ARF! Kennel Club Accepted Collective Nouns

From the ARF! Newsletter, Fall 1995



  • A stampede of Staffords
  • A rampage of Russels
  • A melange of Mongrels
  • A snoop of bloodhounds
  • A woof of wire foxes
  • A crown of goldens
  • A halo of shepherds
  • A boing of springers
  • A jitter of jack russells
  • An arrogance of borzois
  • A glamour of Salukis
  • A Hollywood of Salukis
  • A seduction of Salukis
  • A Veronica of Salukis
  • A swiftness of Salukis
  • A slimness of Salukis
  • A stubbornness of Salukis
  • A float of Afghans
  • A herd of collies
  • A halo of golden retrievers
  • A curl of poodles
  • A worry of Shar-peis
  • A nip of Corgis
  • An explosion of Samoyeds
  • A puff of Chinese cresteds
  • A flight of Papillons
  • A drove of Rottweilers
  • A stretch of Lunehundes
  • A splatter of Dalmatians
  • A Rorschach of Dalmatians
  • A blot of Dalmatians
  • A watch of German Shepherds
  • A battalion of GSDs
  • A force of GSDs
  • A tornado of terriers
  • A tempest of terriers
  • An avalanche of St Bernards
  • A flitter [or flutter] of Papillons
  • A trombone of bloodhounds
  • A whisper of basenjis
  • A scheme of fox terriers
  • A rush of Ridgebacks
  • A ruckus of Ridgebacks
  • A shout of schnauzers
  • A schnuggle of schnauzers
  • A snowstorm of Samoyeds
  • A sledful of Sammies
  • A blizzard of Sammies
  • A panzer of schnauzers
  • A nicety of Newfs
  • A snuggle of Pugs
  • A vision of Vizslas
  • A fog of Weimaraners
  • A ghost of a Weimaraner
  • A twirl of Turverens
  • A melee of Malinois
  • A frenzy of Flatties
  • A flurry of Flatties
  • A flight of Flatties
  • A mug of chocolate labs
  • A school of labs
  • A wiggle of Old English Sheepdogs
  • A puff of Old English Sheepdogs
  • A sniffsnort of cockers
  • A tumblefuzz of cockers
  • A bounce of Bouvs
  • A ballet of Bouvs
  • A barge of Bouvs
  • A body block of Bouvs
  • A blockade of Bouvs
  • A garden of Goldens
  • A warp of wolfhounds
  • An icosahedron of Irish Wolfhounds
  • A glory of goldens
  • A gaggle of goldens
  • A glorious group of goldens
  • A gift of goldens
  • A blanket of Afghans
  • A trumpet of beagles