The Kennel Club's Illustrated Breed Standards: The Official Guide to Registered Breeds

by The Kennel Club

Overview

The Kennel Club's Breed Standards form the basis for judging dogs at all licensed breed shows. This fully revised edition of the authoritative guide outlines the descriptive "standards" for each of the 201 pure breeds of dog now recognized by the Kennel Club. The book has been completely updated by a panel of experts to incorporate the latest standards for all breeds in each of the principal categories—Hound, Gundog, Terrier, Utility, Working, Pastoral, and Toy. As well as providing a beautiful color photograph of each dog, each entry contains a history of the breed, including its origins and function, as well as a full description outlining its essential features. There is also useful advice on the nature of each breed and practical information to help guide anyone who is buying a dog, as well as a glossary of canine terms. This book is essential reading for anyone who owns, or hopes to own, a pedigree dog and is indispensable for breeders, judges, and those professionally involved with dogs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781785035265
Publisher:	Crown Publishing Group
Publication date:	02/23/2017
Edition description:	Illustrate
Pages:	464
Product dimensions:	7.60(w) x 9.80(h) x 1.50(d)

About the Author

The Kennel Club was founded in 1873, and is the world's oldest authoritative body dealing with dog breeds and breed standards. Today the Kennel Club is concerned with promoting the general improvement of dogs and encouraging responsible ownership, in addition to the conduct of dog shows and trials. The Kennel Club is responsible for the licensing of nearly 5,000 canine competitions a year, all of which are held under Kennel Club Regulations.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 7

