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Posted on 02/26/2005 12:42:26 PM PST by Cagey
For the 15th year in a row, the Labrador retriever is America’s favorite purebred, according to registration numbers tallied by the American Kennel Club.
The AKC released the figures and, as in past years, the Labrador far outstrips the second-most favorite – the golden retriever. For 2004, all the same breeds made the top 10, but four breeds switched positions. The German shepherd moved into third place, switching positions with the Beagle, and the Yorkshire terriers moved into fifth place, taking the Dachshund’s spot.
The Top 10 Breeds of 2004 are:
1. Labrador retrievers 149,692
2. Golden retrievers 52,550
3. German shepherds 46,046
4. Beagles 44,555
5. Yorkshire terriers 43,522
6. Dachshunds 40,770 7. Boxers 37,741
8. Poodles 32,671
9. Shih Tzus 28,958
10. Chihuahuas 24,850
At the other end of the spectrum, the English foxhound is again the least-registered purebred dog with 17 registrations followed by the otterhound 23, American Foxhound 42, Sussex Spaniel 45 and Harrier with 53 registrations.
Top Dogs in England
The United Kennel Club (UKC) also released their national statistics recently, which show that the Labrador Retriever also reigns in England. The lab is followed by the Cocker Spaniel and the English Springer Spaniel.
The top 10 dogs in England are:
1. Labrador Retriever
2. Cocker Spaniel (English)
3. English Springer Spaniel
4. German Shepherd Dog
5. Staffordshire Bull Terrier
6. Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
7. Golden Retriever
8. West Highland White Terrier
9. Boxer
10. Border Terrier
AKC Categories
The AKC recognizes dogs in seven categories: sporting, hound, working, terrier, toy, non-sporting and herding. The largest breed registration in each group is as follows:
# Sporting – e.g. Labrador retriever
# Hound – e.g. beagle
# Working – e.g. boxers
# Terrier – e.g. miniature schnauzer
# Toy – e.g. Yorkshire terrier
# Non-sporting – e.g. poodles
# Herding – e.g. German shepherd
In 2004, the AKC registered 153 different breeds, including the newly recognized Black Russian Terrier, Glen of Imaal Terrier and Neapolitan Mastiff, for a total of nearly one million dogs (958,272) and 437,437 litters.
Where is the trouserhound in the list?
FYI ping (Is it you who has the dog ping list?)
This post reminds me of my dad, he was a great dog fancier even though we never had one. He would have known all these stats, even before the internet! He had a second job for quite a while logging registrations (or somesuch) for the AKC.
What are the dogs the Queen has? Our landlord had one and it seemed like a good dog, she (he?) got rather fat rather fast though.
Corgis, I think.
The queen has Corgis.
I still love my chow-chow :-)
I was surprised to see German shepherds at number three. I hardly ever see this breed anymore.
ROFL!!
Great Graphic...
I wonder why that is...
Also had a samoyed
A different personality for sure.
I'm surprised a ~little~ too... because they do seem rarer than that. I'm really surprised that Yorkies are so high on the list, higher even than the little poodles that are everywhere in over 60 parks ;~D
These are registered dogs... it's probably good to keep the perspective that there are a majority of dogs that are not registered, they are "some kind of lab mix" or "some kind of small terrier mix". So, with retriever types dominating the pack, German shepherds are the next-most registered of dogs.
My next store neighbor has a chocolate lab. She is one special animal. Abby is 11, and sometimes I swear she's human! :-)
He's cute eh?
Very!
The only dog I ever had was a Scottie, now deceased. I'd like to have something a little more docile next time around, and am thinking a Lab or Golden would fit the bill - although I'd also like to rescue a pup from the local animal shelter.
Labrador Retrievers - the "Can Do Dog"
- Shelley the Chocolate Labrador
I thought that was a familiar lookin doggie!
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