Various varieties of dogs Collections.

There are a total of 157 varieties of dog breeds recognized by the AKC (American Kennel Club). These varieties of dog breeds are separated into different dog types which are referred to as Dog Collections. The actual numbers of the varieties of dog breeds within each of the different eight numbers of dog collections are as follows:

Sporting Dogs                  - 26

Non-Sporting Dog Types - 17

Working Dog Breeds        - 22

Hound Breed Type of Dogs - 22

Terrier Breed Type of Dogs - 26

Herding Breed Type of Dogs - 18

Toy Breed Types of Dogs - 20

Miscellaneous Breed Type of Dogs - 6

Total number of different types of dogs - 157 (AKC recognized)

Various varieties of dogs                              The above numbers of dog varieties are just the tip of the Iceberg - see Bay Dogs! As previously stated these are only the dog types recognized by the AKC. There are no accurate statistics relating to the total numbers of different varieties of dogs worldwide, not to mention the number of dogs types

Types of dogs - Variety are the Spice of Life!

Classified according to English alphabet                                                                        A - Categories dogs

	Affenpinscher
	Afghan Hound
	Airedale Terrier
	Akita
	Alaskan Husky
	Alaskan Klee Kai
	Alaskan Malamute
	Alsatian
	American Cocker Spaniel
	American Eskimo Dog
	American Foxhound
	American Staffordshire Terrier
	American Water Spaniel
	Anatolian Shepherd Dog
	Australian Cattle Dog
	Australian Kelpie Sheep Dog
	Australian Shepherd
	Australian Terrier B - Categories dogs Bandog Basenji
Basset Hound
Beagle
Bearded Collie
Bandog
Basenji
Belgian Malinois
Belgian Sheepdog
Belgian Tervuren
Bernese Mountain Dog
Bichon Frise
Black and Tan Coonhound
Black Russian Terrier
Bloodhound
Boerboel
Border Collie
Border Terrier
Borzoi
Boston Terrier
Bouvier des Flandres
Boxer
Briard
Brittany
Brussels Griffon
Bull Terrier
Bulldog
Bullmastiff C - Categories dogs Cairn Terrier Canaan Canary Dog Cardigan Welsh Corgi Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Chesapeake Bay Retriever Chihuahua Chinese Crested Chinese Foo Dog Chinese Shar-pei Chow Chow Clumber Spaniel Collie Curly-Coated Retriever D - Categories dogs Dachshund Dalmatian Dandie Dinmont Terrier Doberman Pinscher Dogue de Bordeaux E- Categories dogs                                                                             English Cocker Spaniel English Foxhound English Setter English Springer Spaniel English Toy Spaniel Field Spaniel English Cocker Spaniel English Foxhound English Setter English Springer Spaniel English Toy Spaniel F- Categories dogs Field Spaniel Finnish Spitz Flat-Coated Retriever French Bulldog G- Categories dogs German Pinscher German Shepherd Dog German Shorthaired Pointer German Wirehaired Pointer Giant Schnauzer Glen of Imaal Terrier Golden Retriever Gordon Setter Great Dane Great Pyrenees Greater Swiss Mountain Dog Greyhound H- Categories dogs Harrier Havanese Hovawart I- Categories dogs Ibizan Hound Irish Setter Irish Terrier Irish Water Spaniel Irish Wolfhound Italian Greyhound J- Categories dogs Jack Russell Terrier Japanese Chin Japanese Spitz Keeshond Kerry Blue Terrier Komondor Kuvasz L- Categories dogs Labrador Retriever Lakeland Terrier Leonberger Lhasa Apso Louisiana Catahoula Leopard Dog Lowchen M- Categories dogs Maltese Manchester Terrier (Standard) Manchester Terrier (Toy) Maremma Mastiff Miniature Bull Terrier Miniature Pinscher Miniature Schnauzer N- Categories dogs Neapolitan Mastiff New Guinea Singing Dog Newfoundland Norfolk Terrier Norwegian Elkhound Norwich Terrier Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever O- Categories dogs Old English Sheepdog Otter hound P- Categories dogs Papillion Parson Russell Terrier Patter dale Terrier Pekingese Pembroke Welsh Corgi Petit Basset Griffon Vendee Pharaoh Hound Plott Pointer Polish Lowland Sheepdog Pomeranian Poodle Portuguese Water Dog Pug Puli R- Categories dogs Rat Terrier Redbone Coonhound Rhodesian Ridgeback Rottweiler S- Categories dogs Saint Bernard Saluki Samoyed Schipperke Scottish Deerhound Scottish Terrier Sealyham Terrier Shetland Sheepdog Shiba Inu Shih Tzu Shikoku Siberian Husky Silky Terrier Skye Terrier Smooth Fox Terrier Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier Spinone Italiano Staffordshire Bull Terrier Standard Schnauzer Sussex Spaniel T- Categories dogs Thai Ridgeback Tibetan Mastiff Tibetan Spaniel Tibetan Terrier Tosa Inu Toy Fox Terrier V- Categories dogs Vizsla W- Categories dogs Weimaraner Welsh Springer Spaniel Welsh Terrier West Highland White Terrier Whippet Wire Fox Terrier Wirehaired Pointing Griffon Y- Categories dogs Yorkshire Terrier