How Many Dogs Make a Major? Every Breed, Every State
Pick your breed to see how many dogs and bitches make 1 to 5 championship points, and a major, in every state. All 217 AKC breeds and varieties, from the AKC Schedule of Points effective May 12, 2026.
A
- Affenpinscher
- Afghan Hound
- Airedale Terrier
- Akita
- Alaskan Malamute
- American English Coonhound
- American Eskimo Dog
- American Foxhound
- American Hairless Terrier
- American Staffordshire Terrier
- American Water Spaniel
- Anatolian Shepherd Dog
- Australian Cattle Dog
- Australian Shepherd
- Australian Terrier
- Azawakh
B
- Barbet
- Basenji
- Basset Fauve de Bretagne
- Basset Hound
- Beagle (13 in. and under)
- Beagle (over 13 in.)
- Bearded Collie
- Beauceron
- Bedlington Terrier
- Belgian Laekenois
- Belgian Malinois
- Belgian Sheepdog
- Belgian Tervuren
- Bergamasco Sheepdog
- Berger Picard
- Bernese Mountain Dog
- Bichon Frise
- Biewer Terrier
- Black and Tan Coonhound
- Black Russian Terrier
- Bloodhound
- Bluetick Coonhound
- Boerboel
- Border Collie
- Border Terrier
- Borzoi
- Boston Terrier
- Bouvier des Flandres
- Boxer
- Boykin Spaniel
- Bracco Italiano
- Briard
- Brittany
- Brussels Griffon
- Bull Terrier (Colored)
- Bull Terrier (White)
- Bulldog
- Bullmastiff
C
- Cairn Terrier
- Canaan Dog
- Cane Corso
- Cardigan Welsh Corgi
- Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
- Cesky Terrier
- Chesapeake Bay Retriever
- Chihuahua (Long Coat)
- Chihuahua (Smooth Coat)
- Chinese Crested
- Chinese Shar-Pei
- Chinook
- Chow Chow
- Cirneco dell'Etna
- Clumber Spaniel
- Cocker Spaniel (ASCOB)
- Cocker Spaniel (Black)
- Cocker Spaniel (Parti)
- Coton de Tulear
- Curly-Coated Retriever
D
- Dachshund (Longhaired)
- Dachshund (Smooth)
- Dachshund (Wirehaired)
- Dalmatian
- Dandie Dinmont Terrier
- Danish-Swedish Farmdog
- Doberman Pinscher
- Dogo Argentino
- Dogue de Bordeaux
E
- English Cocker Spaniel
- English Foxhound
- English Setter
- English Springer Spaniel
- English Toy Spaniel (Blenheim & Prince Charles)
- English Toy Spaniel (King Charles & Ruby)
- Entlebucher Mountain Dog
F
G
- German Pinscher
- German Shepherd Dog
- German Shorthaired Pointer
- German Wirehaired Pointer
- Giant Schnauzer
- Glen of Imaal Terrier
- Golden Retriever
- Gordon Setter
- Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen
- Great Dane
- Great Pyrenees
- Greater Swiss Mountain Dog
- Greyhound
H
I
- Ibizan Hound
- Icelandic Sheepdog
- Irish Red and White Setter
- Irish Setter
- Irish Terrier
- Irish Water Spaniel
- Irish Wolfhound
- Italian Greyhound
J
K
L
M
- Maltese
- Manchester Terrier (Standard)
- Manchester Terrier (Toy)
- Mastiff
- Miniature American Shepherd
- Miniature Bull Terrier
- Miniature Pinscher
- Miniature Poodle
- Miniature Schnauzer
- Mudi
N
- Neapolitan Mastiff
- Nederlandse Kooikerhondje
- Newfoundland
- Norfolk Terrier
- Norwegian Buhund
- Norwegian Elkhound
- Norwegian Lundehund
- Norwich Terrier
- Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
O
P
- Papillon
- Parson Russell Terrier
- Pekingese
- Pembroke Welsh Corgi
- Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen
- Pharaoh Hound
- Plott Hound
- Pointer
- Polish Lowland Sheepdog
- Pomeranian
- Portuguese Podengo Pequeno
- Portuguese Water Dog
- Pug
- Puli
- Pumi
- Pyrenean Shepherd
R
- Rat Terrier
- Redbone Coonhound
- Rhodesian Ridgeback
- Rottweiler
- Rough Collie
- Russell Terrier
- Russian Toy
- Russian Tsvetnaya Bolonka
S
- Saluki
- Samoyed
- Schipperke
- Scottish Deerhound
- Scottish Terrier
- Sealyham Terrier
- Shetland Sheepdog
- Shiba Inu
- Shih Tzu
- Siberian Husky
- Silky Terrier
- Skye Terrier
- Sloughi
- Smooth Collie
- Smooth Fox Terrier
- Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier
- Spanish Water Dog
- Spinone Italiano
- St. Bernard
- Staffordshire Bull Terrier
- Standard Poodle
- Standard Schnauzer
- Sussex Spaniel
- Swedish Vallhund
T
- Teddy Roosevelt Terrier
- Tibetan Mastiff
- Tibetan Spaniel
- Tibetan Terrier
- Toy Fox Terrier
- Toy Poodle
- Treeing Walker Coonhound
V
W
- Weimaraner
- Welsh Springer Spaniel
- Welsh Terrier
- West Highland White Terrier
- Whippet
- Wire Fox Terrier
- Wirehaired Pointing Griffon
- Wirehaired Vizsla
X
Y
Source: AKC Schedule of Points, effective May 12, 2026. The numbers are the dogs needed in the regular classes of one sex. Count a show's points with the championship points calculator.
Common questions
Why does the number of dogs for a major change from state to state?
AKC splits the country into 15 divisions and sets each breed's point schedule per division from the number of dogs shown there, so a major in one state can take twice as many dogs as in another.
Which state counts, where I live or where the show is?
Where the show is held. A Texas exhibitor showing in Florida uses the Division 4 schedule for that show.
How often does the AKC point schedule change?
Every year in May. This site reads the AKC Schedule of Points PDF and updates every breed page when the new schedule comes out.