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)