Origin of Dog Breeds

All domestic dogs originate from the Gray Wolf*. Roll over dog breed names below to see origin country of the 9 dog breeds most closely related to the Gray Wolf. Click on dog breed names to view their complete profile.

85 AKC Domestic Dog Breeds Used to Compare Only 85 AKC Breeds DNA were used. There may FCI breeds that could be older or within the top 10 oldest. breed key: closer to spitz dog breeds closer to herding dog breeds closer to molossoid dog breeds in between breed group before and after
1. Shiba Inu	29. Kuvasz	58. German Shorthaired Pointer
2. Chow Chow	30. Great Dane	59. Border Collie
3. Akita	31. Welsh Springer Spaniel	60. Bedlington Terrier
3. Alaskan Malamute	32. Doberman Pinscher	61. Clumber Spaniel
4. Basenji	33. Standard Schnauzer	62. Ibizan Hound
5. Shar-pei	34. Italian Greyhound	63. Rhodesian Ridgeback
6. Siberian Husky	35. Old English Sheepdog	64. Dachshund
7. Afghan Hound	36. American Water Spaniel	65. Australian Shepherd
8. Saluki	37. Miniature Schnauzer	66. Chihuahua
9. Tibetan Terrier	38. Australian Terrier	67. Kerry Blue Terrier
10. Lhasa Apso	39. English Cocker Spaniel	68. Schipperke
11. Samoyed	40. Irish Setter	69. Irish Terrier
12. Pekingese	41. West Highland White Terrier	70. Flat Coated Retriever
13. Shih Tzu	42. Pointer	71. Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier
14. Irish Wolfhound	43. Basset Hound	72. Pomeranian
15. Saint Bernard	44. Cavalier King Charles Spaniel	73. Labrador Retriever
16. Greyhound	45. Giant Schnauzer	74. Presa Canario
17. Belgian Sheepdog	46. Pharaoh Hound	75. Rottweiler
18. Belgian Tervuren	47. Golden Retriever	76. Bullmastiff
19. Borzoi	48. Beagle	77. Newfoundland
20. Collie	49. Bloodhound	78. German Shepherd Dog
21. Shetland Sheepdog	50. Airedale Terrier	79. French Bulldog
22. Pug Dog	51. American Cocker spaniel	80. Miniature Bull Terrier
23. Komondor	52. American Hairless Terrier	81. Bulldog
24. Whippet	53. Chesapeake Bay Retriever	82. Boxer
25. Standard Poodle	54American Hairless Terrier	83. Mastiff
26. Bichon Frise	55. Chesapeake Bay Retriever	84. Bernese Mountain Dog
27. Manchester Terrier	56. Cairn Terrier	85. Greater Swiss Mountain Dog
28. Norwegian Elkhound	57. Portuguese Water Dog

*Genetic Structure of the Purebred Domestic Dog. Science 21 May 2004: Vol. 304. no. 5674, pp. 1160 - 1164DOI: 10.1126/science.1097406

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Origin of Dog Breeds

All domestic dogs originate from the Gray Wolf*. Roll over dog breed names below to see origin country of the 9 dog breeds most closely related to the Gray Wolf. Click on dog breed names to view their complete profile.