Utility Breed Index

Samoyed Samoyed

The classification of the dogs in this Group varies from country to country. For simplicity of navigation and accessibility, the table below lists the breeds alphabetically that appear in the ANKC (Australian) classification. They appear here based broadly on their historical purpose.

Utility Breed	Original Function	Country of Origin
Akita	Spitz	Japan
Alaskan Malamute	Sled Dog of the Arctic	America
Anatolian Shepherd Dog	Livestock Guardian Dog (Utility)	Turkey
Bernese Mountain Dog	Carting - Draft and Rescue	Switzerland
Boxer	Mastiff	Germany
Bullmastiff	Mastiff	England
Canadian Eskimo Dog	Sled Dogs of the Arctic	Canada
Cane Corso	Guard Dog	Italy
Central Asian Shepherd Dog	Livestock Guardian Dog (Utility)	Russia
Dobermann	Schnauzers and Pinschers	Germany
Dogue De Bordeaux	Mastiff	France
Estrela Mountain Dog	Livestock Guardian Dog (Utility)	Portugal
German Pinscher	Vermin Killer	Germany
Greenland Dog	Sled Dog of the Arctic	Greenland
Kangal Shepherd Dog	Livestock Guardian Dog (Utility)	Turkey
Landseer	Carting - Draft and Rescue	Canada
Leonberger	Carting - Draft and Rescue	Germany
Mastiff	Mastiff	England
Neapolitan Mastiff	Mastiff	Italy
Newfoundland	Carting -Draft and Rescue	Canada
Portuguese Water Dog	Carting-Draft and Rescue	Portugal
Pyrenean Mastiff	Livestock Guardian Dog (Utility)	Spain
Pyrenean Mountain Dog	Livestock Guardian Dog (Utility)	France
Rottweiler	Carting-Draft and Rescue	Germany
Russian Black Terrier	Schnauzers and Pinschers	Russia
Samoyed	Sled Dogs of the Arctic	Russia
Schnauzer	Schnauzers and Pinschers	Germany
Schnauzer (Giant)	Schnauzers and Pinschers	Germany
Schnauzer (Miniature)	Schnauzers and Pinschers	Germany
Shiba Inu	Spitz	Japan
Siberian Husky	Sled Dogs of the Arctic	Russia
Spanish Mastiff	Livestock Guardian Dog (Utility)	Spain
St Bernard	Draft (Carting) and Rescue	Switzerland
Tibetan Mastiff	Livestock Guardian Dog (Utility)	Tibet