The American Kennel Club released their registration numbers for 2006 allowing us to determine the top 10 breeds registered for last year. For the 17th year in a row, the Labrador retriever is once again America's favorite purebred dog, according to registration numbers tallied by the American Kennel Club. In the number two spot is the Yorkshire Terrier. In addition to the top registered breed, the AKC also tallied top breeds by city for 50 US cities including

First, let's look at the overall top 10 then we will list the ranking by city.

The Top 10 Breeds of 2006 are:

1. Labrador retrievers
2. Yorkshire terriers
3. German shepherds
4. Golden retrievers
5. Beagles
6. Dachshunds
7. Boxers
8. Poodles
9. Shih Tzus
10. Miniature Schnauzer


The Top Breeds by City includes*:

Atlanta
1. Retrievers (Labrador)
2. Retrievers (Golden)
3. German Shepherd Dogs
4. Boxers
5. Dachshunds
6. Miniature Schnauzers
7. Cavalier King Charles Spaniels
8. Poodles
9. Yorkshire Terriers
10. Shih Tzu

Austin
1. Retrievers ( Labrador)
2. Retrievers ( Golden)
3. Yorkshire Terriers
4. Dachshunds
5. Miniature Schnauzers
6. Poodles
7. Boxers
8. German Shepherd Dog
9. Chihuahuas
10. Shih Tzus

Baltimore
1. Retrievers (Labrador)
2. Boxers
3. German Shepherd Dogs
4. Retrievers (Golden)
5. Yorkshire Terriers
6. Pugs
7. Dachshunds
8. Poodles
9. Chihuahuas
10. Rottweilers

Boston
1. Retrievers (Labrador)
2. German Shepherd Dogs
3. Retrievers (Golden)
4. Beagles
5. Boxers
6. Yorkshire Terriers
7. Pugs
8. Maltese Bulldogs
9. Dachshunds
10. Poodles

Buffalo
1. Retrievers (Labrador)
2. Retrievers (Golden)
3. German Shepherd Dogs
4. Shih Tzus
5. Boxers
6. Rottweilers
7. Pugs
8. Chihuahuas
9. Poodles
10. Dachshunds

Charlotte
1. Retrievers (Labrador)
2. Retrievers (Golden)
3. German Shepherd Dogs
4. Yorkshire Terriers
5. Dachshunds
6. Boxers
7. Poodles
8. Beagles
9. Bulldogs
10. Pug/Spaniels (Cocker)

Chicago
1. Retrievers (Labrador)
2. German Shepherd Dogs
3. Retrievers (Golden)
4. Yorkshire Terriers
5. Boxers
6. Bulldogs
7. Poodles
8. Pugs
9. Shih Tzu
10. Rottweilers

Cincinnati
1. Retrievers ( Labrador)
2. Retrievers ( Golden)
3. Boxers
4. Yorkshire Terriers
5. German Shepherd Dogs
6. Poodles
7. Shih Tzus
8. Beagles
9. Bulldogs
10. Pugs

Cleveland
1. Retrievers (Labrador)
2. German Shepherd Dogs
3. Boxers
4. Retrievers (Golden)
5. Poodles
6. Yorkshire Terriers
7. Shih Tzu
8. Pugs
9. Bichons Frises
10. Bulldogs

Columbus
1. Retrievers (Labrador)
2. Retrievers (Golden)
3. Boxers
4. German Shepherd Dogs
5. Yorkshire Terriers
6. Poodles
7. Miniature Schnauzers
8. Dachshunds
9. Beagles
10. Pomeranians

Dallas
1. Retrievers (Labrador)
2. Retrievers (Golden)
3. Yorkshire Terriers
4. Boxers
5. German Shepherd Dogs
6. Cavalier King Charles Spaniels
7. Miniature Schnauzers
8. Bulldogs
9. Dachshunds
10. Poodles

