 269.343.9020 | F 269.343.7037 | UKCdogs.com FO109ADM Rev. 05-21 Cardigan Welsh Corgi WCC Herding Dog Carolina Dog CAROL Sighthound & Pariah Catalan Sheepdog CTLSD Herding Dog Caucasian Ovcharka CAUC Guardian Dog Cavalier King Charles Spaniel CKCS Companion Central Asian Shepherd Dog CASD Guardian Dog Cesky Fousek CSKYF Gun Dog Cesky Terrier CESKY Terrier Chart Polski CHART Sighthound & Pariah Chesapeake Bay Retriever CHES Gun Dog Chien D’Artois CDA Scenthound Chien Francais Blanc et Noir CFBN Scenthound Chien Francais Tricolore CFT Scenthound Chihuahua CHI Companion Chinese Crested CC Companion Chinese Shar-Pei CSP Northern Chinook CHNK Northern Chow Chow CHOW Northern Cimarron Uruguayo CMUR Guardian Dog Ciobanesc Romanesc Carpatin CRC Herding Dog Ciobanesc Romanesc Miortic CRM Herding Dog Cirneco dell’Etna CDE Sighthound & Pariah Clumber Spaniel CLUMB Gun Dog Cocker Spaniel CS Gun Dog Collie (Rough, Smooth) COL Herding Dog Coton de Tulear COTON Companion Croatian Sheepdog CROSD Herding Dog Curly-Coated Retriever CCR Gun Dog Czechoslovakian Vlcak CHV Herding Dog Dachshund (Miniature, Standard) DH Scenthound Dalmatian DAL Companion Dandie Dinmont DAN Terrier Danish Broholmer DANB Guardian Dog Danish-Swedish Farmdog DSF Terrier Deutsche Bracke DB Scenthound Deutscher Wachtelhund DW Gun Dog Doberman Pinscher DP Guardian Dog Dogo Argentino DOGO Guardian Dog Dogue de Bordeaux DDB Guardian Dog Drentse Patrijshond DPAT Gun Dog Drever DREV Scenthound Dunker DUNK Scenthound Dutch Shepherd DUTCH Herding Dog Dutch Smoushond DSMSH Terrier East Siberian Laika ESL Northern
United Kennel Club | 100 East Kilgore Road | Kalamazoo MI 49002 P 269.343.9020 | F 269.343.7037 | UKCdogs.com FO109ADM Rev. 05-21 English Bulldog EB Companion English Cocker Spaniel ECS Gun Dog English Coonhound ENG Scenthound English Foxhound EF Scenthound English Pointer EP Gun Dog English Setter ES Gun Dog English Shepherd ESHEP Herding Dog English Springer Spaniel ESS Gun Dog English Toy Spaniel ETS Companion Entlebucher ENT Guardian Dog Epagneul Bleu de Picardie EBDR Gun Dog Epagneul Breton EBRTN Gun Dog Epagneul Picard EPP Gun Dog Epagneul Pont-Audemer EPA Gun Dog Estrela Mountain Dog EMD Guardian Dog Eurasian EUR Northern Field Spaniel FSP Gun Dog Finnish Hound FH Scenthound Finnish Lapphund FL Northern Finnish Spitz FS Northern Flat-Coated Retriever FCR Gun Dog Francais Blanc Et Orange FBO Scenthound French Bulldog FB Companion French Spaniel FRSP Gun Dog Fresian Water Dog FRWD Gun Dog German Longhaired Pointer GLP Gun Dog German Pinscher GP Terrier German Rough-Haired Pointer GRHP Gun Dog German Shepherd Dog GSD Herding Dog German Shorthaired Pointer GSP Gun Dog German Spitz (Klein / Mittel) GRSPZ Northern German Wirehaired Pointer GWP Gun Dog Giant Schnauzer GS Guardian Dog Glen Of Imaal Terrier GLEN Terrier Golden Retriever GR Gun Dog Gordon Setter GORDN Gun Dog Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen GBGV Scenthound Grand Bleu de Gascogne GBDG Scenthound Grand Gascon-Saintongeois GGS Scenthound Grand Griffon Vendeen GGV Scenthound Great Anglo-Francais Tricolor Hound GATCH Scenthound Great Anglo-Francais White and Black Hound GAWBH Scenthound Great Anglo-Francais White and Orange Hound GAWOH Scenthound Great Dane DANE Guardian Dog Great Pyrenees PYR Guardian Dog