Foreword 9

The Breed Standards 10

Classification of Breeds 12

Hound Group 18

Afghan Hound 20

Azawakh 22

Basenji 24

Basset Bleu de Gascogne 26

Basset Fauve de Bretagne 28

Basset Griffon Vendeen (Grand) 30

Basset Griffon Vendeen (Petit) 32

Basset Hound 34

Bavarian Mountain Hound 36

Beagle 38

Bloodhound 40

Borzoi 42

Cirneco Dell'Etna 44

Dachshund 46

Deerhound 50

Finnish Spitz 52

Foxhound 54

Grand Bleu de Gascogne 56

Greyhound 58

Griffon Fauve de Bretagne 60

Hamiltonstovare 62

Ibizan Hound 64

Irish Wolfhound 66

Norwegian Elkhound 68

Otterhound 70

Pharaoh Hound 72

Portuguese Podengo (Warren Hound) 74

Rhodesian Ridgeback 76

Saluki 78

Segugio Italiano 80

Sloughi 82

Whippet 84

Gundog Group 86

Bracco Italiano 88

Brittany 90

English Setter 92

German Longhaired Pointer 94

German Shorthaired Pointer 96

German Wirehaired Pointer 98

Gordon Setter 100

Hungarian Vizsla 102

Hungarian Wirehaired Vizsla 104

Irish Red and White Setter 106

Irish Setter 108

Italian Spinone 110

Korthals Griffon 112

Lagotto Romagnolo 114

Large Munsterlander 116

Pointer 118

Portuguese Pointer 120

Retriever (Chesapeake Bay) 122

Retriever (Curly Coated) 124

Retriever (Flat Coated) 126

Retriever (Golden) 128

Retriever (Labrador) 130

Retriever (Nova Scotia Duck Tolling) 133

Slovakian Rough Haired Pointer 135

Spaniel (American Cocker) 137

Spaniel (Clumber) 140

Spaniel (Cocker) 142

Spaniel (English Springer) 144

Spaniel (Field) 146

Spaniel (Irish Water) 148

Spaniel (Sussex) 150

Spaniel (Welsh Springer) 152

Spanish Water Dog 154

Weimaraner 156

Terrier Group 158

Airedale Terrier 160

Australian Terrier 162

Bedlington Terrier 164

Border Terrier 166

Bull Terrier 168

Bull Terrier (Miniature) 170

Cairn Terrier 172

Cesky Terrier 174

Dandie Dinmont Terrier 176

Fox Terrier (Smooth) 179

Fox Terrier (Wire) 181

Glen of Imaal Terrier 183

Irish Terrier 185

Jack Russell Terrier 187

Kerry Blue Terrier 190

Lakeland Terrier 192

Manchester Terrier 194

Norfolk Terrier 196

Norwich Terrier 198

Parson Russell Terrier 200

Scottish Terrier 202

Sealyham Terrier 204

Skye Terrier 206

Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier 208

Staffordshire Bull Terrier 210

Welsh Terrier 212

West Highland White Terrier 214

Utility Group 216

Akita 218

Boston Terrier 220

Bulldog 223

Canaan Dog 226

Chow Chow 228

Dalmatian 230

Eurasier 232

French Bulldog 234

German Spitz 236

Japanese Akita Inu 238

Japanese Shiba Inn 240

Japanese Spitz 242

Keeshond 244

Kooikerhondje 246

Korean Jindo 248

Lhasa Apso 250

Miniature Schnauzer 252

Poodle 254

Schipperke 257

Schnauzer 259

Shar-Pei 261

Shih Tzu 263

Tibetan Spaniel 265

Tibetan Terrier 267

Xoloitzcuintle (Mexican Hairless) 269

Working Group 272

Alaskan Malamute 274

Bernese Mountain Dog 276

Bouvier des Flandres 278

Boxer 280

Bullmastiff 283

Canadian Eskimo Dog 285

Dobermann 287

Dogue de Bordeaux 289

Entlebucher Mountain Dog 292

German Pinscher 294

Giant Schnauzer 296

Great Dane 298

Greater Swiss Mountain Dog 300

Greenland Dog 302

Hovawart 304

Leonberger 306

Mastiff 308

Neapolitan Mastiff 310

Newfoundland 312

Portuguese Water Dog 314

Rottweiler 316

Russian Black Terrier 319

St Bernard 321

Siberian Husky 323

Tibetan Mastiff 326

Pastoral Group 328

Anatolian Shepherd Dog 330

Australian Cattle Dog 332

Australian Shepherd 334

Bearded Collie 336

Beauceron 338

Belgian Shepherd Dog 340

Bergamasco 344

Border Collie 346

Briard 348

Catalan Sheepdog 350

Collie (Rough) 352

Collie (Smooth) 355

Estrela Mountain Dog 358

Finnish Lapphund 360

German Shepherd Dog 362

Hungarian Kuvasz 366

Hungarian Puli 368

Hungarian Pumi 370

Komondor 372

Lancashire Heeler 374

Maremma Sheepdog 376

Norwegian Buhund 378

Old English Sheepdog 380

Picardy Sheepdog 382

Polish Lowland Sheepdog 384

Pyrenean Mountain Dog 386

Pyrenean Sheepdog (Long Haired) 388

Samoyed 390

Shetland Sheepdog 392

Swedish Lapphund 394

Swedish Vallhund 396

Turkish Kangal Dog 398

Welsh Corgi (Cardigan) 400

Welsh Corgi (Pembroke) 402

Toy Group 404

Affenpinscher 406

Australian Silky Terrier 408

Bichon Frise 410

Bolognese 412

Cavalier King Charles Spaniel 414

Chihuahua 416

Chinese Crested 418

Coton de Tulear 420

English Toy Terrier (Black and Tan) 422

Griffon Bruxellois 424

Havanese 426

Italian Greyhound 428

Japanese Chin 430

King Charles Spaniel 432

Lowchen (Little Lion Dog) 434

Maltese 436

Miniature Pinscher 438

Papillon 440

Pekingese 442

Pomeranian 444

Pug 446

Yorkshire Terrier 448

Recognised Breeds Without Standards 450

Braque D'Auvergne, Small Munsterlander, Spaniel (American Water), Pyrenean Mastiff

Glossary of Canine Terms 452

The Kennel Club and Its Services 459

Index 460

Picture Credits 464