Denver
1. Retrievers (Labrador)
2. Retrievers (Golden)
3. German Shepherd Dogs
4. Boxers
5. Bulldogs
6. Dachshunds
7. Pointers (German Shorthaired)
8. Yorkshire Terriers
9. Poodles
10. Pugs

Des Moines
1. Retrievers (Labrador)
2. Boxers
3. German Shepherd Dogs
4. Pointers (German Shorthaired)
5. Retrievers (Golden)
6. Shetland Sheepdogs
7. Miniature Schnauzers
8. Rottweilers
9. Beagles
10. Weimaraners

Detroit
1. German Shepherd Dogs
2. Retrievers (Labrador)
3. Yorkshire Terriers
4. Rottweilers
5. Poodles Shih Tzu
6. Retrievers (Golden)
7. Spaniels (Cocker)
8. Poodles
9. Boxers
10. Chihuahuas

Honolulu
1. Retrievers (Labrador)
2. Pomeranians
3. Malteses
4. Retrievers (Golden)
5. Chihuahuas
6. German Shepherd Dogs
7. Poodles
8. Shetland Sheepdogs
9. Beagles
10. Boxers

Houston
1. Retrievers (Labrador)
2. Yorkshire Terriers
3. Boxers
4. Retrievers (Golden)
5. German Shepherd Dogs
6. Dachshunds
7. Miniature Schnauzers
8. Poodles
9. Shih Tzus
10. Rottweilers

Indianapolis
1. Retrievers (Labrador)
2. German Shepherd Dogs
3. Yorkshire Terriers
4. Boxers
5. Dachshunds
6. Retrievers (Golden)
7. Rottweilers
8. Miniature Schnauzers
9. Doberman Pinschers
10. Bulldogs/ Pugs

Kansas City
1. Retrievers (Labrador)
2. German Shepherd Dogs
3. Boxers
4. Yorkshire Terriers
5. Retrievers (Golden)
6. Dachshunds
7. Pomeranians
8. Chihuahuas
9. Poodles
10. Bulldogs

Knoxville
1. Retrievers (Labrador)
2. Boxers
3. Yorkshire Terriers
4. Dachshunds
5. German Shepherd Dogs
6. Poodles
7. Shih Tzus
8. Miniature Schnauzer
9. Retrievers (Golden)
10. Beagles



Las Vegas
1. Retrievers (Labrador)
2. Yorkshire Terriers
3. Poodles
4. Shih Tzu
5. Retrievers (Golden)
6. Dachshunds
7. Bulldogs
8. German Shepherd Dogs
9. Miniature Schnauzers
10. Boxers

Little Rock
1. Retrievers (Labrador)
2. German Shepherd Dogs
3. Retrievers (Golden)
4. Boxers
5. Beagles
6. Yorkshire Terriers
7. Poodles
8. Dachshunds
9. Shih Tzu
10. Cavalier King Charles Spaniels


Long Beach
1. Retrievers (Labrador)
2. German Shepherd Dogs
3. Retrievers (Golden)
4. Bulldogs
5. Yorkshire Terriers
6. Poodles
7. Pugs
8. Shih Tzu
9. Dachshunds
10. Australian Shepherds

Los Angeles
1. Retrievers (Labrador)
2. German Shepherd Dogs
3. Bulldogs
4. Yorkshire Terriers
5. Retrievers (Golden)
6. Poodles
7. Pomeranians
8. Miniature Pinscher
9. Pugs
10. Maltese

Louisville
1. Retrievers (Labrador)
2. Boxers
3. Dachshunds
4. German Shepherd Dogs
5. Poodles
6. Yorkshire Terriers
7. Miniature Schnauzers
8. Retrievers (Golden)
9. Shih Tzus
10. Bulldogs

Memphis
1. Retrievers (Labrador)
2. German Shepherd Dogs
3. Boxers
4. Rottweilers
5. Beagles
6. Retrievers (Golden)
7. Poodles
8. Yorkshire Terriers
9. Shih Tzus
10. Miniature Schnauzers