United Kennel Club | 100 East Kilgore Road | Kalamazoo MI 49002 P 269.343.9020 | F 269.343.7037 | UKCdogs.com FO109ADM Rev. 05-21 Greater Swiss Mountain Dog GSMD Guardian Dog Greenland Dog GD Northern Greyhound GH Sighthound & Pariah Griffon bleu de Gascogne GRBDG Scenthound Griffon Fauve de Bretegne GFDB Scenthound Griffon Nivernais GRNIV Scenthound Haldenstover HALD Scenthound Hamiltonstovare HAML Scenthound Hanoverian Hound HAN Scenthound Harrier HR Scenthound Havanese HAV Companion Hellenic Hound HH Scenthound Hokkaido HOK Northern Hovawart HOV Guardian Dog Hungarian Greyhound HGH Sighthound & Pariah Hungarian Wire-Haired Vizsla HWV Gun Dog Hygen Hound HYH Scenthound Ibizan Hound IBIZN Sighthound & Pariah Icelandic Sheepdog ID Herding Dog Irish Red & White Setter IRW Gun Dog Irish Setter IS Gun Dog Irish Terrier IT Terrier Irish Water Spaniel IWS Gun Dog Irish Wolfhound IW Sighthound & Pariah Istrian Coarse-Haired Hound ICHH Scenthound Istrian Short-Haired Hound ISHH Scenthound Italian Greyhound IG Companion Italian Hound IH Scenthound Jack Russell Terrier JRT Terrier Jagdterrier JAGD Terrier Japanese Akita JAK Northern Japanese Chin JCH Companion Japanese Spitz JSPZ Northern Japanese Terrier JT Terrier Jindo JIN Northern Kai KAI Northern Kangal Dog KAN Guardian Dog Karelian Bear Dog KBD Northern Karst Shepherd Dog KSHPD Guardian Dog Keeshond KEES Northern Kerry Blue Terrier KBT Terrier Kishu KISU Northern Komondor KOM Guardian Dog Kooikerhondje KOOK Gun Dog Kromfohrlander KROM Companion
United Kennel Club | 100 East Kilgore Road | Kalamazoo MI 49002 P 269.343.9020 | F 269.343.7037 | UKCdogs.com FO109ADM Rev. 05-21 Kuvasz KUV Guardian Dog Labrador Retriever LR Gun Dog Lagotto Romagnolo LAGR Gun Dog Lakeland Terrier LAKE Terrier Lancashire Heeler LH Herding Dog Lapinporokoira LAPIN Herding Dog Leonberger LEON Guardian Dog Lhasa Apso LHASA Companion Louisiana Catahoula Leopard Dog LCLD Herding Dog Lowchen LOW Companion Lundehund LUND Northern Majorca Mastiff MJM Guardian Dog Maltese MLT Companion Manchester Terrier (Toy, Standard) MT Terrier Maremma Sheepdog MARM Guardian Dog Mastiff MASTF Guardian Dog Mi-Ki MIKI Companion Miniature American Shepherd MAS Herding Dog Miniature Bull Terrier MBT Terrier Miniature Pinscher MINPN Companion Miniature Schnauzer MS Terrier Montenegrin Mountain Hound MMH Scenthound Mountain Cur MTCUR Scenthound Mountain Fiest MTFST Scenthound Mudi MUDI Herding Dog Multi-Colored Poodle (Toy & Miniature) MCPDL Companion Multi-Colored Standard Poodle MCSTP Gun Dog Munsterlander, Large LMUN Gun Dog Munsterlander, Small SMUN Gun Dog Neapolitan Mastiff NEA Guardian Dog Newfoundland NEWF Guardian Dog Norfolk Terrier NRFLK Terrier Norrbottenspetz NORB Northern Norwegian Buhund NBUH Northern Norwegian Elkhound NE Northern Norwich Terrier NORW Terrier Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever NSDTR Gun Dog Old Danish Pointing Dog ODBD Gun Dog Old English Sheepdog OES Herding Dog Olde English Bulldogge OEB Guardian Dog Otterhound OTTER Scenthound Owczarek Podhalanski OPOD Guardian Dog Papillon PAPN Companion Parson Russell Terrier (10-12.5 / over 12.5 -15) PRT Terrier Patterdale Terrier PAT Terrier
United Kennel Club | 100 East Kilgore Road | Kalamazoo MI 49002 P 269.343.9020 | F 269.343.7037 | UKCdogs.com FO109ADM Rev. 05-21 Pekingese PEK Companion Pembroke Welsh Corgi WCP Herding Dog Perdiguero de Burgos PDB Gun Dog Perro de Presa Canario PRESA Guardian Dog Peruvian Inca Orchid PIO Sighthound & Pariah Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen PBGV Scenthound Petit Bleu de Gascogne PBDG Scenthound Petit Gascon-Saintongeois PGS Scenthound Pharaoh Hound PHARH Sighthound & Pariah Plott Hound PLT Scenthound Podenco Canario PODC Sighthound & Pariah Podengo Portugueso (Grande Smooth, Grande Wire, Medio PODG Sighthound & Pariah Smooth, Medio Wire, Pequeno Smooth, Pequeno