List of dog breeds originating from England

The Kennel Club (KC), the United Kingdom's official kennel club, recognises over 200 pedigree dog breeds^[1]. This list includes dog breeds that are generally considered to have originated in England, some of which are also recognised by other major kennel clubs and organisations such as the Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI). Breeds are included if reputable sources describe them as originating in England, extinct breeds and unrecognised local types are also listed where documented.

Name	Other names used	Recognition	Place of origin (within England)	Notes
Airedale Terrier	Waterside Terrier Bingley Terrier	KC FCI	Airedale, West Riding of Yorkshire	Largest of the British terriers, traditionally nicknamed the "King of Terriers"
Basset Hound		KC FCI		Originally French; modern breed developed from British stock^[2]
Beagle	English Beagle	KC FCI
Bedlington Terrier	Rothbury Terrier Rothbury's Lamb	KC FCI	Bedlington, Northumberland
Bloodhound	Chien de St. Hubert St. Hubert Hound Sleuth-hound English Bloodhound	KC FCI
Border Collie		KC FCI	Anglo-Scottish border
Border Terrier		KC FCI	Anglo-Scottish border
Buckhound				Extinct^[3]
Bull Terrier	English Bull Terrier Bully	KC FCI	Birmingham, West Midlands
Bulldog	English Bulldog British Bulldog	KC FCI
Bullmastiff		KC FCI
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel		KC FCI
Clumber Spaniel		KC FCI	Nottinghamshire
Cumberland Sheepdog			Cumberland	Extinct Claimed to be ancestor of the Australian Shepherd^[4]
Cur				Extinct^[5]
Curly-coated Retriever	Curly	KC FCI
English Cocker Spaniel	Cocker English Cocker Working Cocker Cocker Spaniel	KC FCI
English Foxhound	Foxhound	KC FCI
English Mastiff	Mastiff	KC FCI
English Setter	Laverack Llewellin (or Llewellyn) Setter	KC FCI
English Springer Spaniel	Springer English Springer Springer Spaniel Working Springer	KC FCI
English Toy Terrier (Black & Tan)		KC FCI
English Water Spaniel				Extinct^[6]
English White Terrier				Extinct Ancestor to the Jack Russel terrier^[7]
Field Spaniel		KC FCI
Flat-coated Retriever	Flatcoat Flattie	KC FCI
Greyhound	English Greyhound	KC FCI
Jack Russell Terrier	Jack Russell	KC FCI	Swimbridge, North Devon
King Charles Spaniel	English Toy Spaniel Toy Spaniel Charlies Prince Charles Spaniel Ruby Spaniel Blenheim Spaniel	KC FCI
Labrador Retriever	Labrador Lab	KC FCI		British retriever developed from the St. John’s water dog of Newfoundland
Lakeland Terrier		KC FCI	Lake District of Cumbria
Lancashire Heeler		KC FCI (provisionally)^[8]	Ormskirk, Lancashire
Lucas Terrier		None
Manchester Terrier		KC FCI	Manchester
Miniature Bull Terrier	Mini Bull	KC FCI
Norfolk Spaniel	Shropshire Spaniel			Extinct
Norfolk Terrier		KC FCI	East Anglia
North Country Beagle				Extinct
Northern Inuit Dog		None		Closely related to other Northern-breed crosses such as the Tamaskan^[9]
Norwich Terrier		KC FCI	Norwich, Norfolk
Old English Bulldog				Extinct^[10] Ancestor of the modern Bulldog and Bullmastiff
Old English Sheepdog	Shepherd's Dog Bobtail	KC FCI	South-western counties of England
Otterhound		KC FCI
Parson Russell Terrier	Parson Parson Jack Russell Terrier	KC FCI	Swimbridge, North Devon
Patterdale Terrier		None	Patterdale, Cumbria
Plummer Terrier		None
Pointer	English Pointer	KC FCI
Russell Terrier		None		Roots in English Jack Russell terriers; developed as a breed in Australia
Smithfield	Smithfield Collie Smithfield Sheepdog	None	Smithfield Market, London
Smooth Fox Terrier	Both are called Fox Terriers	KC FCI	Earliest showing in Islington, London	Both are Fox terriers and descend from the same breed
Wire Fox Terrier	Both are called Fox Terriers	KC FCI		Both are Fox terriers and descend from the same breed
Staffordshire Bull Terrier	Stafford Staffy	KC FCI	Staffordshire
Staghound				Extinct
Sussex Spaniel	Sussex	KC FCI	Sussex
Talbot				Extinct
Toy Bulldog				Extinct
Tweed Water Spaniel	Tweed Spaniel Ladykirk Spaniel			Extinct Ancestor to the Golden Retriever and Curly-coated Retriever
West Country Harrier	Somerset Harrier		Devon and Somerset
Whippet		KC FCI
Yorkshire Terrier	Yorkie	KC FCI	Yorkshire and Lancashire

