Rare Dogs UK: Here are the 10 native breeds of dog 🐶 in danger of extinction in Britain – including the loving Skye Terrier

Many of us welcomed new puppies to our families over the last two years, as the Kennel Club saw dog ownership rise by nearly eight per cent over the global pandemic.

But the growing popularity of imported breeds like the French Bull Dog mean that some of the UK’s formerly well-established native breeds are dwindling towards extinction on these shores.

A total of 32 breeds are now ‘considered vulnerable’ by the Kennel Club, having fallen below 300 annual registrations. including such previously-popular pups as the King Charles Spaniel and the Cardigan Welsh Corgi.

Even the Skye Terrier, the breed famous for loyalty and typified by Edinburgh’s Greyfriar’s Bobby, is at risk.

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Kennel Club Secretary, Caroline Kisko, said: “We could lose even more of our most iconic and historic native dog breeds if people don’t look beyond the most obvious choices and start to explore the huge diversity of breeds we’re lucky enough to have in this country.”

So, if you’d like to help one of…