Historical Comparisons & Notable Trends

Rankings of Popular Dog Breeds

Proving that bigger really is better, the American Kennel Club (AKC®) announced that during 2012 the Bulldog muscled its way into the top 5, becoming the fifth most popular dog in the U.S. according to AKC Registration Statistics, bumping the tiny Yorkshire Terrier into sixth place for the first time since 2003. The Golden Retriever also pushed its way back to the top, overtaking the Beagle for third place, and Rottweilers continued their climb up the top 10 list by taking ninth place away from the Dachshund, both adding to the bigger breed trend. Labrador Retriever lovers have again spoken – the playful, family friendly breed remains the number one most popular breed in the U.S. for the 22nd consecutive year, tying with the Poodle for the longest reign in the top spot.

RANKING
BREED	2012	2011	2007	2002
Labrador Retrievers	1	1	1	1
German Shepherd Dogs	2	2	3	3
Golden Retrievers	3	4	4	2
Beagles	4	3	5	4
Bulldogs	5	6	10	18
Yorkshire Terriers	6	5	2	6
Boxers	7	7	6	7
Poodles	8	8	8	8
Rottweilers	9	10	15	13
Dachshunds	10	9	7	5
Shih Tzu	11	11	9	10
Doberman Pinschers	12	13	21	23
Miniature Schnauzers	13	12	11	11
French Bulldogs	14	18	34	58
German Shorthaired Pointers	15	15	18	22
Siberian Huskies	16	16	24	21
Great Danes	17	19	23	28
Chihuahuas	18	14	12	9
Pomeranians	19	17	13	12
Cavalier King Charles Spaniels	20	21	25	40
Shetland Sheepdogs	21	20	20	16
Australian Shepherds	22	24	33	35
Boston Terriers	23	22	16	17
Pembroke Welsh Corgis	24	25	22	25
Maltese	25	23	19	20
Mastiffs	26	28	28	34
Cocker Spaniels	27	27	17	15
Havanese	28	31	37	64
English Springer Spaniels	29	29	27	27
Pugs	30	26	14	14
Brittanys	31	30	29	30
Weimaraners	32	32	30	29
Bernese Mountain Dogs	33	34	41	51
Vizslas	34	37	42	46
Collies	35	36	38	32
West Highland White Terriers	36	35	35	31
Papillons	37	38	36	38
Bichons Frises	38	39	32	26
Bullmastiffs	39	40	40	47
Basset Hounds	40	41	31	24
Rhodesian Ridgebacks	41	44	53	57
Newfoundlands	42	43	44	45
Russell Terriers**	43	N/A	N/A	N/A
Border Collies	44	45	54	63
Akitas	45	47	51	41
Chesapeake Bay Retrievers	46	46	47	42
Miniature Pinschers	47	42	26	19
Bloodhounds	48	48	43	49
St. Bernards	49	49	39	37
Shiba Inu	50	53	67	55
Bull Terriers	51	51	58	79
Chinese Shar-Pei	52	50	46	39
Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers	53	52	62	56
Airedale Terriers	54	55	55	48
Portuguese Water Dogs	55	56	65	73
Whippets	56	57	61	60
Alaskan Malamutes	57	58	56	53
Scottish Terriers	58	54	45	44
Australian Cattle Dogs	59	60	64	71
Cane Corso	60	67	N/A	N/A
Lhasa Apsos	61	62	49	36
Chinese Crested	62	61	52	62
Cairn Terriers	63	59	48	43
English Cocker Spaniels	64	63	69	75
Dalmatians	65	73	77	68
Italian Greyhounds	66	65	59	52
Dogues de Bordeaux	67	66	N/A	N/A
Samoyeds	68	69	73	69
Chow Chows	69	68	63	54
German Wirehaired Pointers	70	75	70	76
Belgian Malinois	71	74	79	90
Great Pyrenees	72	71	57	50
Pekingese	73	64	50	33
Irish Setters	74	70	66	59
Cardigan Welsh Corgis	75	81	78	82
Staffordshire Bull Terriers	76	76	85	91
Irish Wolfhounds	77	79	80	83
Old English Sheepdogs	78	84	72	67
American Staffordshire Terriers	79	72	68	61
Bouviers des Flandres	80	83	84	81
Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs	81	82	90	97
Japanese Chin	82	78	71	74
