Index to the breeds
 

Patterdales have their own category on the forum.
We're getting so many comments and requests for help on Patterdales that they now have their own category on the forum.  Check out the Patterdale page here and join the forum if you would like to chat about the breed.

Vulnerable Breeds Registration
I've been sent a list of breeds that are in decline and have been put on the vulnerable breeds list due to the low number of Kennel Club registrations.  have a look at this.  You'll be surprised.

Thank you to everyone who has sent in their comments.  I hope this little directory will be of interest to anyone who is choosing an agility dog or who runs an agility dog and wants to know if it's typical of its breed.  It will also be helpful to people who want a pet dog to have fun with and to be a companion.  If you are choosing any pure bred dog you really need to like the breed for its own sake as well as for the prowess in agility.  Crossbreeds take their characteristics from both parents so if you are choosing a crossbreed or a mongrel make sure that you are going home with a dog that you can live with for the rest of its life.  Comments from people who already have the dog breed you are interested in can be a much more useful guide than just reading about standard characteristics. 

Breed

Australian Shepherd

Beagle

Bearded Collie

Belgian Shepherd

Border Collie

Border Terrier

Boxer

Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

Cocker spaniel

Collie crosses

Doberman Pinscher

English Springer Spaniel

German Shepherd

Golden Retriever

Jack Russell Terrier

Labrador

Lurcher

Nova Scotia Duck Tolling retriever

Patterdale Terrier

Poodle

Shetland Sheepdog

Spaniel/Collie Crosses

Springer spaniel see English Springer Spaniel

Staffordshire Bull Terrier

Welsh Corgi (Pembroke)

West Highland White Terrier

Whippets and Whippet crosses