List of dog breeds

This list of dog breeds includes both extant and extinct dog breeds, varieties and types.

A research article on dog genomics published in Science/AAAS defines modern dog breeds as "a recent invention defined by conformation to a physical ideal and purity of lineage".

[1] According to BigThink, over 40% of the world's dog breeds come from the United Kingdom, France and Germany.

It states: "Great Britain and France are the ground zero of dog fancying, with 57 registered breeds each.

These three countries alone represent more than 40% of all dog breeds recognized by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale.