Breed standards

The basis of breed shows is the judging of pedigree dogs against the breed standard, which is a picture in words that describes each breed of pedigree dog.
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For all licensed breed shows, The Royal Kennel Club breed standards must be used for the judging of pedigree dogs.

The breed standards are owned by The RoyalKennel Club, and all changes are subject to approval by The Royal Kennel Club Board. New breed standards, for newly recognised breeds, are drawn up once the breed has become sufficiently established within the UK. Careful research is conducted into the historical background, health and temperament of any new breed before recognition is granted by The Royal Kennel Club.

Upon recognition, breeds are placed on the Imported Breed Register until they are deemed eligible for transferral to the Breed Register. Read more about breed standards.

Gundog

Barbet Retriever (Chesapeake Bay)
Bracco Italiano Retriever (Curly Coated)
Braque D'Auvergne Retriever (Golden)
Brittany Retriever (Flat Coated) 
English Setter Retriever (Labrador)
German Longhaired Pointer Retriever (Nova Scotia Duck Tolling)
German Shorthaired Pointer Slovakian Rough Haired Pointer
German Wirehaired Pointer Small Munsterlander
Gordon Setter Spaniel (American Cocker)
Hungarian Vizsla Spaniel (American Water)
Hungarian Wire Haired Vizsla Spaniel (Clumber)
Irish Red and White Setter Spaniel (Cocker)
Irish Setter Spaniel (English Springer)
Italian Spinone Spaniel (Field)
Korthals Griffon  Spaniel (Irish Water)
Lagotto Romagnolo Spaniel (Sussex)
Large Munsterlander Spaniel (Welsh Springer)
Pointer Spanish Water Dog
Portuguese Pointer Weimaraner

Hound

Afghan Hound Dachshund (Wire Haired)
Azawakh Deerhound
Basenji Finnish Spitz
Basset Bleu De Gascogne Foxhound
Basset Fauve De Bretagne Grand Bleu De Gascogne
Basset Griffon Vendeen (Grand) Greyhound
Basset Griffon Vendeen (Petit) Griffon Fauve De Bretagne
Basset Hound Hamiltonstovare
Bavarian Mountain Hound Harrier
Beagle Ibizan Hound
Black & Tan Coonhound Irish Wolfhound
Bloodhound Norwegian Elkhound
Borzoi Otterhound
Cirneco Dell'Etna Pharaoh Hound
Dachshund (Long Haired) Portuguese Podengo
Dachshund (Miniature Long Haired) Rhodesian Ridgeback
Dachshund (Miniature Smooth Haired) Saluki
Dachshund (Miniature Wire Haired) Sloughi
Dachshund (Smooth Haired) Whippet

Pastoral

Anatolian Shepherd Dog Hungarian Pumi
Australian Cattle Dog Icelandic Sheepdog
Australian Shepherd Komondor
Bearded Collie Lancashire Heeler
Beauceron Maremma Sheepdog
Belgian Shepherd Dog (Groenendael) Norwegian Buhund
Belgian Shepherd Dog (Laekenois) Old English Sheepdog
Belgian Shepherd Dog (Malinois) Picardy Sheepdog
Belgian Shepherd Dog (Tervueren) Polish Lowland Sheepdog
Bergamasco Pyrenean Mountain Dog
Border Collie Pyrenean Sheepdog (Long Haired)
Briard Pyrenean Sheepdog (Smooth Faced)
Catalan Sheepdog Samoyed
Collie (Rough) Shetland Sheepdog
Collie (Smooth) Swedish Lapphund
Estrela Mountain Dog Swedish Vallhund
Finnish Lapphund Turkish Kangal Dog
German Shepherd Dog Welsh Corgi (Cardigan)
Hungarian Kuvasz Welsh Corgi (Pembroke)
Hungarian Mudi White Swiss Shepherd Dog
Hungarian Puli  

Utility

Akita Korean Jindo
Boston Terrier Lhasa Apso
Bulldog Miniature Schnauzer
Canaan Dog Poodle (Miniature)
Chow Chow Poodle (Standard)
Dalmatian Poodle (Toy)
Eurasier Schipperke
French Bulldog Schnauzer
German Spitz (Klein) Shar Pei
German Spitz (Mittel) Shih Tzu
Japanese Akita Inu Tibetan Spaniel
Japanese Shiba Inu Tibetan Terrier
Japanese Spitz Xoloitzcuintle (Mex Hairless) Int
Keeshond Xoloitzcuintle (Mex Hairless) Min
Kooikerhondje Xoloitzcuintle (Mex Hairless) Std

Toy

Affenpinscher Italian Greyhound
Australian Silky Terrier Japanese Chin
Bichon Frise King Charles Spaniel
Bolognese Lowchen (Little Lion Dog)
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Maltese
Chihuahua (Long Coat) Miniature Pinscher
Chihuahua (Smooth Coat) Papillon
Chinese Crested Pekingese
Coton De Tulear Pomeranian
English Toy Terrier (Black & Tan) Pug
Griffon Bruxellois Russian Toy
Havanese Yorkshire Terrier

Terrier

Airedale Terrier Kerry Blue Terrier
Australian Terrier Lakeland Terrier
Bedlington Terrier Manchester Terrier
Border Terrier Norfolk Terrier
Bull Terrier Norwich Terrier
Bull Terrier (Miniature) Parson Russell Terrier
Cairn Terrier Scottish Terrier
Cesky Terrier Sealyham Terrier
Dandie Dinmont Terrier Skye Terrier
Fox Terrier (Smooth) Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier
Fox Terrier (Wire) Staffordshire Bull Terrier
Glen of Imaal Terrier Welsh Terrier
Irish Terrier West Highland White Terrier
Jack Russell Terrier  

Working

Alaskan Malamute Greenland Dog
Bernese Mountain Dog Hovawart
Bouvier Des Flandres Leonberger
Boxer Mastiff
Bullmastiff Neapolitan Mastiff
Canadian Eskimo Dog Newfoundland
Dobermann Portuguese Water Dog
Dogue de Bordeaux Pyrenean Mastiff
Entlebucher Mountain Dog Rottweiler
German Pinscher Russian Black Terrier
Giant Schnauzer Siberian Husky
Great Dane St. Bernard
Great Swiss Mountain Dog Tibetan Mastiff
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