Sporting Group

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The Sporting Group (also called the Gundog group) is a designation designation used by some all-breed dog registries (or kennel clubs) for a group of purebred dogs. Because they were developed as bird dogs with energetic hunting abilities in water and field settings, most sporting dogs require regular exercise. Their naturally active and alert demeanor also makes them likeable and well-rounded companions.

This group includes pointers, retrievers, setters, and spaniels. Differences between clubs are noted in parentheses.

American Water Spaniel (not recognised by the KC (UK), ANKC, or NZKC)	American Cocker Spaniel	Barbet (Recognised only by the CKC and UKC)
Bracco Italiano (only recognised by the KC (UK) and the UKC, currently in the AKC FSS)	Braque du Bourbonnais (recognised only by the UKC)	Brittany
Cesky Fousek (recognised only by the NZKC and UKC)	Chesapeake Bay Retriever	Clumber Spaniel
Curly Coated Retriever (not recognised by the ANKC or NZKC)	Drentse Patrijshond (recognised only by the UKC)	English Cocker Spaniel
English Setter	English Springer Spaniel	Field Spaniel
Flat-Coated Retriever	French Spaniel (recognised only by the CKC and UKC)	German Longhaired Pointer (not recognized by the AKC, ANKC, or NZKC)
German Shorthaired Pointer	German Wirehaired Pointer	Golden Retriever
Gordon Setter	Irish Red and White Setter (AKC FSS)	Irish Setter
Irish Water Spaniel	Kooikerhondje (Recognised only by the KC (UK) and UKC. AKC FSS)	Labrador Retriever
Lagotto Romagnolo (not recognised by the CKC. AKC FSS)	Large Münsterländer (not recognised by the AKC)	Nova Scotia Duck-Tolling Retriever
Pointer	Portuguese Pointer (only recognised by the UKC. AKC FSS)	Small Münsterländer (recognised only by the UKC and CKC. AKC FSS)
Spanish Water Dog (not recognised by the CKC or NZKC. AKC FSS)	Spinone Italiano	Sussex Spaniel
Vizsla	Weimaraner	Welsh Springer Spaniel
Wirehaired Pointing Griffon (not recognised by the ANKC, NZKC, or KC (UK)