Discovering UK Dog Breeds
Are you a true dog person? How many breeds can you name off the top of your head?
The Royal Kennel Club officially recognises 224 native and established dog breeds throughout the United Kingdom. To help dog lovers understand canine history and characteristics, the Club divides this incredible, diverse population into seven distinct groups. The Club bases these classifications strictly on the jobs humans originally bred the dogs to perform, as well as their specific physical traits and natural temperaments.
As you browse our collection, you will find dogs representing all seven official categories: Gundog, Hound, Pastoral, Terrier, Toy, Utility, and Working.
How to Use This Interactive Gallery
We designed this gallery to test your canine expertise. Here is how you can interact with it and use our resources to create your own games:
Reveal the Answers
- Desktop Users: Hover your mouse pointer directly over the grey box located beneath any image to reveal the breed’s name.
- Mobile and Tablet Users: Press and hold your finger firmly on the grey box to uncover the hidden text.
Build Your Own Quiz: We highly encourage you to download our photos to build your own fun, dog-themed quizzes! To save a specific picture, simply follow these steps:
- Click the image you want to use so your screen enlarges it.
- Right-click the enlarged picture.
- Click “Save image as” from the drop-down menu that appears.
- Choose your preferred destination folder when your computer opens the save dialogue box, and click Save.
Image Usage Guidelines: To make building your quizzes as easy as possible, we specifically named every picture’s file after the correct breed. You have our full permission to incorporate these image files into your personal quizzes and trivia games. However, we ask that you strictly respect our copyright rules: you must not republish our images on any public platform or in any other format.
