AKC Dog Breeds
We humans classify everything that we have come to know in this world, from elements to all God's creatures. Man likes to know he has control and the classification and selective processes man takes are all for control. Even mans' best friend has been narrowed down into Groups which man created. In each group are dogs that have been breed for a specific use to help man do a job faster, easier, and more efficiently. "Every breed is assigned to one of seven groups, based on the uses for which the breeds were originally developed" (AKC.org). Mans' best friend has been categorized into the: Hound, Working, Terrier, Toy, Non-Sporting, Herding, and Sporting Groups. The Hound Group contains such popular dogs as the Basset Hound, Bloodhound, and Greyhound. There are 22 separate breeds in the Hound Group alone. This group can be further separated into the scent hounds and the sight hounds. Scent hounds have been bred to find their prey by their overdeveloped sense of smell. Sight hounds were bred to spot targets at great distances and let their handlers know where the prey i
They truly are big dogs in little packages. This group contains the Skye Terrier, Kerry Blue Terrier, and Fox Terrier (Smooth and Wire) but there are a total of 25 different breeds recognized. Formerly members of the Working Group, they were separated into their own group in 1983. The Terrier Group is a group of "feisty, energetic dogs". My personal favorite Group in the world of dogs is the Herding Group. Some common breeds in this group are the Great Dane, Doberman Pinscher, and Boxer. "The breeds in the Non-Sporting Group are a varied collection in terms of size, coat, personality and overall appearance" (AKC. This group contains the ever lovable Chihuahua, Italian Greyhound, and Poodle. These dogs were bred for specific tasks but all needed to be intelligent, quick at learning, and good companions. As you can see, man has quite nicely and neatly organized his best friend into these seven practical groups.
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