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How many dog breeds are in the world?

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There are over 500 breeds. All of them are not in the AKC or BKC though. There are around 600 including designer doggie breeds (such as a Puggle [pug + beagle] Pomapoo [pomeranian + poodle] and many MANY others. read more

A count and a list of dog breeds arranged by their national origin. read more

There are 340 recognized dog breeds in the world as of 2014, with 167 recognized in the United States. AKC-recognized breeds belong to 10 categorized groups based on the dog’s function, purpose, size or appearance. read more

Figuring out how many dog breeds there are is complicated. There’s no one organization that decides how many dog breeds there are in the world, though one comes close – the Fédération Cynologique Internationale, or FCI (World Canine Organization in English). read more

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