The American Kennel Club has an 8 Group System. This is a system shared with many other non-Fédération Cynologique Internationale Kennel Clubs, however it adds an extra group. All of these groups but one have breeds with a common original purpose in.
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The American Kennel Club's 8 Group System is shared with many other non-FCI members, but with one extra group. They all contain dogs that were bred for a specific purpose. These groups are a less broken down than the FCI. This is the hierarchy:
Example Breed: Norwegian Buhund
The American Kennel Club Groups are as follows:
In October of 2007, the AKC Board of Directors formed a committee to look at possibly expanding it groups to better serve the sport. [1] An initial proposal by the realignment committee was made in 2009 for the March 2010 Delegate Meeting but was sent back to the Board by the committee before a vote was made on it.[1] The Board then reformed the committee to study a new proposal based on new information.[1] On November 14, 2011, the Board accepted a new proposal to be sent to the delegates for a vote in March 2012.[2] Among the proposed changes are a split of the Sporting and Hound groups into two separate groups and the working into three separate groups.[3]