I spend a lot of my time researching dogs, dog owners and dog health so I often find myself on forums of dog owners. Every time I think I’ve heard of every type of dog I read a post from an owner of some breed I’ve never heard of before.
So I decided I’d do some research and find out just how many breeds there actually are..
How many do you think I found?

How many dog breeds do you think there are?
300?
400?
700?
I came up with a list of 1096 breeds, most of which I have never heard of before… but apparently they do exist.
Have a look through the list for yourself and be dazzled by some of the strange and exotic names, in the next post I’ll list breeds from I-Z:
Abruzzenhund | Cavapoo |
Afador | Cava-Tzu |
Afaird | Central Asian Ovtcharka |
Affen Spaniel | Central Asian Shepherd Dog |
Affen Terrier | Cesky Fousek |
Affen Tzu | Cesky Terrier |
Affengriffon | Chacy Ranior |
Affenhuahua | Chart Polski |
Affenpinscher | Cheeks |
Affenpoo | Cherokee Monarch |
Afghan Collie | Chesapeake Bay Retriever |
Afghan Hound | Chi-Chon |
Afghan Retriever | Chien D’ Artois |
Afghan Sheepdog | Chien d’Artois |
Afghan Spaniel | Chien De L’ Atlas |
Afollie | Chiens Francaises |
African Wild Dog | Chihuahua |
Africanis | Chin |
Aidi | Chinese Chongqing Dog |
Ainu Dog | Chinese Crested |
Airedale Terrier | Chinese Crested Dog |
Akbash Dog | Chinese Crestepoo |
Akita | Chinese Crestepoo- |
Akita Inu | Chinese Crestese |
Akita Shepherd | Chinese Foo Dog |
Alangu Mastiff | Chinese Frise |
Alano Español | Chinese Imperial Dog |
Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog | Chinese Shar-pei |
Alaskan Husky | Chinook |
Alaskan Klee Kai | Chin-wa |
Alaskan Malamute | Chion |
Alopekis | Chipin |
Alpine Dachsbracke | Chi-Poo |
American Bandogge Mastiff | Chippiparai |
American Blue Gascon Hound | Chiweenie |
American Bulldog | Chonzer |
American Bullnese | Chorkie |
American Cocker Spaniel | Chortaj |
American Crested Sand Terrier | Chow Chow |
American Dingo | Chug |
American Eagle Dog | Cirneco Dell ‘Etna |
American English Coonhound | Clumber Spaniel |
American Eskimo | Cock-A-Chon |
American Eskimo Dog | Cockalier |
American Foxhound | Cock-A-Mo |
American Hairless Terrier | Cockapin |
American Indian Dog | Cockapoo |
American Lo-Sze Pugg | Cocker Spaniel |
American Mastiff | Cocker Westie |
American Pit Bull Terrier | Cockeranian |
American Rat Pinscher | CockerShnauz |
American Staffordshire Terrier | Cocker-Tese |
American Staghound | Cockinese |
American Toy Terrier | Collie |
American Tundra Shepherd Dog | Colonial Cocker Spaniel |
American Water Spaniel | Combai |
American White Shepherd | Comfort Retriever |
Amertoy | Continental Toy Spaniel |
Anatolian Shepherd Dog | Copica |
Anglo-Français de Petite Vénerie | Copica- |
Anglos-Francai Grand | Corded Poodle |
Anglos-Francais de Moyenne Venerie | Corgi |
Anglos-Francaises | Corgidor |
Anglos-Francaises de Petite Venerie | Corkie |
Appenzell Mountain Dog | Coton de Tulear |
Appenzeller Sennenhund | Cotralian |
Argentine Dogo | Coydog |
Ariège Pointer | Crested Malt |
Ariege Pointing Dog | Crested Tzu |
Ariegeois | Cretan Hound |
Ariègeois | Croatian Sheepdog |
Armant | Curly-Coated Retriever |
Arubian Cunucu Dog | Cypro Kukur |
Aryan Molossus | Czech Wolfdog |
Atlas Terrier | Czechoslovakian Wolfdog |
Aussie Bulldog | Czesky Terrier |
Aussiedoodle | Dachshund |
Aussiedor | Daisy Dog |
Australian Bandog | Dakotah Shepherd |
Australian Bulldog | Dalmatian |
