Foundation Stock Service Program

The Foundation Stock Service (FSS) Program is a breed registry of the American Kennel Club in which breeders can record the birth and parentage of a rare breed they are working to establish in the United States. These dogs provide the foundation stock from which an AKC fully recognized breed might result. These breeds cannot participate in AKC events until at least 150 individual dogs are registered. Thereafter, provisional competition in various events is allowed.

Current FSS Breeds

As of 2016, 65 breeds are recognized in the Foundation Stock Service (FSS) Program.^[1]

Dogs in the American Kennel Club Foundation Stock Service are:

	American Leopard Hound		Appenzeller Sennenhund		Azawakh
	Barbet		Basset Fauve de Bretagne		Belgian Laekenois
	Biewer Terrier		Bolognese		Bracco Italiano
	Braque du Bourbonnais		Braque Francais		Broholmer
	Catahoula Leopard Dog		Caucasian Ovcharka		Central Asian Shepherd Dog
	Czechoslovakian Vlcak		Danish-Swedish Farmdog		Deutscher Wachtelhund
	Dogo Argentino		Drentsche Patrijshond		Drever
	Dutch Shepherd		Estrela Mountain Dog		Eurasier
	French Spaniel		German Longhaired Pointer		German Spitz
	Grand Basset Griffon Vendéen		Hamiltonstövare		Hokkaido
	Hovawart		Jagdterrier		Jindo
	Kai Ken		Karelian Bear Dog		Kishu Ken
	Kromfohrländer		Lancashire Heeler		Mudi
	Nederlandse Kooikerhondje		Norrbottenspets		Perro de Presa Canario
	Peruvian Inca Orchid		Portuguese Podengo		Portuguese Pointer
	Portuguese Sheepdog		Pudelpointer		Pyrenean Mastiff
	Rafeiro do Alentejo		Russian Toy		Russian Tsvetnaya Bolonka
	Schapendoes		Shikoku		Slovensky Cuvac
	Slovenský kopov		Small Münsterländer		Spanish Mastiff
	Stabyhoun		Swedish Lapphund		Thai Ridgeback
	Tornjak		Tosa		Transylvanian Hound
	Treeing Tennessee Brindle		Working Kelpie

Breeds rejected by FSS

Volpino Italiano ^[2]

In the summer of 2006, the AKC/FSS rejected inclusion of the Volpino Italiano, citing similarities with the American Eskimo Dog. The Volpino is recognized internationally by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale and its member kennel clubs. In the United States, the breed is recognized for conformation showing by the United Kennel Club and the American Rare Breed Association.

See also

• Miscellaneous Class

References

1. Foundation Stock Service - American Kennel Club, retrieved September 25, 2016
2. Volpino Club of the U.S. letter