Northern Breed Group
Northern Breed Group
Northern Breed Group is the name of a breed group of dogs, used by kennel clubs to classify a defined collection of dog breeds. Dogs listed in the Northern Breed Group may not all be of the same type of dog.
Northern dogs
Spitz-type dogs are the primary dog type of the Arctic and northern parts of the world, and the Shiba Inu, Chow Chow, Alaskan Malamute, Siberian Husky and Samoyed are being shown by genetic research to be descendants of the oldest dog types known.[1] The Spitz or Northern-type dogs of today developed from antiquity along with humans, and in modern times have been selectively bred and documented as a wide variety of purebred modern breeds, including those listed here.
Major registries
The Northern Breed Group is the Group category used by the United Kennel Club (US).[2]
| Breed | Fédération Cynologique Internationale | The Kennel Club (UK) | Canadian Kennel Club | American Kennel Club | Australian National Kennel Council | New Zealand Kennel Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akita | Group 5 Spitz and Primitive types/Section 5 : Asian Spitz and related breeds (two breeds, Akita and American Akita) | Recognised Working Dogs | Working Group | |||
| Alaskan Klee Kai | Recognised by the United Kennel Club | |||||
| Alaskan Malamute | Group 5 Spitz and Primitive types/Section 1 : Nordic Sledge Dogs | Group 3 Working Dogs | Working Group | |||
| American Eskimo Dog | May be registered as a German Spitz | Not Recognised | Non-Sporting Group | |||
| Canadian Eskimo Dog | Group 5 Spitz and Primitive types/Section 1 : Nordic Sledge Dogs | Working Group | Group 3 Working Dogs | Not Recognised | Group 6 Utility | Utility Group |
| Chinese Shar Pei | Group 2 Pinscher, Schnauzer, Molossoid breeds and Swiss Cattle Dogs/Section 2.1 : Mastiff | Group 6 Non-Sporting | Non-Sporting Group | |||
| Chinook | Not Recognised | Not Recognised | Not Recognised | Working Group[4] | Not Recognised | Not Recognised |
| Chow Chow | Group 5 Spitz and Primitive types/Section 5 : Asian Spitz and related breeds | Group 6 Non-Sporting | Non-Sporting Group | |||
| East Siberian Laika | (Vostotchno-Sibirskaïa Laïka) Spitz and Primitive types/Section 2: Nordic Hunting Dogs | |||||
| Eurasier | (Eurasier) Group 5 Spitz and Primitive types/Section 5 : Asian Spitz and related breeds | Group 3 Working Dogs | Foundation Stock Service | |||
| Finnish Lapphund | (Suomenlapinkoira) Group 5 Spitz and Primitive types/Section 3: Nordic Watchdogs and Herders | Pastoral Group | (listed breed) Group 7 Herding | Foundation Stock Service | Group 5 Working | Working Group |
| Finnish Spitz | (Suomenpystykorva) Group 5 Spitz and Primitive types/Section 2: Nordic Hunting Dogs | Hound Group | Group 2 Hounds | Non-Sporting Group | Group 4 Hounds | Hound Group |
| German Spitz | (Deutscher Spitz) (one breed, five variants) Group 5 Spitz and Primitive types/European Spitz | Utility Group | not recognized | Foundation Stock Service | (Mittelspitz and Kleinspitz only; two sizes of one breed) Group 7 Non Sporting | (Mittelspitz and Kleinspitz, two breeds) Non-Sporting Group |
| Greenland Dog | (Grønlandshund) Group 5 Spitz and Primitive types/Section 1 : Nordic Sledge Dogs | Group 3 Working Dogs | ||||
| Hokkaido | Group 5 Spitz and Primitive types/Section 5 : Asian Spitz and related breeds | Foundation Stock Service | ||||
