Breed directory
FSS & Miscellaneous Class breeds: where to show them
Every AKC Foundation Stock Service and Miscellaneous Class breed in one place — verified against AKC’s current lists (October 2026) — with plain answers to the question every rare-breed owner asks: where can I actually show my dog?
Short answer: The AKC’s Foundation Stock Service (FSS) is the program for rare breeds working toward full recognition — they compete in FSS Open Shows, 4–6 Month Beginner Puppy, and performance events. The Miscellaneous Class is the last step before full recognition: those breeds can also enter the Miscellaneous Class at all-breed shows, but only where the host club offers it — and that varies show to show.
Recently graduated: now fully AKC-recognized
Three breeds earned full AKC recognition on January 1, 2026, and moved out of the Miscellaneous Class into regular competition:
- Basset Fauve de Bretagne — Hound Group
- Russian Tsvetnaya Bolonka — Toy Group
- Teddy Roosevelt Terrier — Terrier Group
Miscellaneous Class — 13 breeds
One step from full recognition. Click any breed for where it can compete and what classes it can enter.
- Alaskan Klee Kai — Non-Sporting Group
- Bolognese — Toy Group
- Czechoslovakian Vlciak — Working Group
- Dutch Shepherd — Herding Group
- German Spitz — Non-Sporting Group
- Japanese Akitainu — Non-Sporting Group
- Kai Ken — Working Group
- Norrbottenspets — Hound Group
- Peruvian Inca Orchid — Hound Group
- Portuguese Podengo — Hound Group
- Pyrenean Mastiff — Working Group
- Small Munsterlander — Sporting Group
- Yakutian Laika — Working Group
All 89 breeds by group — 76 FSS, 13 Miscellaneous
Every Foundation Stock Service and Miscellaneous Class breed, grouped as AKC assigns them. Breeds tagged Miscellaneous are also in the Miscellaneous Class above.
Sporting Group — 17 breeds
- Blue Picardy Spaniel
- Braque Francais Pyrenean
- Braque St. Germain
- Braque du Bourbonnais
- Deutscher Wachtelhund
- Drentsche Patrijshond
- French Spaniel
- German Longhaired Pointer
- Large Munsterlander
- Old Danish Pointer
- Pont-Audemer Spaniel
- Portuguese Pointer
- Pudelpointer
- Slovakian Wirehaired Pointer
- Small Munsterlander Miscellaneous
- Stabyhoun
- Wetterhoun
Hound Group — 20 breeds
- American Leopard Hound
- Bavarian Mountain Scent Hound
- Carolina Dog
- Drever
- Hamiltonstovare
- Hanoverian Scenthound
- Kishu Ken
- Mountain Cur
- Norrbottenspets Miscellaneous
- Peruvian Inca Orchid Miscellaneous
- Porcelaine
- Portuguese Podengo Miscellaneous
- Segugio Italiano
- Shikoku Ken
- Silken Windhound
- Slovensky Kopov
- Taiwan Dog
- Thai Ridgeback
- Transylvania Hound
- Treeing Tennessee Brindle
Working Group — 20 breeds
- American Bulldog
- Broholmer
- Canadian Eskimo Dog
- Caucasian Shepherd Dog
- Central Asian Shepherd Dog
- Czechoslovakian Vlciak Miscellaneous
- Estrela Mountain Dog
- Hokkaido
- Hovawart
- Kai Ken Miscellaneous
- Karelian Bear Dog
- Presa Canario
- Pyrenean Mastiff Miscellaneous
- Rafeiro do Alentjos
- Romanian Carpathian Shepherd
- Romanian Mioritic Shepherd Dog
- Spanish Mastiff
- Tornjak
- Tosa
- Yakutian Laika Miscellaneous
Terrier Group — 4 breeds
Toy Group — 2 breeds
- Bolognese Miscellaneous
- Volpino Italiano
Non-Sporting Group — 8 breeds
- Alaskan Klee Kai Miscellaneous
- Eurasier
- German Spitz Miscellaneous
- Japanese Akitainu Miscellaneous
- Japanese Spitz
- Korean Jindo Dog
- Kromfohrlander
- Thai Bangkaew
Herding Group — 18 breeds
- Appenzeller Sennenhunde
- Australian Kelpie
- Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog
- Barbado da Terceira
- Bohemian Shepherd
- Bouvier des Ardennes
- Calupoh
- Catahoula Leopard Dog
- Croatian Sheepdog
- Dutch Shepherd Miscellaneous
- Lapponian Herder
- Nenets Laika
- Portuguese Sheepdog
- Saarloos Wolfhond
- Schapendoes
- Slovensky Cuvac
- Swedish Lapphund
- Working Kelpie
How ThePetAdvisor helps rare-breed owners
Our weekend show guides increasingly note which shows offer FSS and Miscellaneous Class judging — because “does this show offer my breed’s class?” is currently buried in premium lists. Browse upcoming show weekends, and always confirm class offerings in the official premium list before entering.
Sources
- AKC: FSS breeds by group (revised 9/1/26)
- AKC: Miscellaneous Class
- AKC: three newly recognized breeds for 2026
Breed lists verified against AKC on October 1, 2026. Lists change as breeds graduate — we re-verify regularly.