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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 within the UK.^[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] Breeds on the "At Watch" list included in 2013 the English Setter, the Old English Sheepdog, the Irish Terrier, the Irish Wolfhound, the Welsh Springer Spaniel, the Pembroke Welsh Corgi, and the Welsh Terrier.^[9]

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  The Otterhound was described as "twice as rare as a Giant Panda"
  

  
  

  
  


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  A Scottish Deerhound, and a Greyhound, two sighthounds on the list
  

  
  

  
  


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  An Irish Red and White Setter, and two Gordon Setters
  

  
  

  
  

Listed breeds

Key

*Former vulnerable breeds now viable breeds

**Former vulnerable breeds now watch list

***Former vulnerable breed

Table

Breed[A]	Group	2002 Registrations	2005 Registrations	2011 Registrations	2012 Registrations	2013 Registrations	Ref
Bloodhound*	Hound Group	80	104	59	50	51	[9][10]
Bull Terrier (Miniature)	Terrier Group	278	275	216	192	161	[9][11]
Collie (Smooth)	Pastoral Group	85	72	75	88	82	[9][12]
Dandie Dinmont Terrier	Terrier Group	148	149	98	120	105	[9][11]
English Setter**	Gundog Group	568	450	234	314	326	[9][13]
English Toy Terrier (Black and Tan)	Toy Group	56	103	95	126	115	[9][14]
Foxhound	Hound Group		5	9	0	11	[9][15]
Fox Terrier (Smooth)	Terrier Group	167	212	137	94	122	[9][11]
Glen of Imaal Terrier	Terrier Group	48	45	67	57	55	[9][11]
Gordon Setter*	Gundog Group	250	309	306		273	[13][16]
Greyhound	Hound Group	24	49	14	30	40	[9][10]
Irish Red and White Setter	Gundog Group	99	120	119	89	82	[9][13]
Irish Terrier**	Terrier Group	198	270	277	306	362	[9][11]
Kerry Blue Terrier	Terrier Group	244	277	212	210	169	[9][11]
King Charles Spaniel*	Toy Group	150	193	180	217	169	[9][14]
Lakeland Terrier	Terrier Group	269	330	247	208	221	[9][11]
Lancashire Heeler	Pastoral Group	125	166	98	104	103	[9][12]
Manchester Terrier	Terrier Group	86	140	152	124	198	[9][11]
Mastiff (English)	Working Group		476	173	140	139	[9][17]
Norwich Terrier	Terrier Group	153	131	158	170	194	[9][11]
Otterhound	Hound Group	54	50	38	37	42	[9][10]
Retriever (Curly Coated)	Gundog Group	79	82	62	71	118	[9][13]
Scottish Deerhound	Hound Group	231	264	237	260	236	[9][10]
Sealyham Terrier	Terrier Group	58	58	63	76	68	[9][11]
Skye Terrier	Terrier Group	59	30	44	42	17	[9][11]
Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier***	Terrier Group	277	321	433		372	[11][18]
Spaniel (Clumber)	Gundog Group	170	192	271	151	247	[9][13]
Spaniel (Field)	Gundog Group	84	86	46	47	29	[9][13]
Spaniel (Irish Water)	Gundog Group	145	106	101	148	101	[9][13]
Spaniel (Sussex)	Gundog Group	82	77	52	74	55	[9][13]
Welsh Corgi (Cardigan)	Pastoral Group	56	77	108	94	102	[9][12]
Welsh Terrier**	Terrier Group	270	326	415	352	447	[9][11]

Notes

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References

External links

• British Heritage Dog Breeds