Australian Cattle Dog | Dameranian |
Australian Kelpie | Dandie Dinmont Terrier |
Australian Koolie | Danish Broholmer |
Australian Shepherd | Danish-Swedish Farmdog |
Australian Silky Terrier | Daug |
Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog | Deutsche Bracke |
Australian Terrier | Deutscher Wachtelhund |
Austrian Black and Tan Hound | Dingo |
Austrian Brandlbracke | Doberman |
Austrian Shorthaired Pinscher | Doberman Pinscher |
Auvergne Pointing Dog | Dobermann |
Azawakh | Dogo Argentino |
Azores Cattle Dog | Dogue Brasileiro |
Bagle Hound | Dogue de Bordeaux |
Bakharwal Dog | Doodleman Pinscher |
Banjara Greyhound | Dorgi |
Banter Bulldogge | Dorkie |
Barbet | Dorset Olde Tyme Bulldogge |
Basenji | Doxie-Chon |
Ba-Shar | Doxiepoo |
Basque Shepherder | Doxle |
Basschshund | Drentse Patrijshond |
Basselier | Drever |
Basset Artesien Normand | Dunker |
Basset Artésien Normand | Dutch Partridge Dog |
Basset Bleu de Gascogne | Dutch Shepherd Dog |
Basset Fauve de Bretagne | Dutch Smoushond |
Basset Hound | East Russian Coursing Hounds |
Bassetoodle | East Siberian Laika |
Basston | East-European Shepherd |
Bassugg | Elkhound |
Bavarian Mountain Hound | EngAm Bulldog |
Beagle | EngAm Bulldog / Olde Bulldog |
Beagle Harrier | English Boodle |
Beagleman | English Boston-Bulldog |
Beaglier | English Bulldog |
Beago | English Bullen Bordeaux Terrier |
Be-Apso | English Cocker Spaniel |
Bearded Collie | English Coonhound |
Bea-Tzu | English Foxhound |
Beauceron | English Mastiff |
Bedlington Terrier | English Pointer |
Bedouin Shepherd Dog | English Setter |
Belgian Griffon | English Shepherd |
Belgian Griffons | English Springer Spaniel |
Belgian Malinois | English Toy Spaniel |
Belgian Mastiff | English Toy Terrier |
Belgian Sheepdog | Entelbuch Mountain Dog |
Belgian Shepherd Dogs | Entlebucher Sennenhund |
Belgian Shepherd Groenendael | Epagneul Francais |
Belgian Shepherd Laekenois | Epagneuls Picardies |
Belgian Shepherd Malinois | Eskapoo |
Belgian Shepherd Tervuren | Eskifon |
Belgian Shorthaired Pointer | Eskimo Dog |
Belgian Tervuren | Eskland |
Belgrade Terrier | Estonian Hound |
Bench-legged Feist | Estrela Mountain Dog |
Bergamasco | Eurasier |
Berger des Picard | Euskal Artzain Txakurra |
Berger des Pyrénées | Farm Collie |
Berger Du Languedoc | Fauves De Bretagne |
Bernese Mountain Dog | Faux Frenchbo Bulldog |
Bichomo | Feist |
Bichon | Field Spaniel |
Bichon Frise | Fila |
Bichon Frisé | Fila Brasileiro |
Bichon Havanais | Finnish Hound |
Bichon Yorkie | Finnish Lapphund |
Bichon/Yorkie | Finnish Spitz |
Bichon-A-Ranian | Flat-Coated Retriever |
Bich-poo | Foodle |
Biewer | Fo-Tzu |
Billy | Fourche Terrier |
Billy dog | Fox Paulistinha |
Bisben | Fox Terrier |
Black and Tan Coonhound | Foxhoodle |
Black Forest Hound | Foxhound |
Black Mouth Cur | Foxton |
Black Russian Terrier | Foxy Rat Terrier |
Bleus de Gascogne | Français Blanc et Noir |
Bloodhound | Français Blanc et Orange |
Blue heeler | Français Tricolore |
Blue Lacy | French Brittany Spaniel |
Blue Picardy Spaniel | French Bulldog |
Bluetick Coonhound | French Gascony Pointer |
Bobtail Sheepdog | French Mastiff |
Bocker | French Pointing Dog |
Boerboel | French Pyrenean Pointer |
Bogle | French Spaniel |
Boglen Terrier | French Tricolour Hound |
Bohemian Shepherd | French White and Black Hound |
Bohemian Terrier | French White and Orange Hound |
Bolognese | Frenchie Pug |
Borador | Frengle |
Bordel | Gaddi Kutta |
Border Collie | Galgo Español |
