Overview
- The Basset Fauve de Bretagne, Teddy Roosevelt Terrier and Russian Tsvetnaya Bolonka can now compete in conformation events such as Westminster and the AKC National Championship.
- With the new entries, the American Kennel Club recognizes 205 breeds after documented population, club organization and breed histories.
- AKC spokesperson Brandi Hunter Munden said the club offers an established framework for growth, standards, competition and education rather than adding dogs indiscriminately.
- The three breeds include a centuries-old French hunting hound, a U.S.-defined terrier named for Theodore Roosevelt, and a Soviet-era toy companion cultivated by American fanciers since the early 2000s.
- PETA is suing to stop certain AKC breed standards it argues encourage unhealthy traits, while the AKC denies the claims and has asked a court to dismiss the case.