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ICB Breeder Tool
Beta Test Breeds

These are the breeds that are eligible to enter the beta testing program. and those breeds already enrolled are indicated by an asterisk. A web page for ordering test kits will be posted in the next couple of days for each breed admitted for beta testing and the link will be added here. We will add to the list of eligible breeds as we verify the appropriate DNA tests.

We are accepting a limited number of beta test breeds at this time. If you would like your breed to be added to the program, contact Dr Carol Beuchat at ICB for information. 
Breed

Affenpinscher *
Afghan Hound
Africanis
Akbash 
Akita
Alangu
Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog
Alpine Drachbrake
Alunk
American Blue Gascon Hound
American Brittany
American English Coonhound
American Leopard Hound
Anglo-Francais de Moyenne Venerie (varieties)
Anglo-Francais de Petite Venerie (varieties)
Ariege Hound
Ariege Pointer
Arkansas Giant Bulldog
Armenian Gampr
Artois Hound
Arubian Cunucu Dog
Aurora Husky
Aussie Bulldog
Australian Kelpie
Austrian Hound
Azawakh
Balkan Hound
Bandog
Bangara Mastiff
Banjara Hound
Barb
Barbet *
Basque Shepherd
Basset Artesian Normand
Basset Bleu de Gascogne
Basset Fauve de Bretagne
Bavarian Mountain Hound
Beagle-Harrier
Beauceron
Bedlington Terrier
Bedouin Shepherd Dog
Belgian Griffon
Belgian Short-haired Pointer
Bergamasco
Berger Blanc Suisse
Berger Picard
Bernese Basset
Bhutia Sheepdog
Bichon
Billy
Bisben
Black & Tan Coonhound
Black Forest Hound
Black Hill Dog
Blackmouth Cur
Bloodhound
Blue Lacy
Bluetick Coonhound
Borzoi
Bosnian Broken-haired Hound
Bouvier des Ardennes
Braaue d'Auvergne
Bracco Italiano
Braque du Bourbonnais
Braque Francais Pyrenees
Brazilian Greyhound
Brazilian Mastiff
Briard
Briquet Griffon Vendeen
Brittany
Bruno Jura Hound
Brussels Griffon
Bull Arab



Ca de Bou
Cajun Squirrel Dog
Camus Cur
Canaan Dog *
Canadian Cur
Caravan Hound
Carolina Dog
Catalan Sheepdog
Caucasian Ovcharka
Cesky Terrier
Chambray
Cheju Dog
Chinese Foo Dog
Chippiparai Hound
Chongqing Dog
Chow Chow
Cirneco dell'Etna
Corded Poodle
Croatian Shepherd
Curland Hound
Czechoslovakian Vlcak
Damchi
Danish Mastiff
DenMark Feist
Dhangari Dog
Dupuy Pointer
Dutch Decoy Spaniel
East Siberian Laika
Egyptian Sheepdog
English Foxhound
Entlebucher Mountain Dog
Fila Brasileiro
Fila da Terceira
Finnish Spitz
Francais Blanc et Noir
French Hound (varieties)German Hound
German Sheeppoodle
German Spaniel
German Spitz
Glen of Imaal Terrier
Goodenough Island Native Dog
Gordon Setter *
Grand & Petit Gason-Saintongeois
Grand Anglo-Francais (varieties)
Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen
Greek Sheepdog
Griffon Nivernais
Grreenland Dog
Halden Hound

Hallesforshund
Hamilton Hound
Hanover Hound
Harrier
Hertha Pointer
Himalayan Sheep Dog
Hokkaido
Hollandse Smoushond
Hovawart
Hungarian Greyhound
Huslia Husky
Hygenhound
Ibizan Hound
Icelandic Sheepdog
Illyrian Sheepdog
India Pariah Dog
indian Husky
Irish Collie
Istrian Shorthaired Hound
Japanese Chin
Japanese Terrier
Jindo
July Hound


Kai Ken
Kaikadi Dog
Kanawar Dog
Kangal
Karakachan Dog
Karelo-Finnish Laika
Kemmer Stock Mountain Cur
Kerry Beagle
Kintamani Dog
Kishu Ken
Kombai
Kongbo Dog
Koolie
Kritikos Lagonikois
Kugsha DogLarge Spanish Hound
Latvian Hound
Leonberger
Levesque
Lithuanian Hound
Long-haired Whippet
Lowchen
Lucernese Hound
Mackenzie River Dog
Mallorquin Shepherd
Manchester Terrier
Manchurian Hairless Dog
Mi-Ki
Miniature Pinscher
Mongolian Bankhar
Montenegrin Mountain Hound
Moscow Toy Terrier
Mountain View Cur
Mudhol Hound
Mudi
Mullins' Feist
Munsterlander Large, Small
Neapolitan Mastiff *
Nenets Herding Laika
New Guinea Singing Dog
Noo-Rung-Yee
Northeasterly Hauling Laika
Norwegian Buhund
Norwegian Hound Dunker
Norwegian Lundehund
Original Mountain Cur
Otterhound
Patti
Pekingese
Perro Cimarron
Peruvian Hairless
Peruvian Inca Orca
Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen
Petit Brabancon
Petit Griffon Bleu de Gascogne
Pharaoh Hound
Plott
Plummer Terrier
Poitevin
Poitevin-Normand
Polish Greyhound
Poongsan
Porcelaine
Portuguese Pointer
Portuguese Sheepdog
Posavac Hound
Powinder Dog
Prazsky Krysavik
Puli
Pyrenean Mastiff
Pyrenean shepherd
Pyrenees Pointer
Rajapalayam

Rampur Hound
Redbone Coonhound
Rotonero Bodeguero Andaluz
Rottweiler *
Rough-haired Italian Hound
Russian Harlequin Hound
Saint Bernard
Sanshu Dog
Sao Miguel Cattle Dog
Sapsaree
Sar Tip
Savoy Sheepdog
Schapendoes
Schiller Hound
Schwyz Hound
Serbian Hound
Shakhi
Shar Pei
Sharplanina
Shenkottah Dog
Shiba Inu
Shih Tzu *
Shikari Dog
Shikoku
Short-haired Italian Hound
Siberian Laika
Silken Windsprite
Sindh Hound
Sinhala Hound
Slovakian Shepherd Dog
Smalands Hound
Small Spanish Hound
South Russian Shepherd Dog
Spanish Greyhound
Spanish Mastiff
Spanish Mastiff
Spanish Pointer
Spinone Italiano
St Domingo Dog
St Hubert Jura Hound
Stabyhoun
Stephens Stock
Styrian Rough-haired Mountain Hound
Swinford Bandog
Tahltan Bear Dog
Taigen
Taiwan Dog
Tazi
Tengger Dog
Thai Ridgeback
Thornburg Feist
Tibetan Hound (Sha-Kyi)
Tibetan Kyi-Apso
Tibetan Mastiff
Tobet
Tornjak
Tosa
Toy Manchester Terrier
Transcaucasian Mountain Dog
Treeing Cur
Treeing Tennessee Brindle
Treeing Walker Coonhound
Trigg Hound
Tripuri Dog
Tyrolean Hound
Vaghari Dog
Valley Bulldog
Vikhan
Vizsla
Walker Hound
Welsh Blue-Grey
Welsh Collie
Welsh Hillman
West Country Harrier
West Highland White Terrier
West Siberian Laika
Westphalian Dachsbracke
Whippet *
Yugoslavian Mountain Hound
Yugoslavian Tricolor Hound
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