References

^ "Breeds A to Z | The Royal Kennel Club". www.royalkennelclub.com. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
^ "Basset Hounds Forum". Basset Hounds Forum. Archived from the original on 25 January 2025. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
^ Hancock, David (2014). Hounds: Hunting by Scent. New York: Crowood. ISBN 978-1-84797-601-7.
^ "Working Aussie Source Stockdog Library: History of the Australian Shepherd, by Phillip C. Wildhagen". www.workingaussiesource.com. Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
^ Morris, Desmond (2002). Dogs: the ultimate dictionary of over 1,000 dog breeds. North Pomfret, Vt: Trafalgar Square Pub. ISBN 978-1-57076-219-2.
^ Horter, Ria. "Vanished Dog Breeds" (PDF). Retrieved 27 November 2025.
^ "Fox Terriers (Smooth and Wire) » JaneDogs". janedogs.com. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
^ "LANCASHIRE HEELER". www.fci.be. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
^ Stavinohova, Renata; Hartley, Claudia; Burmeister, Louise M.; Ricketts, Sally L.; Pettitt, Louise; Tetas Pont, Roser; Hitti, Rebekkah J.; Schofield, Ellen; Oliver, James A. C.; Mellersh, Cathryn S. (2019). "Clinical, histopathological and genetic characterisation of oculoskeletal dysplasia in the Northern Inuit Dog". PLOS ONE. 14 (8) e0220761. Bibcode:2019PLoSO..1420761S. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0220761. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 6695176. PMID 31415586.
^ Lee, Mackenzi (2019). The History of the World in Fifty Dogs. Petra Eriksson. New York, NY: Abrams, Inc. ISBN 978-1-68335-763-6.

[1] "Breeds A to Z | The Royal Kennel Club". www.royalkennelclub.com. Retrieved 26 November 2025.

[2] "Basset Hounds Forum". Basset Hounds Forum. Archived from the original on 25 January 2025. Retrieved 27 November 2025.

[3] Hancock, David (2014). Hounds: Hunting by Scent. New York: Crowood. ISBN 978-1-84797-601-7.

[4] "Working Aussie Source Stockdog Library: History of the Australian Shepherd, by Phillip C. Wildhagen". www.workingaussiesource.com. Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2025.

[5] Morris, Desmond (2002). Dogs: the ultimate dictionary of over 1,000 dog breeds. North Pomfret, Vt: Trafalgar Square Pub. ISBN 978-1-57076-219-2.

[6] Horter, Ria. "Vanished Dog Breeds" (PDF). Retrieved 27 November 2025.

[7] "Fox Terriers (Smooth and Wire) » JaneDogs". janedogs.com. Retrieved 27 November 2025.

[8] "LANCASHIRE HEELER". www.fci.be. Retrieved 26 November 2025.

[9] Stavinohova, Renata; Hartley, Claudia; Burmeister, Louise M.; Ricketts, Sally L.; Pettitt, Louise; Tetas Pont, Roser; Hitti, Rebekkah J.; Schofield, Ellen; Oliver, James A. C.; Mellersh, Cathryn S. (2019). "Clinical, histopathological and genetic characterisation of oculoskeletal dysplasia in the Northern Inuit Dog". PLOS ONE. 14 (8) e0220761. Bibcode:2019PLoSO..1420761S. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0220761. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 6695176. PMID 31415586.

[10] Lee, Mackenzi (2019). The History of the World in Fifty Dogs. Petra Eriksson. New York, NY: Abrams, Inc. ISBN 978-1-68335-763-6.

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