Canadian Kennel Club Groups

The Canadian Kennel Club has an 7 Group System. This is a system shared with many other non-Fédération Cynologique Internationale Kennel Clubs, however it adds an extra group. All of these groups but one have breeds with a common original purpose in.

7 Group System

The Canadian Kennel Club's 7 Group System is shared with many other non-FCI members. They all contain dogs that were bred for a specific purpose. These groups are a less broken down than in the FCI. This is the hierarchy:

Example Breed: Norwegian Buhund

Groups

The American Kennel Club Groups are as follows:

  1. Hound Group
  2. Terrier Group
  3. Working Group
  4. Herding Group
  5. Gundog Group
  6. Non-Sporting Group
  7. Toy Group

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