AKC Top Dog Breeds

LABRADOR RETRIEVER IS ONCE AGAIN AMERICA’S MOST POPULAR DOG

For the 25th consecutive year, the family-friendly Labrador Retriever is the most popular dog in America, according to 2015 AKC registration stats. Although Labs are currently the top dogs, French Bulldogs and a few other breeds are moving their way up the list. See the full list here:

BREED	2015	2014	2013
RETRIEVERS (LABRADOR)	1	1	1
GERMAN SHEPHERD DOGS	2	2	2
RETRIEVERS (GOLDEN)	3	3	3
BULLDOGS	4	4	5
BEAGLES	5	5	4
FRENCH BULLDOGS	6	9	11
YORKSHIRE TERRIERS	7	6	6
POODLES	8	7	8
ROTTWEILERS	9	10	9
BOXERS	10	8	7
POINTERS (GERMAN SHORTHAIRED)	11	12	13
SIBERIAN HUSKIES	12	13	14
DACHSHUNDS	13	11	10
DOBERMAN PINSCHERS	14	14	12
GREAT DANES	15	15	16
MINIATURE SCHNAUZERS	16	16	17
AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERDS	17	18	20
CAVALIER KING CHARLES SPANIELS	18	19	18
SHIH TZU	19	17	15
PEMBROKE WELSH CORGIS	20	22	24
POMERANIANS	21	20	19
BOSTON TERRIERS	22	23	23
SHETLAND SHEEPDOGS	23	21	21
HAVANESE	24	25	25
MASTIFFS	25	26	26
BRITTANYS	26	27	30
SPANIELS (ENGLISH SPRINGER)	27	28	28
CHIHUAHUAS	28	24	22
BERNESE MOUNTAIN DOGS	29	32	32
SPANIELS (COCKER)	30	30	29
MALTESE	31	29	27
VIZSLAS	32	34	34
PUGS	33	33	31
WEIMARANERS	34	35	33
CANE CORSO	35	48	50
COLLIES	36	36	35
NEWFOUNDLANDS	37	37	37
BORDER COLLIES	38	40	44
BASSET HOUNDS	39	42	41
RHODESIAN RIDGEBACKS	40	39	39
WEST HIGHLAND WHITE TERRIERS	41	38	36
RETRIEVERS (CHESAPEAKE BAY)	42	41	43
BULLMASTIFFS	43	45	40
BICHONS FRISES	44	44	40
SHIBA INU	45	47	46
AKITAS	46	46	45
SOFT COATED WHEATEN TERRIERS	47	49	51
PAPILLONS	48	43	38
BLOODHOUNDS	49	50	48
ST. BERNARDS	50	51	47
BELGIAN MALINOIS	51	60	60
PORTUGUESE WATER DOGS	52	52	49
AIREDALE TERRIERS	53	57	56
ALASKAN MALAMUTES	54	54	57
BULL TERRIERS	55	53	52
AUSTRALIAN CATTLE DOGS	56	55	58
WHIPPETS	57	56	59
SCOTTISH TERRIERS	58	59	55
CHINESE SHAR-PEI	59	58	54
SPANIELS (ENGLISH COCKER)	60	62	62
SAMOYEDS	61	68	67
DALMATIANS	62	66	64
DOGUES DE BORDEAUX	63	63	65
MINIATURE PINSCHERS	64	61	53
LHASA APSOS	65	67	63
WIREHAIRED POINTING GRIFFONS	66	76	80
GREAT PYRENEES	67	75	69
POINTERS (GERMAN WIREHAIRED)	68	71	71
IRISH WOLFHOUNDS	69	72	73
CAIRN TERRIERS	70	69	61
ITALIAN GREYHOUNDS	71	74	66
SETTERS (IRISH)	72	73	72
CHOW CHOWS	73	70	70
OLD ENGLISH SHEEPDOGS	74	77	78
CHINESE CRESTED	75	65	68
CARDIGAN WELSH CORGIS	76	78	75
AMERICAN STAFFORDSHIRE TERRIERS	77	84	76
GREATER SWISS MOUNTAIN DOGS	78	80	74
STAFFORDSHIRE BULL TERRIERS	79	79	79
PEKINGESE	80	82	77
GIANT SCHNAUZERS	81	83	83
BORDER TERRIERS	82	85	81
BOUVIERS DES FLANDRES	83	81	82
