We’ve already outlined dog breeds that have gone extinct over the years.
In this guide, we list a few of the dog breeds that have been newly recognized in the 21st century.
Newly Recognized Dog Breeds In The 21st Century
The AKC has a list available of the most recently recognized dog breeds, and dog breeds recognized by year.
Since the year 2010, some of these breeds include:
2010 – Leonberger
2011 – American English Coonhound
2011 – Cesky Terrier
2011 – Entlebucher Mountain Dog
2011 – Finnish Lapphund
2011 – Norwegian Lundehund
2011 – Xoloitzcuintli
2012 – Russell Terrier
2012 – Treeing Walker Coonhound
2013 – Chinook
2013 – Portuguese Podengo Pequeno
2013 – Rat Terrier
2014 – Coton de Tulear
2014 – Wirehaired Vizsla
2015 – Bergamasco
2015 – Berger Picard
2015 – Boerboel
2015 – Cirneco dell’Etna
2015 – Lagotto Romagnolo
2015 – Miniature American Shepherd
2015 – Spanish Water Dog
2016 – American Hairless Terrier
2016 – Pumi
2016 – Sloughi
2018 – Grand Basset Griffon Vendéen
2018 – Nederlandse Kooikerhondje
2019 – Azawakh
2020 – Barbet
2020 – Dogo Argentino
Other Dog Clubs & Kennel Clubs
The above is just a list from the American Kennel Club.
It’s possible dogs have been bred and also recognized in other areas of the world other than America that don’t appear on the AKC list.
Also note that there is a difference between when a dog is bred into existence, and when it is actually recognized by an official dog organisation.
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