Top Dog Breeds by City in 2010

This year the AKC celebrates its 127th anniversary and for the 20th 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. The AKC released the figures and, as in past years, the Labrador far outstrips the other dogs in the top 10.

They also tallied top breeds by city for 50 US cities including Albany, Albuquerque, Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Buffalo, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dallas, Denver, Des Moines, Detroit, Fort Worth, Honolulu, Houston, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Little Rock, Long Beach, Long Island, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Louisville, Memphis, Miami, Milwaukee, Nashville, New York City, Oakland, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland, Providence, Raleigh, Richmond, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, St. Louis, Tampa, Tucson, Washington DC, and West Palm Beach.

In reviewing these numbers by city, it is hard to draw any conclusions on why some cities prefer some dogs over other dogs. One might think that the warm-weather tolerant breeds might be more common in the South and outdoorsy dogs might be more common in the Midwestern cities. However, there seem to be no pattern to how these cities love their dogs!

The Top 10 Breeds of 2010 are:

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

The Top Breeds by City for 2010 include:

Albany's Top Dogs
1. Labrador Retriever
2. German Shepherd Dog
3. Golden Retriever
4. Shih Tzu is tied with the Yorkshire Terrier#

Registration data pulled from Albany zip codes as specified by U.S. Postal Service. #Tied for 4th

Atlanta's Top Dogs
1. Labrador Retriever
2. Golden Retriever
3. German Shepherd Dog
4. Yorkshire Terrier
5. Boxer

Registration data pulled from Atlanta zip codes as specified by U.S. Postal Service

Austin's Top Dogs
1. Labrador Retriever
2. Golden Retriever
3. Yorkshire Terrier
4. German Shepherd Dog
5. Poodle

Registration data pulled from Austin zip codes as specified by U.S. Postal Service

Baltimore's Top Dogs
1. Labrador Retriever
2. German Shepherd Dog
3. Yorkshire Terrier
4. Golden Retriever
5. Rottweiler

*Registration data pulled from Baltimore zip codes as specified by U.S. Postal Service * Tied for 5th (2010)

Boston's Top Dogs
1. Labrador Retriever
2. Golden Retriever
3. German Shepherd Dog
4. Bulldog/Boxer

Registration data pulled from Boston zip codes as specified by U.S. Postal Service

Buffalo's Top Dogs
1. Labrador Retriever
2. German Shepherd Dog
3. Golden Retriever
4. Boxer
5. Rottweiler

Registration data pulled from Buffalo zip codes as specified by U.S. Postal Service

Chicago's Top Dogs
1. Labrador Retriever
2. German Shepherd Dog
3. Golden Retriever
4. Yorkshire Terrier
5. Bulldog

Registration data pulled from Chicago zip codes as specified by U.S. Postal Service**

Cincinnati's Top Dogs
1. Labrador Retriever
2. German Shepherd Dog
3. Golden Retriever/Yorkshire Terrier/Boxer#

Registration data pulled from Cincinnati zip codes as specified by U.S. Postal Service, #tied for 3rd place

Dallas' Top Dogs
1. Labrador Retriever
2. German Shepherd Dog
3. Golden Retriever
4. Bulldog
5. Yorkshire Terrier

Registration data pulled from Dallas zip codes as specified by U.S. Postal Service

Denver's Top Dogs
1. Labrador Retriever
2. German Shepherd Dog
3. Golden Retriever
4. Bulldog
5. Boxer

Registration data pulled from Denver zip codes as specified by U.S. Postal Service

Detroit's Top Dogs
1. German Shepherd Dog
2. Yorkshire Terrier
3. Rottweiler
4. Labrador Retriever
5. Shih Tzu

Registration data pulled from Detroit zip codes as specified by U.S. Postal Service

Honolulu's Top Dogs
1. Labrador Retriever
2. German Shepherd Dog
3. Shibu Inu
4. Chihuahua
5. Golden Retriever

Registration data pulled from Honolulu zip codes as specified by U.S. Postal Service.

Houston's Top Dogs
1. Labrador Retriever
2. German Shepherd Dog
3. Bulldog
4. Yorkshire Terrier
5. Boxer

Registration data pulled from Houston zip codes as specified by U.S. Postal Service

Kansas City's Top Dogs
1. Labrador Retriever
2. German Shepherd Dog
3. Boxer
4. Bulldog
5. Yorkshire Terrier

Registration data pulled from Kansas City's zip codes as specified by U.S. Postal Service

Long Island's Top Dogs
1. Labrador Retriever
2. German Shepherd Dog
3. Golden Retriever
4. Yorkshire Terrier
5. Shih Tzu

Registration data pulled from Long Island zip codes as specified by U.S. Postal Service

Los Angeles Top Dogs
1. Bulldog
2. German Shepherd Dog
3. Labrador Retriever
4. Yorkshire Terrier
5. Golden Retriever

Registration data pulled from Los Angeles zip codes as specified by U.S. Postal Service

Miami's Top Dogs
1. German Shepherd Dog
2. Yorkshire Terrier
3. Rottweiler
4. Labrador Retriever
5. French Bulldog

Registration data pulled from Miami zip codes as specified by U.S. Postal Service

New York City's Top Dogs
1. Yorkshire Terrier
2. Labrador Retriever
3. German Shepherd Dog
4. Bulldog
5. French Bulldog

Registration data pulled from New York City zip codes as specified by U.S. Postal Service

Newark's Top Dogs
1. Labrador Retriever
2. Shih Tzu
3. Yorkshire Terrier
4. Bulldog
5. German Shephered Dog/Golden Retriever#

Registration data pulled from Newark zip codes as specified by U.S. Postal Service #Tied

Northern New Jersy's Top Dogs
1. Labrador Retriever
2. Yorkshire Terrier
3. German Shepherd Dog
4. Shih Tzu
5. Golden Retriever

Registration data pulled from Bergen, Hudson and Passaic county zip codes as specified by U.S. Postal Service

Orlando's Top Dogs
1. Labrador Retriever
2. Yorkshire Terrier
3. German Shepherd Dog
4. Chihuahua
5. Boxer

Registration data pulled from Orlando zip codes as specified by U.S. Postal Service

Portland's Top Dogs
1. Labrador Retriever
2. German Shepherd Dog
3. Golden Retriever
4. Chihuahua
5. Poodle

Registration data pulled from Portland zip codes as specified by U.S. Postal Service

Raleigh's Top Dogs
1. Labrador Retriever
2. German Shepherd Dog
3. Beagle
4. Golden Retriever
5. Yorkshire Terrier

*Registration data pulled from Raleigh zip codes as specified by U.S. Postal Service *

San Francisco's Top Dogs
1. Labrador Retriever
2. Golden Retriever
3. Yorkshire Terrier
4. French Bulldog
5. Poodle

Registration data pulled from San Francisco zip codes as specified by U.S. Postal Service

Seattle's Top Dogs
1. Labrador Retriever
2. Golden Retriever
3. German Shepherd Dog/Bulldog #
4. Poodle

Registration data pulled from Seattle zip codes as specified by U.S. Postal Service. # tied

Washington, DC
1. Labrador Retriever
2. German Shepherd Dog
3. Yorkshire Terrier
4. Bulldog/French Bulldog/Poodle

Registration data pulled from Washington DC zip codes as specified by U.S. Postal Service # Tied

Data from akc.org – at http://www.akc.org/reg/topdogsbycity.cfm