List of most popular dog breeds

Labrador Retriever portrait

This article lists the most popular dog breeds by registrations.

Note: registrations shown are not the same as annual registrations, or as living individuals.

Most popular breeds pre-2006

Between 1915 and 1940, American Kennel Club statistics were collected on a five-year basis instead of every year. These figures show that between 1905 and 1935, the Boston Terrier was consistently in either first or second place. In 1925, following the popularity of Rin Tin Tin, the German Shepherd displaced the Terrier as the top dog. American Cocker Spaniels then led the way as the most popular dog from 1936 all the way through to 1952, when the Beagle became the number one dog until 1959. Poodles would become the most popular breed for the longest, reigning from 1960 for the next twenty-two years until 1982, when the American Cocker Spaniel fought back to take over until 1990. The Labrador Retriever has been the most popular since 1991.^[1]

UK Kennel Club (2006)[2] Position Breed Registrations 1 Labrador Retriever 45,700 2 English Cocker Spaniel 20,459 3 English Springer Spaniel 15,133 4 German Shepherd 12,857 5 Staffordshire Bull Terrier 12,729 6 Cavalier King Charles Spaniel 11,411 7 Golden Retriever 9,373 8 West Highland White Terrier 9,300 9 Boxer 9,066 10 Border Terrier 8,916 11-20 (in descending order): Rottweiler, Shih Tzu, Miniature Schnauzer, Lhasa Apso, Yorkshire Terrier, Bulldog, Dobermann Pinscher, Bull Terrier, Weimaraner, Pug. 21-30 (in descending order): Whippet, Dogue de Bordeaux (Imp), Bichon Frise, Border Collie, Siberian Husky, Shar-Pei, Dalmatian, Great Dane, Cairn Terrier, Beagle.

American Kennel Club (2006) [3] Position Breed Registrations 1 Labrador Retriever 123,760 2 Yorkshire Terrier 48,346 3 German Shepherd 43,575 4 Golden Retriever 42,962 5 Beagle 39,484 6 Dachshund 36,033 7 Boxer 35,388 8 Poodle 29,939 9 Shih Tzu 27,282 10 Miniature Schnauzer 22,920 11-20 (in descending order): Chihuahua, Bulldog, Pug, Pomeranian, Boston Terrier, American Cocker Spaniel, Rottweiler, Maltese, German Shorthaired Pointer, Shetland Sheepdog. 21-30 in descending order: Doberman Pinscher, Welsh Corgi (Pembroke), Miniature Pinscher, Great Dane, Siberian Husky, English Springer Spaniel, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Basset Hound, Silky Terrier, Weimaraner.

Club registration figures for 2007

Canadian Kennel Club (2007)[4] Position Breed Annual registrations 1 Labrador Retriever 8,881 2 Golden Retriever 5,647 3 German Shepherd 5,062 4 Poodle 2,839 5 Shetland Sheepdog 2,477 6 Yorkshire Terrier 2,441 7 Miniature Schnauzer 1,679 8 Boxer 1,677 9 Shih Tzu 1,431 10 Bernese Mountain Dog 1,303 11-20 (in descending order): Beagle, Pomeranian, Bichon Frise, English Springer Spaniel, Pug, Bulldog, Siberian Husky, Havanese, West Highland White Terrier, Chihuahua (short coat)

American Kennel Club (2007)[3] Position Breed 1 Labrador Retriever 2 Yorkshire Terrier 3 German Shepherd 4 Golden Retriever 5 Beagle 6 Boxer 7 Dachshund 8 Poodle 9 Shih Tzu 10 Bulldog 11-20 (in descending order): Miniature Schnauzer, Chihuahua, Pomeranian, Pug, Rottweiler, Boston Terrier, American Cocker Spaniel, German Shorthaired Pointer, Maltese, Shetland Sheepdog 21-30 (in descending order): Doberman Pinscher, Pembroke Welsh Corgi, Great Dane, Siberian Husky, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Miniature Pinscher, English Springer Spaniel, English Mastiff, Brittany, Weimaraner

Australian National Kennel Council (2007)[5] Position Breed Annual registrations 1 Labrador Retriever 4,491 2 German Shepherd 4,194 3 Staffordshire Bull Terrier 3,996 4 Cavalier King Charles Spaniel 2,987 5 Golden Retriever 2,873 6 Border Collie 1,978 7 Pug 1,571 8 English Cocker Spaniel 1,473 9 Dalmatian 1,452 10 Rottweiler 1,317

Club registration figures for 2008

UK Kennel Club (2008)[6] Position Breed Registrations 1 Labrador Retriever 45,233 2 English Cocker Spaniel 22,508 3 English Springer Spaniel 14,899 4 German Shepherd 11,903 5 Cavalier King Charles Spaniel 11,226 6 Staffordshire Bull Terrier 10,744 7 Golden Retriever 9,159 8 Border Terrier 9,145 9 Boxer 7,353 10 West Highland White Terrier 7,330 11-20 (in descending order): Shih Tzu, Miniature Schnauzer, Lhasa Apso, Bulldog, Pug, Yorkshire Terrier, Whippet, Bull Terrier, Bichon Frise, Rottweiler.