| Japanese Spitz | (Nihon Supittsu) Group 5 Spitz and Primitive types/Section 5 : Asian Spitz and related breeds | Group 6 Non-Sporting | ||||
| Jindo | ( Korea Jindo Dog) Group 5 Spitz and Primitive types/Section 5 : Asian Spitz and related breeds | Foundation Stock Service | ||||
| Kai Ken | Group 5 Spitz and Primitive types/Section 5 : Asian Spitz and related breeds | Foundation Stock Service | ||||
| Karelian Bear Dog | (Karjalankarhukoira) Group 5 Spitz and Primitive types/Section 2: Nordic Hunting Dogs | Group 3 Working Dogs | Foundation Stock Service | |||
| Keeshond | (Wolfsspitz/German Spitz variant; not recognised as a separate breed) Group 5 Spitz and Primitive types/European Spitz | Group 6 Non-Sporting | Non-Sporting Group | |||
| Kishu Ken | Group 5 Spitz and Primitive types/Section 5 : Asian Spitz and related breeds | Foundation Stock Service | ||||
| Lundehund | (Norsk Lundehund, Norwegian Lundehund) Group 5 Spitz and Primitive types/Section 2: Nordic Hunting Dogs | (Norwegian Lundehund) Group 2 Hound | Non-Sporting Group | |||
| Norrbottenspets | (Norrbottenspitz) Group 5 Spitz and Primitive types/Section 2: Nordic Hunting Dogs | Miscellaneous Class | ||||
| Norwegian Buhund | (Norsk Buhund) Group 5 Spitz and Primitive types/Section 3: Nordic Watchdogs and Herders | Group 2 Hound | Herding Group | |||
| Norwegian Elkhound | (Norsk Elghund) (two breeds) Group 5 Spitz and Primitive types/Section 2: Nordic Hunting Dogs | Hound Group | ||||
| Russo-European Laika | (Russko-Evropeïskaïa Laïka) Spitz and Primitive types/Section 2: Nordic Hunting Dogs | |||||
| Samoyed | (Samoiedskaïa Sabaka) Group 5 Spitz and Primitive types/ Section 1: Nordic Sledge Dogs | Group 3 Working Dogs | Working Group | |||
| Shiba Inu | Group 5 Spitz and Primitive types/Section 5 : Asian Spitz and related breeds | (Shiba Inu) Group 6 Non-Sporting | Non-Sporting Group | |||
| Shikoku | Group 5 Spitz and Primitive types/Section 5 : Asian Spitz and related breeds | Foundation Stock Service | ||||
| Siberian Husky | Group 5 Spitz and Primitive types/ Section 1: Nordic Sledge Dogs | Group 3 Working Dogs | Working Group | |||
| Swedish Elkhound | (Jämthund) Spitz and Primitive types/Section 2: Nordic Hunting Dogs | |||||
| Swedish Lapphund | (Svensk Lapphund) Group 5 Spitz and Primitive types/ Section 3 : Nordic Watchdogs and Herders | Foundation Stock Service | ||||
| Volpino Italiano | Group 5 Spitz and Primitive types/European Spitz | Not admitted as it is too similar to the American Eskimo Dog | ||||
| West Siberian Laika | Spitz and Primitive types/Section 2: Nordic Hunting Dogs |
Minor registries
Many of the regional breeds recognised by the United Kennel Club are very few in number in the United States. As a US-based club they have specialized in the registry of North American breeds, especially hunting and working/utility dogs. Since many of these breeds are few in number (so called rare breeds), they also may be listed with a variety of small breed clubs, dog sport clubs, minor kennel clubs and internet-based dog businesses. In this Group, the Alaskan Klee Kai (a new breed developed from a mixed breed dog in the 1970s in Alaska, USA) can be still be registered with the American Rare Breed Association as well as with the United Kennel Club.
Not recognised
A breed that is not recognised by a kennel club means that it has not been sufficiently vetted according to that particular kennel club's rules.
See also
Breed Groups (dog)
Dog type
Sled dog
Husky
Spitz