Tibetan Terriers	83	86	92	92
Brussels Griffons	84	77	60	78
Wirehaired Pointing Griffons	85	92	105	113
Border Terriers	86	80	81	86
English Setters	87	87	93	94
Basenjis	88	93	89	77
Standard Schnauzers	89	91	102	101
Silky Terriers	90	85	74	66
Flat-Coated Retrievers	91	90	100	98
Norwich Terriers	92	89	95	102
Afghan Hounds	93	88	94	89
Giant Schnauzers	94	95	83	80
Borzois	95	102	98	88
Wire Fox Terriers	96	100	82	70
Parson Russell Terriers	97	97	75	65
Schipperkes	98	105	86	72
Gordon Setters	99	94	91	84
Treeing Walker Coonhounds**	100	N/A	N/A	N/A
Keeshonden	101	98	99	85
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers	102	107	110	N/A
Toy Fox Terriers	103	101	88	N/A
Leonbergers	104	103	N/A	N/A
Norwegian Elkhounds	105	96	96	87
Belgian Tervuren	106	108	103	104
Anatolian Shepherd Dogs	107	111	111	126
Welsh Terriers	108	99	97	93
Black and Tan Coonhounds	109	109	136	125
Pointers	110	115	106	99
Tibetan Spaniels	111	114	104	100
Neapolitan Mastiffs	112	110	115	N/A
American Eskimo Dogs	113	116	109	103
Spinoni Italiani	114	123	117	114
Smooth Fox Terriers	115	113	101	95
Boykin Spaniels	116	138	N/A	N/A
Bearded Collies	117	112	107	96
Salukis	118	117	118	108
Norfolk Terriers	119	120	112	110
Black Russian Terriers	120	128	131	N/A
Manchester Terriers	121	119	113	107
Briards	122	125	123	115
Australian Terriers	123	121	108	106
Belgian Sheepdogs	124	118	119	109
Welsh Springer Spaniels	125	130	124	112
Miniature Bull Terriers	126	127	127	132
Petits Bassets Griffons Vendeens	127	131	120	116
Kerry Blue Terriers	128	124	114	105
Tibetan Mastiffs	129	122	128	N/A
Irish Terriers	130	132	126	111
Clumber Spaniels	131	133	122	120
Redbone Coonhounds	132	126	N/A	N/A
Bluetick Coonhounds	133	136	N/A	N/A
English Toy Spaniels	134	129	121	121
Lakeland Terriers	135	135	130	124
German Pinschers	136	137	135	N/A
Xoloitzcuintli	137	155	N/A	N/A
Affenpinschers	138	139	125	117
Scottish Deerhounds	139	142	137	122
Beaucerons	140	144	76	N/A
American Water Spaniels	141	157	138	119
Ibizan Hounds	142	149	140	144
Icelandic Sheepdogs	143	143	N/A	N/A
Bedlington Terriers	144	134	129	118
Pulik	145	156	141	129
Greyhounds	146	140	133	123
Field Spaniels	147	141	132	131
Swedish Vallhunds	148	153	87	N/A
American English Coonhounds	149	33	N/A	N/A
Plotts	150	145	116	N/A
Kuvaszok	151	148	134	127
Polish Lowland Sheepdogs	152	159	142	133
Curly-Coated Retrievers	153	154	143	128
Irish Water Spaniels	154	150	147	134
Irish Red and White Setters	155	147	N/A	N/A
Lowchen	156	152	139	130
Entlebucher Mountain Dogs	157	146	N/A	N/A
Pharaoh Hounds	158	151	145	135
Canaan Dogs	159	168	153	138
Finnish Spitz	160	167	151	143
Sealyham Terriers	161	163	146	137
Glen of Imaal Terriers	162	158	149	N/A
Norwegian Buhunds	163	165	N/A	N/A
Finnish Lapphunds	164	104	N/A	N/A
Pyrenean Shepherds	165	162	N/A	N/A
Skye Terriers	166	164	152	142
Sussex Spaniels	167	161	154	136
Otterhounds	168	169	156	147
Komondorok	169	166	144	141
Dandie Dinmont Terriers	170	160	148	139
Harriers	171	172	150	146
American Foxhounds	172	173	155	140
Norwegian Lundehunds	173	170	N/A	N/A
Cesky Terriers	174	106	N/A	N/A
English Foxhounds	175	171	157	145

American Kennel Club 2012 Dog Registration Statistics

Article: Rankings of Popular Dog Breeds

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