Wire) Poitevin POIT Scenthound Polish Hound PH Scenthound Polski Owczarek Nizinny PON Herding Dog Pomeranian POM Companion Poodle (Toy & Miniature) POODL Companion Porcelaine PORC Scenthound Portuguese Pointer PORTP Gun Dog Portuguese Sheepdog PORSD Herding Dog Portuguese Water Dog PWD Gun Dog Posavaz Hound POSH Scenthound Pudelpointer PUDL Gun Dog Pug PUG Companion Puli PULI Herding Dog Pumi PUMI Herding Dog Pyrenean Mastiff PYRM Guardian Dog Rat Terrier (Miniature, Standard) RAT Terrier Redbone Coonhound RED Scenthound Rhodesian Ridgeback RR Sighthound & Pariah Rottweiler RT Guardian Dog Russian-European Laika REL Northern Russkiy Toy / Russian Toy RUSKY Companion Saarloosewolfdog SAAR Herding Dog Saint Bernard SAINT Guardian Dog Saluki SAL Sighthound & Pariah Samoyed SAM Northern Sarplaninac SAR Guardian Dog Schapendoes SCHA Herding Dog Schiller Hound SCRH Scenthound Schipperke SCH Companion Scottish Deerhound SD Sighthound & Pariah Scottish Terrier SCT Terrier Sealyham Terrier SET Terrier Serbian Hound SERH Scenthound
United Kennel Club | 100 East Kilgore Road | Kalamazoo MI 49002 P 269.343.9020 | F 269.343.7037 | UKCdogs.com FO109ADM Rev. 05-21 Serbian Tricolor Hound SERTH Scenthound Shetland Sheepdog SS Herding Dog Shiba SHIBA Northern Shih Tzu SHIH Companion Shikoku SHIK Northern Siberian Husky SH Northern Silken Windhound SKWH Sighthound & Pariah Silky Terrier SILKY Terrier Skye Terrier SKYE Terrier Sloughi SLO Sighthound & Pariah Slovak Cuvac SC Guardian Dog Slovakian Wire-Haired Pointing Dog SLWPD Gun Dog Smaland Hound SMLD Scenthound Small Swiss Hound SSWH Scenthound Smooth Fox Terrier SFT Terrier Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier SCWT Terrier South African Boerboel SAB Guardian Dog South Russian Shepherd Dog SRSD Herding Dog Spanish Greyhound SPGH Sighthound & Pariah Spanish Hound SPH Scenthound Spanish Mastiff SMAST Guardian Dog Spanish Water Dog SWD Herding Dog Spinone Italiano SPIN Gun Dog Sporting Lucas Terrier SPORT Terrier Stabyhoun STAB Gun Dog Staffordshire Bull Terrier SBT Terrier Standard Poodle STDPDL Gun Dog Standard Schnauzer SSCH Guardian Dog Stephens’ Cur STCUR Scenthound Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog STCD Herding Dog Styrian Coarse-Haired Hound STCHH Scenthound Sussex Spaniel SUSSX Gun Dog Swedish Elkhound SWEH Northern Swedish Lapphund SL Northern Swedish Vallhund SV Herding Dog Swiss Hound SWH Scenthound Teddy Roosevelt Terrier TRT Terrier Thai Ridgeback THAI Sighthound & Pariah Tibetan Mastiff TM Guardian Dog Tibetan Spaniel TS Companion Tibetan Terrier TT Companion Tornjak TJAK Guardian Dog Tosa Ken TOSA Guardian Dog Toy Fox Terrier TFT Terrier Transylvanian Hound TSVH Scenthound
United Kennel Club | 100 East Kilgore Road | Kalamazoo MI 49002 P 269.343.9020 | F 269.343.7037 | UKCdogs.com FO109ADM Rev. 05-21 Treeing Cur TRCUR Scenthound Treeing Feist TREF Terrier Treeing Walker Coonhound TW Scenthound Tyrolean Hound TROH Scenthound Vizsla VIZ Gun Dog Volpino Italiano VOLPI Northern Weimaraner WEIM Gun Dog Welsh Hound WHND Scenthound Welsh Springer Spaniel WSS Gun Dog Welsh Terrier WT Terrier West Highland White Terrier WHWT Terrier West Siberian Laika WSL Northern Westphalian Dachsbracke WDCH Scenthound Whippet WH Sighthound & Pariah White Shepherd WS Herding Dog Wire Fox Terrier WFT Terrier Wirehaired Pointing Griffon WHPG Gun Dog Xoloitzcuintli (Toy, Miniature, Standard) XOLO Sighthound & Pariah Yorkshire Terrier YT Companion
United Kennel Club | 100 East Kilgore Road | Kalamazoo MI 49002 P 269.343.9020 | F 269.343.7037 | UKCdogs.com FO109ADM Rev. 05-21