Border Terrier | Gammel Dansk Hoensehund |
Bordernese | Gascons-Saintongeois |
Borzoi | German Hound |
Bosanski Ostrodlaki Gonic Barak | German Hunt Terrier |
BoShih | German Longhaired Pointer |
BoShih- | German Pinscher |
Bospin | German Rough-haired Pointing Dog |
Bostillon | German Sheeppoodle |
Bostinese | German Shepherd |
Boston Terrier | German Shepherd Dog |
Bourbonnais Pointer | German Shorthaired Pointer |
Bouvier de Ardennes | German Spaniel |
Bouvier des Ardennes | German Spitz |
Bouvier des Flanders | German Wirehaired Pointer |
Bouvier des Flandres | German Wolfspitz |
Boxador | Giant Schnauzer |
Boxer | Glechon |
Boxerdoodle | Glen of Imaal Terrier |
Boxweiler | Golden Boxer |
Boykin Spaniel | Golden Irish |
Bracco Italiano | Golden Labrador |
Braque Du Bourbonnais | Golden Mountain Dog |
Braque Dupuy | Golden Pyrenees |
Braque St. Germain | Golden Retriever |
Brat | Golden Sheltie |
Brazilian Mastiff | Goldendoodle |
Brazilian Molosser | Goldmaraner |
Brazilian Terrier | Goldmation |
Briard | Gollie |
Briquet | Gonczy Polski |
Briquet dog | Gordon Setter |
Briquet Griffon Vendeen | Gran Mastin de Borinquen |
Briquet Griffon Vendéen | Grand anglo-francais |
Brissel Chiffon | Grand Anglo-Français |
Brittany Spaniel | Grand anglo-français blanc et noir |
Broholmer | Grand anglo-français blanc et orange |
Broodle Griffon | Grand anglo-français tricolore |
Brug | Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen |
Brussels Griffon | Grand Basset Griffon Vendéen |
Buggs | Grand Bleu de Gascogne |
Bukovina Sheepdog | Grand gascon saintongeois |
Buldogue Campeiro | Grand Gascon-Saintongeois |
Bull Boxer | Grand Griffon Vendeen |
Bull Terrier | Grand Griffon Vendéen |
Bullboxer | Great Dane |
Bulldog | Great Pyrenees |
Bullmastiff | Greater Swiss Mountain Dog |
Bullmatian | Greek Hound |
Bully Kutta | Greek Sheepdog |
Burmese Mountain Dog | Greenland Dog |
Cadoodle | Greyhound |
Cairland Terrier | Griffon bleu de Gascogne |
Cairmal | Griffon Fauve de Bretagne |
Cairn Terrier | Griffon Nivernais |
Cairnoodle | Groenendael |
Cajun Squirrel Dog | Grosser Münsterländer Vorstehhund |
California-Carolina Dog | Guatemalan Bull Terrier |
Canaan Dog | Gujjar |
Canadian Eskimo Dog | Gull Dong |
Canadian Inuit Dog | Hairless Chihuahua |
Canarian Warren Hound | Hairless Khala |
Canary Dog | Hairless Terrier |
Cane Corso | Halden Hound |
Cane Corso Italiano | Hamilton Hound |
Canis Panther | Hamiltonstövare |
Canoe Dog | Hanoverian Hound |
Cantel | Hanoverian Scenthound |
Cão da Serra da Estrela | Harlequin Pinscher |
Cão da Serra de Aires | Harrier |
Cão de Castro Laboreiro | Havachon |
Cao de Fila | Havamalt |
Cão de Fila de São Miguel | Havanese |
Caravan Hound | Havashu |
Cardigan Welsh Corgi | Hawaiian Poi Dog |
Care-Tzu | Hellenikos Ichnilatis |
Carlin Pinscher | Hellenikos Poimenikos |
Carolina Dog | Hertha Pointer |
Carpathian Sheepdog | Highland Maltie |
Catahoula Bulldog | Highland Maltie / Maltese mix”>kg |
Catahoula Leopard Dog | Himalayan Mastiff |
Catalan Sheepdog | Himalayan Sheepdog |
Cattle dog | Hokkaido |
Caucasian Mountain Dog | Hokkaido Dog |
Caucasian Ovtcharka | Hovawart |
Cava-Chin | Hungarian Greyhound |
Cavachon | Hungarian Kuvasz |
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel | Hungarian Puli |
Cava-lon | Hungarian Wire-haired Pointing Dog |
Cav-A-Mo | Hush Basset |
Cavanese | Husky |
Cavapom | Hygenhund |
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