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Vulnerable Breeds Registration

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All the breeds below have been placed on the vulnerable breeds list at the Kennel Club due to the low number of pure bred puppies being registered. The list is surprising and I'm sorry to see dogs such as the smooth haired fox terrier and the manchester terrier in decline. A well shaped agility dog should start with legs, eyes, a tail and a nose and some of the breeds below have all of these. One doesn't have to chop a dog's tail off these days and in agility it helps with balance.

The Kennel Club hasn't updated this list since 2005 but they do have the breed standards of each of these vulnerable breeds along with a very good article An Introduction to the Vulnerable Native Breeds

Vulnerable Breeds Kennel Club Registration Figures for 1996 and 2005 - Compiled 5/07/06
Breed	1996	2005
Cardigan Welsh Corgis	95	77
Clumber Spaniels	142	192
Curly Coated Retrievers	100	82
Dandie Dinmont Terriers	153	149
Deerhounds	300	264
English Toy Terriers Black & Tan	61	103
Field Spaniels	134	86
Glen of Imaal Terriers	89	45
Greyhounds	57	49
Irish Red & White Setters	205	120
Irish Terriers	201	270
Irish Water Spaniels	164	106
Kerry Blue Terriers	218	277
Lakeland Terriers	314	330
Lancashire Heelers	167	166
Manchester Terriers	111	140
Norwich Terriers	164	131
Otterhounds	33	50
Skye Terriers	91	30
Sealyham Terriers	111	58
Smooth Collies	76	72
Smooth Fox Terriers	204	212
Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers	309	321
Sussex Spaniels	100	77
Welsh Terriers	304	326

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