26/07/2025
I'm a CGC evaluator and we get a newsletter periodically. The most recent one that came out had a very interesting fact in it which I strongly believed but it is cool to finally see it. They did a study to see the most versatile breeds and check out #10
"Breed participation (titles earned) in 7 sports.
A versatility index was created to answer the question, “based on AKC data, which breeds are participating in the most AKC sports?” The results were surprising.
#1 Belgian Tervuren, #2 Field Spaniel, #3 Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever, #4 Belgian Sheepdog, #5 Beauceron, #6 Flat-Coated Retriever, #7 Border Terrier, #8 Bearded Collie, #9 Dalmatian, and #10 Standard Schnauzer."
They aren't telling me anything I didn't know based on my own dogs but it is nice to see it finally confirmed! You want a versatile dog, we have the breed for you!