ACCEPTED BREEDS

Herding Breeds Appenzeller Sennenhund Australian Cattle Dog Australian Kelpie Australian Shepherd Bearded Collie Beauceron Belgian Malinois Belgian Sheepdog Belgian Tervuren Black Mouth Cur Border Collie Bouvier des Flandres Briard Canaan Dog Catahoula Catalonian Sheepdog Collie (Rough) Collie (Smooth) Dutch Shepherd English Shepherd Entlebucher Sennenhund German Shepherd Dog Giant Schnauzer Icelandic Sheepdog Lapphund McNab Mudi Norwegian Buhund Old English Sheepdog Picardy Shepherd Polish Lowland Sheepdog Puli Pumi Pyrenean Shepherd North American Shepherd (Miniature Australian Shepherd) Rottweiler Samoyed Shetland Sheepdog Shiloh Shepherd Standard Schnauzer Swedish Vallhund Welsh Corgi, Cardigan Welsh Corgi, Pembroke White Shepherd (additional rare herding breeds also will be accepted)

Multi Purpose Breeds With A Herding Background American Eskimo Bernese Mountain Dog Black Russian Terrier Chinook Doberman Pinscher Greater Swiss Mountain Dog Keeshond Kerry Blue Terrier Poodle Schipperke Soft-coated Wheaten Terrier Upon application to the AHBA, multi-purpose breeds may be added to this section as follows:(1) Documentation (photos, accounts, books, etc.) must be provided that indicates historical use as a stockdog.(2) Documentation must be provided indicating current use as a stockdog, e.g., dogs engaged in practical stockwork on a farm or ranch.(3) Either: (a) breed description which includes the use of the dogs as herding dogs, or (b) at least three breeders who state that herding ability is at least one criteria they use in their breeding program. A breed meeting the above criteria will be given a two-year "probation" period during which dogs of that breed may earn HCT titles. During that period, progress beyond HCT must be shown, as demonstrated by at least four dogs from at least two different owners/handlers earning a JHD or higher title. If this has not been accomplished by the end of the two-year period, the breed will be dropped from the HCT list for lack of demonstration of sufficient interest in herding. Dogs ineligible for HCT may continue to participate fully in all trial classes and Junior Herding Dog classes.

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