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AKC Eligible Herding Breeds 

Effective January 1, 2011     Eligible Breeds   http://www.akc.org/events/herding/eligible_breeds.cfm.  
All dogs 6 months of age or older from the following breeds are eligible to participate in Herding Instinct Tests.   To participate in Herding Events all dogs 9 months of age or older from the following breeds are eligible 

AKC Recognized Breeds 
  • Australian Cattle Dog 
  • Australian Shepherd 
  • Bearded Collie 
  • Beauceron 
  • Belgian Malinois 
  • Belgian Sheepdog 
  • Belgian Tervuren 
  • Bernese Mountain Dog (effective 7/1/10) 
  • Border Collie 
  • Bouviers des Flandres 
  • Boxers (effective 1/1/12 )** (** Contingent upon a Boxer club becoming licensed to hold herding events.)
  • Briard 
  • Canaan Dog 
  • Cardigan Welsh Corgi 
  • Collie 
  • Finnish Lapphund (effective 1/1/09) 
  • German Shepherd Dog 
  • Giant Schnauzer 
  • Great Swiss Mountain Dog 
  • Icelandic Sheepdog 
  • Kerry Blue Terrier 
  • Norwegian Buhund (effective 1/1/09) 
  • Old English Sheepdog 
  • Pembroke Welsh Corgi 
  • Polish Lowland Sheepdog 
  • Puli 
  • Pyrenean Shepherd (effective 1/1/09) 
  • Rottweiler 
  • Samoyeds 
  • Shetland Sheepdog 
  • Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier (effective 1/1/11) 
  • Standard Schnauzer 
  • Swedish Vallhund

* Foundation Stock Service Breeds * May compete for suffix titles only *
  • Appenzeller Sennenhunde 
  • Belgian Laekenois 
  • Bergamasco (effective 1/1/11) 
  • Berger Picard (effective 7/1/09) 
  • Boerboel 
  • Catahoula Leopard Dog (effective 1/1/11) 
  • Czechoslovakian Vlcaks (effective 1/1/11) 
  • Entlebucher Mountain Dog 
  • Lancashire Heeler (effective 7/1/09) 
  • Miniature American Shepherd 
  • Mudi 
  • Pumi 
  • Spanish Water Dog 
  • Schapendoes (effective 7/1/08) 
  • Slovensky Cuvac (effective 1/1/11) 
  • Swedish Lapphund (effective 1/1/11) 
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