Top Dog Breeds in Top 50 US Cities for 2006
By: American Kennel Club
Miami
1. German Shepherd Dogs
2. Yorkshire Terriers
3. Retrievers (Labrador)
4. Rottweilers
5. Maltese
6. Boxers
7. Chihuahuas
8. Retrievers ( Golden)
9. Dachshunds
10. Bulldogs
Milwaukee
1. Retrievers (Labrador)
2. Retrievers (Golden)
3. German Shepherd Dogs
4. Boxers
5. Poodles
6. Dachshunds
7. Beagles
8. Rottweilers
9. English Springer Spaniels
10. Pugs
Minneapolis St. Paul
1. Retrievers (Labrador)
2. Retrievers (Golden)
3. German Shepherd Dogs
4. Poodles
5. Boxers
6. Dachshunds
7. English Springer Spaniels
8. Yorkshire Terriers
9. Shetland Sheepdogs
10. Cavalier King Charles Spaniels/ German Shorthaired Pointers
Nashville
1. Retrievers (Labrador)
2. German Shepherd Dogs
3. Retrievers (Golden)
4. Boxers
5. Dachshunds
6. Poodles
7. Pomeranians
8. Yorkshire Terriers
9. Miniature Schnauzers
10. Siberian Huskies
New Orleans
1. Retrievers (Labrador)
2.
Poodles
3. German Shepherd Dogs
4. Boxers
5. Dachshunds
6. Yorkshire Terriers
7. Bulldogs
8. Miniature Schnauzers
9. Pugs
10. Retrievers (Golden)
New York 1. Poodles
2. Yorkshire Terriers
3. Retrievers (Labrador)
4. Bulldogs
5. Dachshunds
6. Havanese
7. Cavalier King Charles Spaniels
8. Retrievers (Golden)
9. Shih Tzu
10. Pugs
Oklahoma City1. Yorkshire Terriers
2. Retrievers (Labrador)
3. Miniature Schnauzers
4. Chihuahuas
5. Dachshunds
6. Boxers
7. German Shepherd Dogs
8. Shih Tzu
9. Poodles
10. Bulldogs
Omaha1. Retrievers (Labrador)
2. Boxers
3. Retrievers (Golden)
4. German Shepherd Dogs
5. Yorkshire Terriers
6. German Shorthaired Pointers
7. Poodles
8. Bulldogs
9. Shih Tzu
10. Dachshunds/ Rottweilers
Philadelphia 1. Retrievers (Labrador)
2. Boxers
3. German Shepherd Dogs
4. Yorkshire Terriers
5. Rottweilers
6. Bulldogs
7. Pugs
8. Shih Tzu
9. Retrievers (Golden)
10. Poodles
Phoenix 1. Retrievers (Labrador)
2. Chihuahuas
3. German Shepherd Dogs
4. Dachshunds Yorkshire Terriers
5. Dachshunds
6. Retrievers (Golden)
7. Boxers
8. Bulldogs
9. Poodles
10. Shih Tzu
Pittsburgh1. Retrievers (Labrador)
2. German Shepherd Dogs
3. Retrievers (Golden)
4. Beagles
5. Boxers
6. Yorkshire Terriers
7. Shih Tzus
8. Dachshunds
9. Pugs
10. Rottweilers
Portland1. Retrievers (Labrador)
2. Retrievers (Golden)
3. Dachshunds
4. Poodles
5. Pugs
6. Chihuahuas
7. German Shepherd Dogs
8. Boxers
9. Boston Terriers
10. Pomeranians/ Yorkshire Terriers
Providence1. Retrievers (Labrador)
2. German Shepherd Dogs
3. Retrievers (Golden)
4. Yorkshire Terriers
5. Dachshunds
6. Boxers
7. Shih Tzus
8. Bulldogs
9. Pugs
10. Beagles/ Maltese/ Poodles
Raleigh 1. Retrievers (Labrador)
2. Retrievers (Golden)
3. Yorkshire Terriers
4. Dachshunds Poodles
5. Beagles
6. Boxers
7. German Shepherd Dogs
8. Shih Tzus
9. Dachshunds
10. Shetland Sheepdogs
Sacramento1. Retrievers (Labrador)
2. Yorkshire Terriers
3. German Shepherd Dogs
4. Dachshunds
5. Retrievers (Golden)
6. Chihuahuas
7. Miniature Schnauzers
8. Poodles
9. Shih Tzu
10. Boston Terriers/ Pugs
Salt Lake City1. Retrievers (Labrador)
2. Yorkshire Terriers
3. Shih Tzus
4. Poodles
5. German Shepherd Dogs
6. Miniature Schnauzers
7. Dachshunds
8. Pugs
9. Boxers
10. Bulldogs/ Pomeranians
San Antonio1. Retrievers (Labrador)
2. Yorkshire Terriers
3. Poodles
4. Dachshunds
5. German Shepherd Dogs
6. Retrievers (Golden)
7. Miniature Schnauzers
8. Bulldogs
9. Shih Tzus
10. Boxers
San Diego 1. Retrievers (Labrador)
2. Retrievers (Golden)
3. Bulldogs
4. Dachshunds Yorkshire Terriers
5. Poodles Pugs
6. Daschshunds
7. Shih Tzus
8. Poodles
9. German Shepherd Dogs
10. Boxers
San Francisco 1. Retrievers (Labrador)
2. Retrievers (Golden)
3. Poodles
4. Yorkshire Terriers
5. Bulldogs
6. Dachshunds German Shepherd Dogs
7. Pugs
8. Shih Tzus
9. Dachshunds
10. Pomeranians
San Jose1. Retrievers (Labrador)
2. Retrievers (Golden)
3. Yorkshire Terriers
4. German Shepherd Dogs
5. Bulldogs
6. Pugs
7. Chihuahuas
8. Beagles
9. Dachshunds
10. Boxers
Seattle 1. Retrievers (Labrador)
2. Retrievers (Golden)
3. Pugs
4. Poodles
5. Cavalier King Charles Spaniels
6. Yorkshire Terriers
7. Boston Terriers
8. Bulldogs
9. Dachshunds
10. Chihuahuas
St. Louis 1. Retrievers (Labrador)
2. German Shepherd Dogs
3. Retrievers (Golden)
4. Shih Tzu
5. Boxers
6. Yorkshire Terriers
7. Poodles
8. Rottweilers
9. Pugs
10. Beagles
Tampa 1. Retrievers (Labrador)
2. Yorkshire Terriers
3. Boxers
4. Retrievers (Golden)
5. German Shepherd Dogs
6. Dachshunds
7. Bulldogs Poodles
8. Shih Tzus
9. Rottweilers
10. Chihuahuas
Tucson1. Retrievers (Labrador)
2. German Shepherd Dogs
3. Yorkshire Terriers
4. Retrievers (Golden)
5. Dachshunds
6. Boxers
7. Poodles
8. Shih Tzus
9. Chihuahuas
10. Bulldogs
Washington, DC 1. Retrievers (Labrador)
2. Boxers
3. Retrievers (Golden)
4. Poodles
5. Yorkshire Terriers
6. Shih Tzu
7. Bulldogs
8. German Shepherd Dogs
9. Chow Chows
10. Pugs/ Cocker Spaniels
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* Data from akc.org – at http://www.akc.org/reg/topdogsbycity.cfm