Every dog has its day and today it is all about the Labrador retriever.
For the 25th year in a row, the breed is the most popular one in the U.S., according to the American Kennel Club.
Known for its easygoing, sweet and family-friendly demeanor, it shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise the dog once again landed in the no. 1 spot, the longest reign of any breed. But there are a few breeds closing the gap, including the French bulldog, which jumped up three spots from ninth in 2014 to sixth in 2015. It is also the most popular breed among New Yorkers.
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“The versatile, lovable Lab has firmly planted its paw print in AKC’s history,” AKC Vice President Gina DiNardo said in a statement. “But keep your eye on the French Bulldog. The Frenchie has risen 32 spots over the past decade and shows no signs of stopping.”
The top 10 breeds are:
1. Labrador
2. German shepherd
3. Golden retriever
4. Bulldog
5. Beagle
6. French bulldog
7. Yorkshire terrier
8. Poodle
9. Rottweiler
10. Boxer
Other breeds that made strides this year include the cane corso (jumped from 47th to 35th place), the Norwegian elkhound (moved from 100th to 88th), the wirehaired pointing griffon (went from 74th to 66th place), the Belgian malinois (moved from 59th to 51st) and the Leonberger (went from 101st to 93rd).
The list is based off the number of puppies and newly registered dogs with the AKC. The organization does not release raw numbers, only rankings. It also doesn’t include any mixed breeds.
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Here is the list in its entirety:
Breed
2015
2014
2013
Retrievers (Labrador)
1
1
1
German Shepherd Dogs
2
2
2
Retrievers (Golden)
3
3
3
Bulldogs
4
4
5
Beagles
5
5
4
French Bulldogs
6
9
11
Yorkshire Terriers
7
6
6
Poodles
8
7
8
Rottweilers
9
10
9
Boxers
10
8
7
Pointers (German Shorthaired)
11
12
13
Siberian Huskies
12
13
14
Dachshunds
13
11
10
Doberman Pinschers
14
14
12
Great Danes
15
15
16
Miniature Schnauzers
16
16
17
Australian Shepherds
17
18
20
Cavalier King Charles Spaniels
18
19
18
Shih Tzu
19
17
15
Pembroke Welsh Corgis
20
22
24
Pomeranians
21
20
19
Boston Terriers
22
23
23
Shetland Sheepdogs
23
21
21
Havanese
24
25
25
Mastiffs
25
26
26
Brittanys
26
27
30
Spaniels (English Springer)
27
28
28
Chihuahuas
28
24
22
Bernese Mountain Dogs
29
32
32
Spaniels (Cocker)
30
30
29
Maltese
31
29
27
Vizslas
32
34
34
Pugs
33
33
31
Weimaraners
34
35
33
Cane Corso
35
48
50
Collies
36
36
35
Newfoundlands
37
37
37
Border Collies
38
40
44
Basset Hounds
39
42
41
Rhodesian Ridgebacks
40
39
39
West Highland White Terriers
41
38
36
Retrievers (Chesapeake Bay)
42
41
43
Bullmastiffs
43
45
40
Bichons Frises
44
44
40
Shiba Inu
45
47
46
Akitas
46
46
45
Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers
47
49
51
Papillons
48
43
38
Bloodhounds
49
50
48
St. Bernards
50
51
47
Belgian Malinois
51
60
60
Portuguese Water Dogs
52
52
49
Airedale Terriers
53
57
56
Alaskan Malamutes
54
54
57
Bull Terriers
55
53
52
Australian Cattle Dogs
56
55
58
Whippets
57
56
59
Scottish Terriers
58
59
55
Chinese Shar-Pei
59
58
54
Spaniels (English Cocker)
60
62
62
Samoyeds
61
68
67
Dalmatians
62
66
64
Dogues De Bordeaux
63
63
65
Miniature Pinschers
64
61
53
Lhasa Apsos
65
67
63
Wirehaired Pointing Griffons
66
76
80
Great Pyrenees
67
75
69
Pointers (German Wirehaired)
68
71
71
Irish Wolfhounds
69
72
73
