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Competing in the Canine Sports
There are many sports available for dogs and owners to enjoy. Some
are even surprising! Did you know that the Samoyed, Rottweiler and
Kerry Blue Terrier may compete in Herding events? And that the
Standard Poodle may participate in Retriever Hunting Tests?
Listed below are various sports and their organization links. This
list is by no means exhaustive as new sports are surfacing every year.
We hope that you find the right sport (or sports) for you and your dog.
Venture out and try something completely different. You may be
happily surprised at your dog's natural instincts. Have fun out
there and be safe!
After reading about the various sports, be sure to visit our "Showing
Your Dog" page for show and event preparation tips.
Description of AKC Titles and Abbreviations
Links to terms in AKC Events chart:
AKC Breed List *
PAL/ILP
(Limited Registration) *
AKC
Canine Partners Program (Mixed Breeds) *
FSS
Breed List *
AKC Miscellaneous Class
American Kennel Club Events
Other Associations & Events
| American
Kennel Club Events (Click on
each event name to view the AKC page for that event) |
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| Event Name |
Breeds Eligible (As of 9/4/2010) |
Mixed Breeds
Allowed? |
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Agility |
All recognized AKC
breeds, PAL/ILP, AKC Canine Partners,
eligible FSS breeds |
Yes (AKC Canine
Partners) |
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Canine
Good Citizen |
All dogs, purebred or
mixed |
Yes |
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Conformation |
All eligible
recognized AKC breeds (intact only); breeds in Miscellaneous
Class may compete in Junior Showmanship & conformation (but no
championship points) |
No |
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Coonhound Events |
Coonhounds: Am.
English, Treeing Walker, Black & Tan, Plott, Bluetick, Redbone |
No |
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Earthdog |
AKC breeds: Australian Terrier, Bedlington Terrier,
Border Terrier, Cairn Terrier, Dachshund, Dandie Dinmont
Terrier, Glen of Imaal Terrier, Lakeland Terrier, Manchester
Terrier, Miniature Bull Terrier, Miniature Schnauzer, Norfolk
Terrier, Norwich Terrier, Parson Russell Terrier, Scottish
Terrier, Sealyham Terrier, Silky Terrier, Skye Terrier, Smooth
Fox Terrier, Welsh Terrier, West Highland White Terrier, Wire
Fox Terrier. FSS breeds: Cesky Terrier, Rat
Terrier, Russell Terrier
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No |
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Field Trial (Pointing) |
Brittanys, Pointers, English Setters, German Shorthaired
Pointers, German Wirehaired Pointers, Gordon Setters, Irish Red
& White Setters, Irish Setters, Spinone Italiano, Vizslas,
Weimaraners, Wirehaired Pointing Griffons
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No |
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Field Trial (Retrievers) |
Chesapeake Retrievers, Curly-Coated Retrievers, Flat-Coated
Retrievers, Golden Retrievers, Labrador Retrievers, Irish Water
Spaniels, Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers
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No |
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Field Trial (Spaniels) |
Cocker Spaniels, English Cocker Spaniels, English Springer
Spaniels
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No |
| Field Trial (Hounds) |
Beagles,
Basset Hounds,
Dachshunds |
No |
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Herding |
AKC breeds: Australian Cattle Dog, Australian
Shepherd, Bearded Collie, Beauceron, Belgian Malinois, Belgian
Sheepdog, Belgian Tervuren, Bernese Mountain Dog, Border Collie,
Bouviers des Flandres, Briard, Canaan Dog, Cardigan Welsh Corgi,
Collie, German Shepherd Dog, Giant Schnauzer, Great Swiss
Mountain Dog, Icelandic Sheepdog, Kerry Blue Terrier, Norwegian
Buhund, Old English Sheepdog, Pembroke Welsh Corgi, Polish
Lowland Sheepdog, Puli, Pyrenean Shepherd, Rottweiler, Samoyeds,
Shetland Sheepdog, Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier (effective
1/1/11), Standard Schnauzer, Swedish Vallhund. FSS
Breeds: Appenzeller Sennenhunde, Belgian Laekenois,
Bergamasco (effective 1/1/11), Berger Picard, Boerboel,
Catahoula Leopard Dog (effective 1/1/11), Czechoslovakian Vlcaks
(effective 1/1/11), Entlebucher Mountain Dog, Finnish Lapphund,
Lancashire Heeler, Mudi, Pumi, Spanish Water Dog, Schapendoes,
Slovensky Cuvac (effective 1/1/11), Swedish Lapphund (effective
1/1/11)
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No |
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Hunt Tests (Pointing) |
AKC breeds: Brittanys, Pointers, English Setters,
German Shorthaired Pointers, German Wirehaired Pointers, Gordon
Setters, Irish Red & White Setters, Irish Setters, Spinone
Italiano, Vizslas, Weimaraners, Wirehaired Pointing Griffons.
FSS breeds: Bracco Italiano, Drentsche Patrijshond (Drent)(effective
1/1/11), Portuguese Pointer, Small Munsterlander Pointer,
Wirehaired Vizsla
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No |
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Hunt Tests (Retrievers) |
Chesapeake Retrievers, Curly-Coated Retrievers, Flat-Coated
Retrievers, Golden Retrievers, Labrador Retrievers, Irish Water
Spaniels, Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers, Standard Poodles
|
No |
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Hunt Tests (Spaniels) |
Airedales, American Water Spaniels, Boykin Spaniels, Clumber
Spaniels, Cocker Spaniels, English Cocker Spaniels, English
Springer Spaniels, Field Spaniels, Sussex Spaniels, Welsh
Springer Spaniels
|
No |
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Lure Coursing |
Note: Must not have breed disqualifications. AKC
breeds: Afghan Hound, Basenji, Borzoi, Greyhound, Ibizan
Hound, Irish Wolfhound, Italian Greyhound, Pharaoh Hound,
Rhodesian Ridgeback, Saluki, Scottish Deerhound, Whippet.
FSS breeds: Azawakh, Cirneco Dell’Etna, Portuguese
Podengos (Medio & Grande only), Sloughi, Thai Ridgeback
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No |
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Obedience |
All registered AKC
breeds, PAL/ILP, AKC Canine Partners,
eligible FSS breeds |
Yes (AKC Canine
Partners) |
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Rally
(AKC Rally) |
All registered AKC
breeds, PAL/ILP, AKC Canine Partners,
eligible FSS breeds |
Yes (AKC Canine
Partners) |
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Tracking |
All registered AKC
breeds, PAL/ILP,
eligible FSS breeds |
No |
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*Note: The racing organizations listed are for fun
and titles only, for owners and their pets. These events
are entirely different from racing events for gambling or profit.
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