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Top Dog Breeds of 2007

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. The AKC released the figures and, as in past years, the Labrador far outstrips the other dogs in the top 10. For the first time, the bulldog made it into the top ten list since 1935.

Changes This Year

Last year, all breeds in the top 10 were the same as the prior year but not this year.
The bulldog made the list this year displacing the Miniature Schnauzer from the top 10 list. The boxer jumped one notch to #6 bumping the dachshund into the #7 position.

Two years ago, in 2005, one new breed joined the top 10 list and one got bumped off. The Miniature Schnauzer came in at #10 displacing the Chihuahua into the #11 position.

Large Vs. Small Breeds

Five out of the top ten AKC registered breeds are large breed dogs! These include the Labrador retriever, German shepherd, golden retriever,Boxer and Bulldog. The rest are smaller breed dogs which includes the Yorkie, Beagle, Dachshund, Poodle, and Shih Tzu.

The Top 10 Breeds of 2007 are:

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

The Top 10 Breeds of 2006 were:

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

2007 Rank Comparison to 2006

The boxer jumped one notch to #6 bumping out the dachshund into the #7 position. The Miniature Schnauzer was bumped off the top 10 list and replaced with the Bulldog.

2007 Rank Breed 2006 Rank
1 Retrievers Labrador 1
2 Yorkshire Terriers 3
3 German Sheperd Dogs 4
4 Retrievers Golden 2
5 Beagles 5
6 Boxers 7
7 Dachshund 6
8 Poodles 8
9 Shih Tzus 9
10 Bulldog 11

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:

The Entire Ranking of 2007 AKC Dog Registrations

Rank Breed

1. Retrievers (Labrador)
2. Yorkshire Terriers
3. German Shepherd Dogs
4. Retrievers (Golden)
5. Beagles
6. Boxers
7. Dachshunds
8. Poodles
9. ShihTzu
10. Bulldogs
11. Miniature Schnauzers
12. Chihuahuas
13. Pomeranians
14. Pugs
15. Rottweilers
16. BostonTerriers
17. Spaniels (Cocker)
18. Pointers (GermanShorthaired)
19. Maltese
20. Shetland Sheepdogs
21. Doberman Pinschers
22. Pembroke Welsh Corgis
23. Great Danes
24. Siberian Huskies
25. Cavalier King Charles Spaniels
26. Miniature Pinschers
27. Spaniels (English Springer)
28. Mastiffs
29. Brittanys
30. Weimaraners
31. Basset Hounds
32. Bichons Frises
33. Australian Shepherds
34. French Bulldogs
35. West Highland White Terriers
36. Papillons
37. Havanese
38. Collies
39. St. Bernards
40. Bullmastiffs
41. Bernese Mountain Dogs
42. Vizslas
43. Bloodhounds

44. Newfoundlands
45. Scottish Terriers
46. Chinese Shar-Pei
47. Retrievers (Chesapeake Bay)
48. Cairn Terriers
49. Lhasa Apsos
50. Pekingese
51. Akitas
52. Chinese Crested
53. Rhodesian Ridgebacks
54. Border Collies
55. Airedale Terriers
56. Alaskan Malamutes
57. Great Pyrenees
58. Bull Terriers
59. Italian Greyhounds
60. Brussels Griffons
61. Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers
62. Whippets
63. Chow Chows
64. Australian Cattle Dogs
65. Portuguese Water Dogs
66. Setters (Irish)
67. Shiba Inu
68. American Staffordshire Terriers
69. Spaniels (English Cocker)
70. Pointers (German Wirehaired)
71. Japanese Chin
72. Old English Sheepdogs
73. Samoyeds
74. Silky Terriers
75. Parson Russell Terriers – Jack Russell Terriers

Rank Breed

76. Beaucerons
77. Dalmatians
78. Cardigan Welsh Corgis
79. Belgian Malinois
80. Irish Wolfhounds
81. Border Terriers
82. Fox Terriers (Wire)
83. Giant Schnauzers
84. Bouviersdes Flandres
85. Staffordshire Bull Terriers
86. Schipperkes
87. Swedish Vallhunds
88. Toy Fox Terriers
89. Basenjis
90. Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs
91. Setters (Gordon)
92. Tibetan Terriers
93. Setters (English)
94. Afghan Hounds
95. Norwich Terriers
96. Norwegian Elkhounds
97. Welsh Terriers
98. Borzois
99. Keeshonden
100. Retrievers (Flat-Coated)
101. FoxTerriers (Smooth)
102. Standard Schnauzers
103. Belgian Tervuren
104. Tibetan Spaniels
105. Wirehaired Pointing Griffons
106. Pointers
107. Bearded Collies
108. Australian Terriers
109. American Eskimo Dogs
110. Retrievers(Nova Scotia Duck Tolling)
111. Anatolian Shepherd Dogs
112. Norfolk Terriers
113. Manchester Terriers
114. Kerry Blue Terriers
115. Neapolitan Mastiffs
116. Plotts
117. Spinoni Italiani
118. Salukis
119. Belgian Sheepdogs
120. Petits Bassets Griffons Vendeens
121. English Toy Spaniels
122. Spaniels (Clumber)
123. Briards
124. Spaniels (Welsh Springer)
125. Affenpinschers
126. Irish Terriers
127. Miniature Bull Terriers
128. Tibetan Mastiffs
129. Bedlington Terriers
130. Lakeland Terriers
131. Black Russian Terriers
132. Spaniels (Field)
133. Greyhounds
134. Kuvaszok
135. German Pinschers
136. Black and Tan Coonhounds
137. Scottish Deerhounds
138. Spaniels (American Water)
139. Lowchen
140. Ibizan Hounds
141. Pulik
142. Polish Lowland Sheepdogs
143. Retrievers (Curly-Coated)

144. Komondorok
145. Pharaoh Hounds
146. Sealyham Terriers
147. Spaniels (Irish Water)
148. Dandie Dinmont Terriers
149. Glen of Imaal Terriers
150. Harriers
151. Finnish Spitz
152. Skye Terriers
153. Canaan Dogs
154. Spaniels (Sussex)
155. Foxhounds (American)
156. Otterhounds
157. Foxhounds (English)

** Data from AKC website: http://www.akc.org/reg/dogreg\\_stats.cfm