favourite breed from each group? (Hound,Utility,toy,gundog,terrier,pastoral,working )

Are we to use the UK classifications, or the one of our country?

I will do AKC cause it's easier, plus there is miscellaneous and FSS.


Sporting- Weimaraner (English Springer Spaniel, English Cocker Spaniel, Irish Water Spaniel)
Hound- Bluetick Coonhound (Otterhound, Ibizan Hound, Rhodesian Ridgeback, Whippet)
Working- Great Dane (Komondor, Dogue De Bordeaux)
Terrier- Miniature Bull Terrier (Border Terrier, Bull Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier)
Toy- Pug (Affenpinscher, Toy Manchester Terrier)
Non-Sporting- Bulldog (Tibetan Spaniel, Xoloitzcuintli, French Bulldog, Norwegian Lundehund)
Herding- Entlebucher Mt. Dog (German Shepherd Dog, Australian Cattle Dog, Briard)
Misc- Portuguese Podengo Pequeno (Dogo Argentino, Bergamasco)
FSS- Berger Picard (Bracco Italiano, Hovawart, Hamilitonstovare, Thai Ridgeback)

The first breed is the one I like the most, and the others are honorable mentions lol.

Sporting Group: I love Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers! My science/gym teacher recently got a puppy from a local breeder named Berkley and he's adorable! Plus I've heard some nice things about the breed.

Hound Group: I've always thought Pharaoh Hounds were gorgeous.

Working Group: Doberman all the way, definitely.

Terrier Group: Cairn Terriers. I love their looks and their somewhat snarky attitude. There was one in our obedience class named Tazz and she was a little spitfire.

Toy Group: Papillons, hands down. Completely and totally biased, but from my experience, they're big dogs in a very small package and they're great. Cali is good with everyone, has bundles of energy, and is pretty clever.. and cuddly when she's all tuckered out.

Non-Sporting Group: Dalmatian. I love them and was actually looking into getting one before my mom gave me a size restriction.

Herding Group: Aussies, I love everything about them and they're stunning dogs. I'm definitely going to own one at one point.

You don't know just HOW LITTLE people I know who like Azawakh! I can count them on one hand and I don't even need all fingers.

I'll post my top three's from the UK accepted breeds Choices are limited though! Very few breeds accepted compared to FCI

Hound: Borzoi, Azawakh, Greyhound.
Utility: Japanese Akita, American Akita, Eurasier.
Toy: Papillon, Italian Greyhound, Miniature Pinscher.
Gundog: Irish Red&White Setter, Nova Scota Duck Tolling Retriever, English Cocker Spaniel.
Terrier: Manchester Terrier, Fox Terrier smooth, Staffordshire Bull Terrier.
Pastoral: Estrela Mountain Dog, Pyrenean Mountain Dog, Hungarian Kuvasz.
Working: Leonberger, Pyrenean Mastiff, Hovawart.

Hound - this one is hard for me... black and tan coonhound, pharaoh hound, bloodhound... crud... i cant pick one....

Sporting - german shorthaired pointer

Herding - german shepherd

Working - great dane

Terrier - ...im not a terrier person.... bull terrier i suppose

Non Sporting - boston terrier

Toy - chinese crested

Misc. - boerboel

This is based completely on looks, general reading about breeds, and other superficial stuff

Hound - Beagle, Irish Wolfhound
Sporting - Irish Setter, Golden Retriever
Herding - German Shepherd Dog, Old English Sheepdog
Working - Saint Bernard, Leonberger, Newfoundland
Terrier - possibly Soft Coated Wheaten, but I don't think my personality meshes with the typical terrier temperament
Non Sporting - Standard Poodle
Toy - not a fan of small dogs
Misc. - Bergamasco
FSS - Eurasier, Barbet, Lagotto Romagnolo

and pretty much any big, fluffy dog