There are a lot of dog breeds out there and, naturally, some of them are more fashionable than others. But sometimes trends can lead to breeds getting extremely unpopular – and even see them go extinct.
And that’s exactly what could happen to several dozen dog breeds in the UK, according to the Kennel Club – the country’s largest organisation dedicated to dog health, welfare and training.
The Kennel Club has declared that 34 dog breeds are on its ‘Vulnerable Native Breed’ list, which it defines by a breed having fewer than 300 puppies declared every year. Those breeds range from greyhounds and King Charles spaniels to Irish wolfhounds and bearded collies.
Here are all the breeds that the Kennel Club has on its ‘Vulnerable Native Breed’ list.
- Bearded collie
- Bloodhound
- Miniature bull terrier
- Smooth collie
- Dandie Dinmont terrier
- Deerhound
- English setter
- Black and tan English toy terrier
- Foxhound
- Smooth fox terrier
- Glen of Imaal terrier
- Gordon setter
- Greyhound
- Harrier
- Irish red and white setter
- Irish wolfhound
- King Charles spaniel
- Kerry Blue terrier
- Lakeland terrier
- Lancashire heeler
- Manchester terrier
- Mastiff
- Norwich terrier
- Otter hound
- Curly coated retriever
- Sealyham terrier
- Skye terrier
- Soft coated wheaten terrier
- Clumber spaniel
- Field spaniel
- Irish water spaniel
- Sussex spaniel
- Welsh springer spaniel
- Cardigan Welsh corgi
On top of those, the Kennel Club has a ‘watch’ list of breeds that could potentially become ‘vulnerable’. Those are:
- Bedlington terrier
- Bullmastiff
- Irish terrier
- Jack Russell terrier
- Norfolk terrier
- Parson Russell terrier
- Old English sheepdog
- Welsh terrier
You can find out more about these breeds on the official Kennel Club website here.
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