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Just like with people, not all dogs are created the same, and to distinguish them kennel clubs and breeders have organized groups for the different breeds of dogs.  The most common groups used by the clubs are the Terrier Groups, Toy Groups, Hound Group, Working Group, Herding Group, Sporting Group and the Non-Sporting Group.  Sporting group dogs are often referred to as Gundogs as well.

Do you know what group your dog falls into?  The following are examples of the breeds of dogs that fall into each of these seven categories.

Terrier Dog Group
American Staffordshire Terrier, Border Terrier, Bull Terrier, Bedlington Terrier, Irish Terrier, Fox Terrier, Airedale Terrier, Cairn Terrier, Jack Russell Terrier and Welch Terrier

Toy Dog Group
Affenpinscher, short and long coat Chihuahua, Havanese, Maltese, Japanese Chin , Pug, Pomeranian, Yorkshire Terrier, Italian Greyhound, Chinese Crested and Bichon Frise.

Hound Dog Group
American Foxhound, Afghan Hound, Beagle, Dachshund, Borzoi, Bloodhound, Norwegian, Elkhound, Pharaoh Hound, Otterhound, Whippet, Rhodesian Ridgeback, Irish Wolfhound and Saluki.

Working Dog Group
Alaskan Malamute, Australian Cattle Dog, Newfoundland, Rotweilers, Entlebucler Mountain Dog, Karelian Bear Dog, Shetland Sheepdog, Collie, Lapphund, Vallhund and St. Bernard.

Herding Dog Group
Beauceron, Belgian Sheepdog, Bouvier des Flanders, polish Lowland Sheepdog, Briard, Puli, Canaan Dog, German Shepherd, Cardigan Welsh Corgi and Belgian Tervuren.

Sporting Dog Group
American Water Spaniel, Barbet, Cesky Fousek, English Setter, Field Spaniel, Golden Retriever, German Wirehaired Pointer, Brittany, Canadian Pointer and French Spaniel.

Non-Sporting Dog group
American Eskimo Dog, Bulldog, Chinese Shar-Pei, Chow Chow, Shiba Inu, Poodle, Keeshond, Dalmatian, Lhasa Apso and Finnish Spitz.

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