To celebrate Independence Day, we thought we’d recognize the dog and cat breeds that are all-American! These are all registered breeds with the American Kennel Club and Cat Fancier’s Association. For more information about the interesting origins and breed standards, visit the AKC or CFA sites.

American Dog Breeds

American Foxhound
American Eskimo Dog
American Water Spaniel
American Staffordshire Terrier
Boston Terrier
Chesapeake Bay Retriever
Plott
Australian Shepherd
Cocker Spaniel
Toy Fox Terrier

American Cat Breeds

American Curl
American Shorthair
Maine Coon
Ragdoll
American Bobtail
American Wirehair
Burmese
LaPerm
Ocicat
Selkirk Rex

Learn about all 161 AKC registered dog breeds and all 41 CFA recognized pedigreed cat breeds at the annual Meet the Breeds event in October.

Photo courtesy AP