American Kennel Club (2008)[3] Position Breed 1 Labrador Retriever 2 Yorkshire Terrier 3 German Shepherd 4 Golden Retriever 5 Beagle 6 Boxer 7 Dachshund 8 English Bulldog 9 Poodle 10 Shih Tzu 11-20 (in descending order): Miniature Schnauzer, Chihuahua, Pomeranian, Rottweiler, Pug, German Shorthaired Pointer, Boston Terrier, Doberman Pinscher, Shetland Sheepdog, Maltese 21-30 (in descending order): American Cocker Spaniel, Great Dane, Siberian Husky, Pembroke Welsh Corgi, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, French Bulldog, English Springer Spaniel, English Mastiff, Australian Shepherd, Brittany

Canadian Kennel Club (2008)^[7]

Position Breed Annual registrations 1 Labrador Retriever 8,710 2 Golden Retriever 5,386 3 German Shepherd 4,429 4 Poodle 2,618 5 Shetland Sheepdog 2,282 6 Yorkshire Terrier 2,209 7 Boxer 1,540 8 Miniature Schnauzer 1,363 9 Bernese Mountain Dog 1,254 10 Shih Tzu 1,245 11-20 (descending order): Bulldog, Beagle, Pomeranian, Havanese, English Springer Spaniel, West Highland White Terrier, Chihuahua (short coat), Siberian Husky, American Cocker Spaniel, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

Club registration figures for 2009

Ente Nazionale Cinofilia Italiana (2009).^[8]

Position	Breed
1	English Setter
2	German Shepherd
3	Segugio Maremmano
4	Labrador Retriever
5	Epagneul Breton
6	Segugio Italiano
7	Golden Retriever
8	Boxer
9	Jack Russell Terrier
10	German Shorthaired Pointer

Hunting is popular in Italy and this explains why hunt-and-retrieve breeds like the English Setter and the German Shorthaired pointer are widespread.

FCI Worldwide Figures 2013

These statistics were created by combining the registration figures of 25 countries, namely Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Greece, United Kingdom, France, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Norway, New Zealand, Portugal, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, The Netherlands, Ukraine and U.S.A.^[9]

Position	Breed	Registrations
1	Labrador Retriever	191,988
2	German Shepherd	129,186
3	Poodle (All sizes)	118,653
4	Chihuahua	107,114
5	Golden Retriever	92,994
6	Yorkshire Terrier	92,438
7	Dachshund (all varieties)	81,516
8	Beagle	53,938
9	Boxer	52,983
10	Miniature Schnauzer	45,263
11	Shih Tzu	44,564
12	Bulldog	44,325
13	German Spitz (all sizes)	40,530
14	English Cocker Spaniel	40,174
15	Cavalier King Charles Spaniel	39,670
16	French Bulldog	39,337
17	Pug	33,528
18	Rottweiler	31,447
19	English Setter	29,771
20	Maltese	28,909
21	English Springer Spaniel	28,050
22	German Shorthaired Pointer	23,855
23	Staffordshire Bull Terrier	23,562
24	Border Collie	23,262
25	Shetland Sheepdog	22,805
26	Dobermann	20,941
27	West Highland White Terrier	20,904
28	Bernese Mountain Dog	20,423
29	Great Dane	20,001
30	Brittany Spaniel	19,828

References

1. American Kennel Club - Most Popular Pooches
2. "2005 and 2006 registration figures for all recognised breeds". The Kennel Club. Archived from the original on 4 September 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2007.
3. AKC Dog Registration Statistics
4. "2007 TOP 20 CKC BREEDS" (PDF). Canadian Kennel Club. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 May 2014.
5. Australian National Kennel Council National Registration Statistics
6. "Registration statistics for all recognised dog breeds - 2007 and 2008" (PDF). The Kennel Club. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 May 2014.
7. 2008 TOP 20 CKC BREEDS
8. "Un anno, 220 razze e 123.000 cani". Italian Kennel Club. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014.
9. http://newsletter15.dogdotcom.be/medias/skkstats.png

External links

• The Most Popular Breeds in America
• UK Kennel Club statistics
• The 50 Most Popular Breeds in 2008
• CompareCanines.com - Compare 150+ dog breeds in over 50 different categories
• - American Kennel Club 2010 Dog Registration Statistics
• - FCI registration statistics