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Vulnerable Native Breeds are a group of

dog breed A dog breed is a particular type of dog that was purposefully bred by humans to perform specific tasks, such as herding, hunting, and guarding. Dogs are the most variable mammal on Earth, with artificial selection producing upward of 360 globall ...

s originating in the

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and

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, and identified by

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(KC) as having annual registration numbers of 300 puppies or fewer within the UK. The KC identified its need for such a list in June 2003, with research it conducted to identify the extent of the vulnerability and viability of each breed. It was a joint project, with the KC working with the British and Irish Native Breeds Trust, later to be known simply as the Native Dog Breeds Trust. The breeds on the list have been promoted at events such as Discover Dogs and

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, and by asking that owners of these breeds mate their dogs rather than having them spayed. The majority of the list comes from the

Terrier Terrier () is a Dog type, type of dog originally bred to hunt vermin. A terrier is a dog of any one of many Dog breed, breeds or landraces of the terrier Dog type, type, which are typically small, wiry, Gameness, game, and fearless. There are fi ...

Group, a group mostly derived from breeds with backgrounds in the

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. The most marked drop in popularity is that of the

Sealyham Terrier The Sealyham Terrier () is a rare Wales, Welsh breed of small to medium-sized terrier that originated in Wales as a working terrier, working dog. It is principally a white-bodied, coat (dog), rough-coated dog breed, breed, developed in the mid- ...

, which registered 1,084 breeds in 1938, but by 2004 was registering only sixty dogs a year. In October 2011, British magazine '' Country Life'' highlighted the breed on its front cover, with the heading "SOS: Save our Sealyhams," and launched a campaign to save the breed. The

Otterhound The Otterhound is an English dog breed. It is a scent hound and is currently recognised by the Kennel Club as a Vulnerable Native Breed with around 600 animals worldwide.

, popular during the time of

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, has registration numbers of less than a thousand world wide. The list was originally compiled in January 2006, and included 28 breeds. Later in 2006, the

Miniature Bull Terrier The English Miniature Bull Terrier is a breed with origins in the extinct English White Terrier, the Dalmatian and the Bulldog. The first existence is documented in 1872 in ''The Dogs of British Island''. Description Appearance Miniature B ...

was added. In 2007, after consultation with the breed clubs involved, the

Bloodhound The bloodhound is a large scent hound, originally bred for hunting deer, wild boar, rabbits, and since the Middle Ages, for tracking people. Believed to be descended from hounds once kept at the Abbey of Saint-Hubert, Belgium, in French it is ...

, Gordon Setter and

King Charles Spaniel The King Charles Spaniel (also known as the English Toy Spaniel) is a small dog breed of the spaniel type. In 1903, The Kennel Club combined four separate toy spaniel breeds under this single title. The other varieties merged into this breed wer ...

were re-classed as "Viable" rather than vulnerable. The English Setter is the newest addition to the list, having been added for the first time in 2012. However, during 2012 the number of English Setter puppies registered increased to 314, so the breed was moved to the Kennel Club's "At Watch" list, which is for breeds with registrations from 300-450. Breeds on the "At Watch" list included in 2013 the English Setter, the Old English Sheepdog, the Irish Terrier, the

Irish Wolfhound The Irish Wolfhound ( Irish: ''Cú Faoil'') is a breed of large sighthound that has, by its presence and substantial size, inspired literature, poetry and mythology. One of the largest of all breeds of dog, the breed is used by coursing hunters ...

, the

Welsh Springer Spaniel The Welsh Springer Spaniel (''Welsh'': ''Llamgi Cymru'' or ''Tarfgi Cymru'') is a dog breed, breed of dog and a member of the spaniel family. Thought to be comparable to the old Land Spaniel, they are similar to the English Springer Spaniel a ...

, the

Pembroke Welsh Corgi The Pembroke Welsh Corgi (; Welsh for "dwarf dog") is a cattle herding dog breed that originated in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The name ''Corgi'' is of Welsh origin, and is a compound of the words and (mutated to ), meaning "dwarf" and "dog", r ...

, and the Welsh Terrier. image:Two otterhounds.jpg, The Otterhound image:Wilczarz hart 0001.jpg, A Scottish Deerhound, and a Greyhound, two sighthounds on the list image:Seter irlandzki i gordony.jpg, An Irish Red and White Setter, and two Gordon Setters

Listed breeds

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Notes

*A ^ The breeds are listed by their names official registration names with the Kennel Club.

References

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External links

British Heritage Dog Breeds
Dog breeds originating in the United Kingdom * Dog breeds originating in Ireland