Vulnerable Native Breeds

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There were only 37 Skye Terrier puppies registered with the Kennel Club in 2010

Vulnerable Native Breeds are a group of dog breeds originating in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and identified by The Kennel Club (KC) as having annual registration numbers of 300 puppies or fewer.[1] The need for such a list was first identified in June 2003, with research conducted by the KC to identify the extent of the vulnerability and viability of each breed.[1] It was a joint project, with the KC working with the British and Irish Native Breeds Trust,[1] later to be known simply as the Native Dog Breeds Trust.[2] The breeds on the list have been promoted at events such as Discover Dogs and Crufts, and by asking that owners of these breeds mate their dogs rather than having them spayed.[3]

The majority of the list come from the Terrier Group, a group mostly derived from breeds with backgrounds in the British Isles. The most marked drop in popularity is that of the Sealyham Terrier which registered 1,084 breeds in 1938, but by 2004 was registering only sixty dogs a year.[1] In October 2011, British magazine Country Life highlighted the breed on its front cover, with the heading "SOS: Save our Sealyhams",[4] and launched a campaign to save the breed.[5] The Otterhound, popular during the time of Henry VIII, has numbers of less than a thousand world wide and is described by the British & Irish Dog Breeds Preservation Trust as "twice as rare as the Giant Panda".[3]

The list was originally compiled in January 2006, and included 28 breeds. Later in 2006, the Miniature Bull Terrier was added. In 2007, after consultation with the breed clubs involved, the Bloodhound, Gordon Setter and King Charles Spaniel were re-classed as "Viable" rather than vulnerable.[6] The English Setter is the newest addition to the list, having been added for the first time in 2012.[7] However, during 2012 the number of English Setter puppies registered increased to 314, so the breed was moved to the Kennel Club's 'At Watch' list, which is for breeds with registrations from 300-450.[8]

Listed breeds

Key
*Former vulnerable breeds
The Otterhound was described as "twice as rare as a Giant Panda"
A Scottish Deerhound, and a Greyhound, two sighthounds on the list
An Irish Red and White Setter, and two Gordon Setters
Table
Breed[A] Group 2002 Registrations 2005 Registrations 2011 Registrations Ref
Bloodhound* Hound Group 80 104 59 [9]
Bull Terrier (Miniature) Terrier Group 278 275 216 [10]
Collie (Smooth) Pastoral Group 85 72 75 [11]
Dandie Dinmont Terrier Terrier Group 148 149 98 [10]
English Setter* Gundog Group 568 450 234 [12]
English Toy Terrier (Black and Tan) Toy Group 56 103 95 [13]
Fox Terrier (Smooth) Terrier Group 167 212 137 [10]
Glen of Imaal Terrier Terrier Group 48 45 67 [10]
Gordon Setter* Gundog Group 250 309 306 [12]
Greyhound Hound Group 24 49 14 [9]
Irish Red and White Setter Gundog Group 99 120 83 [12]
Irish Terrier Terrier Group 198 270 277 [10]
Kerry Blue Terrier Terrier Group 244 277 212 [10]
King Charles Spaniel* Toy Group 150 193 180 [13]
Lakeland Terrier Terrier Group 269 330 247 [10]
Lancashire Heeler Pastoral Group 125 166 98 [11]
Manchester Terrier Terrier Group 86 140 152 [10]
Norwich Terrier Terrier Group 153 131 158 [10]
Otterhound Hound Group 54 50 38 [9]
Retriever (Curly Coated) Gundog Group 79 82 72 [12]
Scottish Deerhound Hound Group 231 264 237 [9]
Sealyham Terrier Terrier Group 58 58 63 [10]
Skye Terrier Terrier Group 59 30 44 [10]
Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier Terrier Group 277 321 433 [10]
Spaniel (Clumber) Gundog Group 170 192 271 [12]
Spaniel (Field) Gundog Group 84 86 55 [12]
Spaniel (Irish Water) Gundog Group 145 106 117 [12]
Spaniel (Sussex) Gundog Group 82 77 68 [12]
Welsh Corgi (Cardigan) Pastoral Group 56 77 108 [11]
Welsh Terrier Terrier Group 270 326 415 [10]

Notes

  • A ^ The breeds are listed by their names official registration names with the Kennel Club.[14]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "An Introduction to the Vulnerable Native Breeds". 20 December 2006. The Kennel Club. 
  2. ↑ "Native Dog Breeds Trust to close". OurDogs. Retrieved 24 April 2011. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Eyre, Hermione (9 March 2008). "Canine crusaders: Meet the dog-handlers dedicated to saving the best of British breeds". The Independent. 
  4. ↑ Wilkes, David (26 October 2011). "The dog that's almost had its day: English terrier that's as rare as a tiger". Daily Mail. Retrieved 27 October 2011. 
  5. ↑ Hough, Andrew (26 October 2011). "Campaign launched to save Sealyham terriers 'from extinction'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 26 December 2011. 
  6. ↑ "Native Vulnerable Breeds". The Kennel Club. 4 January 2007. Retrieved 25 January 2012. 
  7. ↑ Rincon, Paul (25 January 2012). "UK native dog breeds 'at risk of extinction'". BBC News. Retrieved 28 February 2012. 
  8. ↑ "Registrations go down by six per cent". Dog World newspaper. Retrieved 27 January 2013. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 "Comparative Tables of Registrations for the Years 2002 to 2011 Inclusive (Hound Group)" (PDF). The Kennel Club. Retrieved 28 February 2011. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 10.9 10.10 10.11 10.12 "Comparative Tables of Registrations for the Years 2002 to 2011 Inclusive (Terrier Group)" (PDF). The Kennel Club. Retrieved 28 February 2011. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "Comparative Tables of Registrations for the Years 2002 to 2011 Inclusive (Pastoral Group)" (PDF). The Kennel Club. Retrieved 28 February 2011. 
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 "Comparative Tables of Registrations for the Years 2002 to 2011 Inclusive (Gundog Group)" (PDF). The Kennel Club. Retrieved 28 February 2012. 
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Comparative Tables of Registrations for the Years 2002 to 2011 Inclusive (Toy Group)" (PDF). The Kennel Club. Retrieved 28 February 2011. 
  14. ↑ "Judging - Breeds". Crufts. Retrieved 8 January 2012. 

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