Meet the guard dogs of the AKC working group
Known as the “blue-collar” workers of the dog world, the working group was established by the American Kennel Club in 1983 and consists of 32 breeds that were bred for the purposes of protecting humans and their property, protecting livestock, performing water rescue,...
Meet the breed: The herding group
Once a part of the sporting group, herding breeds received their own group designation from the American Kennel Club in 1983. Consisting of 33 different breeds, the dogs of the herding group vary in size. However, they all share the same common theme of being...
Meet the breed: The Hound Group
The Hound Group was established by the American Kennel Club in 1930 when the two-group system of judging dogs became too large. The common thread among this diverse-looking group was that they were all bred to hunt. They range in looks from the small, compact Bassett...
The history of dog breeding and a look at the sporting breeds
As early as the time of the Ancient Roman Empire, humans were classifying dogs into groups, based on what their jobs were. While dogs of modern times are primarily companions, early on they were domesticated to be of service to humans. Dogs were bred to perform a...
