Full list of 67 dog breeds at risk of being banned in the UK

Find out if your furry friend is part of the list

If you are a dog owner and your dog ticks the boxes of a new 10-point checklist of extreme physical characteristics, they are at risk of facing a ban.

The new tool to decide which dogs are most likely to be poorly bred was revealed by the all-party parliamentary group (APPG) for animal welfare.

Mottled colouration, excessive skin folds, bulging outward-turning eyes, drooping eyelids, under or overbite and a muzzle that interrupts breathing are some of the many common characteristics of pups that are listed.

Within the next five years, the currently voluntary assessment is set to become law in the UK.

Its main aim is to force out attributes which shorten the lives of our four-legged friends.

Only dogs which receive a score of eight out of ten or above can be bred, the guidelines state.

According to new studies, animals who have difficulty breathing, drooped eyelids or significant overbites often die prematurely as a result of their, although often very cute, defected feature.

Even the Queen‘s favourite, the Corgi, could be banned under the guidelines because of their adorable little legs and therefore proximity to the ground.

“The IHA is a voluntary welfare tool designed to encourage breeding from dogs with healthy conformations”, Marisa Heath of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Animal Welfare said.

“It does not target particular breeds and is not intended to make any breed extinct, quite the opposite as it is about making those breeds healthier and sustainable by moving them towards good innate health.

“Indeed, many breeds cited as at risk— including corgis and dachshunds — have already passed the assessment in practice”, she added.

Full list of 67 dog breeds that could be banned

1. Affenpischer
2. American Cocker Spaniel
3. Australian Cattle Dog
4. Australian Shepherd
5. Basset
6. Basset Bleu
7. Basset Fauve
8. Beagle
9. Beauceron
10. Bergamasco
11. Bloodhound
12. Border Collie
13. Boston Terrier
14. Boxer
15. Bracco
16. Brittany
17. Brussels Griffon
18. Bull Mastiff
19. Bulldog
20. Cairn Terrier
21. Cardigan Welsh Corgi
22. Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
23. Cesky Terrier
24. Chihuahua
25. Chow Chow
26. Clumber Spaniel
27. Dachshund
28. Dandie Terrier
29. Dogue de Bordeaux
30. French Bulldog
31. Glen of Imaal Terrier
32. Grand Basset
33. Great Dane
34. Japanese Chin
35. King Charles Spaniel
36. Lancashire Heele
37. Lhasa Apso
38. Mastiff
39. Mudi
40. Neapolitan Mastiff
41. Newfoundland
42. Norfolk Terrier
43. Norwich Terrier
44. Old English Sheepdog
45. Pekingese
46. Pembroke Welsh Corgi
47. Petit Basset
48. Polish Lowland
49. Pug
50. Pyr Mastiff
51. Pyr Shep
52. Rough Collie
53. Schipperke
54. Scottish Terrier
55. Sealyham Terrier
56. Shar Pei
57. Shetland Sheepdog (Sheltie)
58. Shih Tzu
59. Skye Terrier
60. Smooth Collie
61. Spanish Water Dog
62. St Bernard
63. Staffordshire Terrier
64. Sussex Spaniel
65. Swedish Vallhund
66. Tibetan Mastiff
67. West Highland White Terrier