Welcome these pups.

The Russian Toy is one of the new breeds in the club. (American Kennel Club via AP)
The mudi is the other new breed. (American Kennel Club/Amanda Haldeman via AP)
The new breeds can compete in AKC shows. This dog is a Borzoi. It is competing at an AKC championship. (AP/Richard Vogel)
A black mudi helps herd buffaloes in Hungary. (Sandor Ujvari/MTI via AP)
Russian Toys are friendly dogs.

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The shaggy one is a sheep dog. It is a mudi (say moody). The perky one is a Russian toy. It weighs less than a cat.

Both dogs now can compete in AKC shows.

Pray: Do you have a dog? Thank God for dog pets. He created them to help us in many ways.

Read More: The American Kennel Club (AKC) accepts only purebred dogs for its dog shows. There must be at least 300 dogs of the breed in at least 20 states before that breed can be in the AKC. The mudi is a Hungarian farm dog. It herds sheep, snags rats, and needs lots to do. The Russian toy was popular with wealthy Russians in the 1700s. This dog is lively and funny. The AKC now allows 199 dog breeds to compete in its shows. “Let the Earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds.” (Genesis 1:24)