[K9 Mom]

For all of you that watch either the Westminster or any other dogs show what is your favorite group?

If you are not sure which breed is in which group they are all listed below. These are all the dog breeds that were entered in the 2009 Westminster so all breeds may not be on the list.

SPORTING
Brittany
Pointer
Pointer (German Shorthaired)
Pointer (German Wirehaired)
Retriever (Chesapeake Bay)
Retriever (Curly-Coated)
Retriever (Flat-Coated)
Retriever (Golden)
Retriever (Labrador)
Retriever (Nova Scotia Duck Tolling)
Setter (English)
Setter (Gordon)
Setter (Irish)
Spaniel (American Water)
Spaniel (Clumber)
Spaniel (Cocker) A.S.C.O.B.
Spaniel (Cocker) Black
Spaniel (Cocker) Parti-Color
Spaniel (English Cocker)
Spaniel (English Springer)
Spaniel (Field)
Spaniel (Irish Water)
Spaniel (Sussex)
Spaniel (Welsh Springer)
Spinone Italiano
Vizsla
Weimaraner
Wirehaired Pointing Griffon


HOUND
Afghan Hound
Basenji
Basset Hound
Beagle, 13 In.
Beagle, 15 In.
Black and Tan Coonhound
Bloodhound
Borzoi
Dachshund (Longhaired)
Dachshund (Smooth)
Dachshund (Wirehaired)
Foxhound (American)
Foxhound (English)
Greyhound
Harrier
Ibizan Hound
Irish Wolfhound
Norwegian Elkhound
Otterhound
Petits Bassets Griffons Vendeen
Pharaoh Hound
Plott
Rhodesian Ridgeback
Saluki
Scottish Deerhound
Whippet


WORKING
Akita
Alaskan Malamute
Anatolian Shepherd Dog
Bernese Mountain Dog
Black Russian Terrier
Boxer
Bullmastiff
Doberman Pinscher
Dogue de Bordeaux
German Pinscher
Giant Schnauzer
Great Dane
Great Pyrenees
Greater Swiss Mountain Dog
Komondor
Kuvasz
Mastiff
Neapolitan Mastiff
Newfoundland
Portuguese Water Dog
Rottweiler
Samoyed
Siberian Husky
St Bernard
Standard Schnauzer
Tibetan Mastiff


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


TOY
Affenpinscher
Brussels Griffon
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
Chihuahua (Long Coat)
Chihuahua (Smooth Coat)
Chinese Crested
English Toy Spaniel (B&PC)
English Toy Spaniel (KC&R)
Havanese
Italian Greyhound
Japanese Chin
Maltese
Manchester Terrier (Toy)
Miniature Pinscher
Papillon
Pekingese
Pomeranian
Poodle (Toy)
Pug
Shih Tzu
Silky Terrier
Toy Fox Terrier
Yorkshire Terrier


NON-SPORTING
American Eskimo Dog
Bichons Frises
Boston Terrier
Bulldog
Chinese Shar-Pei
Chow Chow
Dalmatian
Finnish Spitz
French Bulldog
Keeshond
Lhasa Apso
Lowchen
Poodle (Miniature)
Poodle (Standard)
Schipperke
Shiba Inu
Tibetan Spaniel
Tibetan Terrier


HERDING
Australian Cattle Dog
Australian Shepherd
Bearded Collie
Beauceron
Belgian Malinois
Belgian Sheepdog
Belgian Tervuren
Border Collie
Bouviers des Flandres
Briard
Canaan Dog
Collie (Rough)
Collie (Smooth)
German Shepherd Dog
Old English Sheepdog
Polish Lowland Sheepdog
Puli
Shetland Sheepdog
Swedish Vallhund
Welsh Corgi (Cardigan)
Welsh Corgi (Pembroke)

I had to go with the working dogs, just because of my dane, Dixie :-).

[Lara's mom]

I love terriers just because they're so much fun to be with. However, I love dogs period so, I don't think I could just single out one type. They all have their own unique and wonderful qualities!