Cairn Terriers
70
69
61
Italian Greyhounds
71
74
66
Setters (Irish)
72
73
72
Chow Chows
73
70
70
Old English Sheepdogs
74
77
78
Chinese Crested
75
65
68
Cardigan Welsh Corgis
76
78
75
American Staffordshire Terriers
77
84
76
Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs
78
80
74
Staffordshire Bull Terriers
79
79
79
Pekingese
80
82
77
Giant Schnauzers
81
83
83
Border Terriers
82
85
81
Bouviers Des Flandres
83
81
82
Keeshonden
84
87
86
Coton De Tulear
85
31
Retrievers (Flat-Coated)
86
92
94
Basenjis
87
86
85
Norwegian Elkhounds
88
103
103
Borzois
89
102
99
Tibetan Terriers
90
88
88
Standard Schnauzers
91
90
90
Anatolian Shepherd Dogs
92
94
93
Leonbergers
93
104
98
Fox Terriers (Wire)
94
95
96
Brussels Griffons
95
91
84
Setters (English)
96
89
91
Japanese Chin
97
93
87
Belgian Tervuren
98
110
108
Retrievers (Nova Scotia Duck Tolling)
99
99
97
Afghan Hounds
100
98
95
Rat Terriers
101
111
Silky Terriers
102
101
92
Norwich Terriers
103
97
89
Russell Terriers
104
105
102
Setters (Gordon)
105
100
105
Neapolitan Mastiffs
106
114
111
Spaniels (Boykin)
107
108
121
Welsh Terriers
108
106
104
Schipperkes
109
109
109
Toy Fox Terriers
110
115
107
Parson Russell Terriers
111
116
100
Spinoni Italiani
112
118
117
Irish Terriers
113
125
123
Pointers
114
119
114
Tibetan Spaniels
115
122
106
Black Russian Terriers
116
127
118
Treeing Walker Coonhounds
117
112
101
American Eskimo Dogs
118
120
110
Bearded Collies
119
121
112
Belgian Sheepdogs
120
123
119
Miniature Bull Terriers
121
129
125
Fox Terriers (Smooth)
122
124
116
Bluetick Coonhounds
123
130
128
Kerry Blue Terriers
124
128
126
Australian Terriers
125
139
122
Boerboels
126
64
Black And Tan Coonhounds
127
126
113
Spaniels (Welsh Springer)
128
133
124
English Toy Spaniels
129
138
135
Briards
130
132
127
Norfolk Terriers
131
131
129
Salukis
132
134
115
Tibetan Mastiffs
133
135
132
Spaniels (Clumber)
134
143
131
Xoloitzcuintli
135
142
139
Affenpinschers
136
144
143
Manchester Terriers
137
136
120
German Pinschers
138
141
130
Redbone Coonhounds
139
148
133
Icelandic Sheepdogs
140
146
142
Lakeland Terriers
141
149
134
Beaucerons
142
145
152
Petits Bassets Griffons Vendeens
143
150
138
Spaniels (Irish Water)
144
152
141
Spaniels (Field)
145
137
140
Bedlington Terriers
146
140
137
Greyhounds
147
147
148
Setters (Irish Red And White)
148
155
145
Plotts
149
154
149
Kuvaszok
150
161
150
Retrievers (Curly-Coated)
151
163
163
Scottish Deerhounds
152
157
165
Portuguese Podengo Pequenos
153
166
153
Pulik
154
151
136
Swedish Vallhunds
155
158
147
Wirehaired Vizslas
156
107
Spaniels (American Water)
157
160
144
Sealyham Terriers
158
169
158
Entlebucher Mountain Dogs
159
153
155
Ibizan Hounds
160
159
151
Lowchen
161
165
154
Cirnechi Dell’etna
162
117
Komondorok
163
168
159
Polish Lowland Sheepdogs
164
170
157
Norwegian Buhunds
165
172
166
American English Coonhounds
166
156
146
Spanish Water Dogs
167
113
Glen Of Imaal Terriers
168
162
167
Finnish Lapphunds
169
173
171
Canaan Dogs
170
176
164
Pharaoh Hounds
171
164
160
Dandie Dinmont Terriers
172
167
168
Spaniels (Sussex)
173
175
162
Bergamasco
174
96
Skye Terriers
175
177
161
Pyrenean Shepherds
176
178
169
Chinooks
177
171
156
Finnish Spitz
178
174
170
Cesky Terriers
179
182
174
Otterhounds
180
179
172
American Foxhounds
181
180
176
Norwegian Lundehunds
182
184
175
Harriers
183
181
173
English Foxhounds
184
183
177
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