[lil mutt]

I voted for terriers because it is one of my favorite dogs...

[pinsnpugs]

I voted toy as that is the Group I show in, though I do love to watch the working group.

[K9 Mom]

Originally Posted by Lara's mom

I love terriers just because they're so much fun to be with. However, I love dogs period so, I don't think I could just single out one type. They all have their own unique and wonderful qualities!

LOL I am the same way. I set up the poll then thought about it and had a hard time picking just one group. I am partial to Greyhounds and GSD's and they are not in the same group. Boy it was a tough decision.

[kms1167]

It is tough for me to choose between the sporting and the working but I guess I enjoy watching the working more because of their vast variations and really interesting histories.

[Lunareclipse]

I love my big lazy saint bernards. I have no clue why they are in the working dog group. They don't do anything.

[bostonlover]

i love all breeds but my faves are in the non-sproting group.


heres my new puppy taking a nap when we were at the lakes, he makes me laugh

[Northern_Inuit_Luv]

Originally Posted by kms1167

It is tough for me to choose between the sporting and the working but I guess I enjoy watching the working more because of their vast variations and really interesting histories.

I agree. I love watching the shows to learn more about all the different breeds, but sporting and working usually have more interesting dogs (no offense meant!! )

[Scrubjay]

I'll take the herding group. My favorites of the herding group are; Australian Shepherds, Collies, Shetland Sheepdogs and German Shepherds. I grew up with hard working Aussies and have owned mixes of the other breeds mentioned. I have also very much enjoyed training my friends Collie bitch. She is such an entertaining and smart pupil.

I've had a few departures from the herding group over the years too, with Poodles, Lhasa Apsos who are very charming loving dogs, and an Elk Hound. And my most current a Husky/GSD/Wolf, who was a rescue that was dumped in my town, to fend for herself.

[skivvies]

I voted for toy dogs. I have a Maltese who I absolutely adore. I'd also really like a Chinese Crested or maybe a Papillon someday.

[lange]

Can someone explain what non-sporting means? I never understood that title. It's like each group had their specialty while non-sporting in the opposite of what you are?...Did they just not know what to group them under & made an umbrella category?

[cigwyllt]

Here in the UK our groups are different:

Gundog
Hound
Pastoral
Terrier
Toy
Utility
Working

The Utility seems to be the same as Non Sporting:

This group consists of miscellaneous breeds of dog mainly of a non-sporting origin, including the Bulldog, Dalmatian, Japanese Akita and Poodle.
The name "Utility" basically means fitness for a purpose and this group consists of an extremely mixed and varied bunch, most breeds having been selectively bred to perform a specific function not included in the sporting and working categories. Some of the breeds listed in the group are the oldest documented breeds of dog in the world.

[lange]

Originally Posted by cigwyllt

Here in the UK our groups are different:

Gundog
Hound
Pastoral
Terrier
Toy
Utility
Working

The Utility seems to be the same as Non Sporting:

This group consists of miscellaneous breeds of dog mainly of a non-sporting origin, including the Bulldog, Dalmatian, Japanese Akita and Poodle.
The name "Utility" basically means fitness for a purpose and this group consists of an extremely mixed and varied bunch, most breeds having been selectively bred to perform a specific function not included in the sporting and working categories. Some of the breeds listed in the group are the oldest documented breeds of dog in the world.

Now I'm more confused then ever. Actually they seem the same. Although the Akita is considered working here. I forget, does the UK separate the American & Japanese?

The Non sporting do seem to be the most varied. The UK's choice of using the name Utility makes more sense to me verse Non-Sporting. Non-Sporting just sounds more excluding then including which is what throws me.

[cigwyllt]

I don't know if they make that distinction.

I think "working" is an odd title - because that is what so many of the other breeds do - you get working dogs in all the groups!

[jameserickson80]

I love to have a sporty dog and a working dog. They are playful and fun to be with. I really enjoyed spending time with them.