KEESHONDEN	84	87	86
COTON DE TULEAR	85	31
RETRIEVERS (FLAT-COATED)	86	92	94
BASENJIS	87	86	85
NORWEGIAN ELKHOUNDS	88	103	103
BORZOIS	89	102	99
TIBETAN TERRIERS	90	88	88
STANDARD SCHNAUZERS	91	90	90
ANATOLIAN SHEPHERD DOGS	92	94	93
LEONBERGERS	93	104	98
FOX TERRIERS (WIRE)	94	95	96
BRUSSELS GRIFFONS	95	91	84
SETTERS (ENGLISH)	96	89	91
JAPANESE CHIN	97	93	87
BELGIAN TERVUREN	98	110	108
RETRIEVERS (NOVA SCOTIA DUCK TOLLING)	99	99	97
AFGHAN HOUNDS	100	98	95
RAT TERRIERS	101	111
SILKY TERRIERS	102	101	92
NORWICH TERRIERS	103	97	89
RUSSELL TERRIERS	104	105	102
SETTERS (GORDON)	105	100	105
NEAPOLITAN MASTIFFS	106	114	111
SPANIELS (BOYKIN)	107	108	121
WELSH TERRIERS	108	106	104
SCHIPPERKES	109	109	109
TOY FOX TERRIERS	110	115	107
PARSON RUSSELL TERRIERS	111	116	100
SPINONI ITALIANI	112	118	117
IRISH TERRIERS	113	125	123
POINTERS	114	119	114
TIBETAN SPANIELS	115	122	106
BLACK RUSSIAN TERRIERS	116	127	118
TREEING WALKER COONHOUNDS	117	112	101
AMERICAN ESKIMO DOGS	118	120	110
BEARDED COLLIES	119	121	112
BELGIAN SHEEPDOGS	120	123	119
MINIATURE BULL TERRIERS	121	129	125
FOX TERRIERS (SMOOTH)	122	124	116
BLUETICK COONHOUNDS	123	130	128
KERRY BLUE TERRIERS	124	128	126
AUSTRALIAN TERRIERS	125	139	122
BOERBOELS	126	64
BLACK AND TAN COONHOUNDS	127	126	113
SPANIELS (WELSH SPRINGER)	128	133	124
ENGLISH TOY SPANIELS	129	138	135
BRIARDS	130	132	127
NORFOLK TERRIERS	131	131	129
SALUKIS	132	134	115
TIBETAN MASTIFFS	133	135	132
SPANIELS (CLUMBER)	134	143	131
XOLOITZCUINTLI	135	142	139
AFFENPINSCHERS	136	144	143
MANCHESTER TERRIERS	137	136	120
GERMAN PINSCHERS	138	141	130
REDBONE COONHOUNDS	139	148	133
ICELANDIC SHEEPDOGS	140	146	142
LAKELAND TERRIERS	141	149	134
BEAUCERONS	142	145	152
PETITS BASSETS GRIFFONS VENDEENS	143	150	138
SPANIELS (IRISH WATER)	144	152	141
SPANIELS (FIELD)	145	137	140
BEDLINGTON TERRIERS	146	140	137
GREYHOUNDS	147	147	148
SETTERS (IRISH RED AND WHITE)	148	155	145
PLOTTS	149	154	149
KUVASZOK	150	161	150
RETRIEVERS (CURLY-COATED)	151	163	163
SCOTTISH DEERHOUNDS	152	157	165
PORTUGUESE PODENGO PEQUENOS	153	166	153
PULIK	154	151	136
SWEDISH VALLHUNDS	155	158	147
WIREHAIRED VIZSLAS	156	107
SPANIELS (AMERICAN WATER)	157	160	144
SEALYHAM TERRIERS	158	169	158
ENTLEBUCHER MOUNTAIN DOGS	159	153	155
IBIZAN HOUNDS	160	159	151
LOWCHEN	161	165	154
CIRNECHI DELL’ETNA	162	117
KOMONDOROK	163	168	159
POLISH LOWLAND SHEEPDOGS	164	170	157
NORWEGIAN BUHUNDS	165	172	166
AMERICAN ENGLISH COONHOUNDS	166	156	146
SPANISH WATER DOGS	167	113
GLEN OF IMAAL TERRIERS	168	162	167
FINNISH LAPPHUNDS	169	173	171
CANAAN DOGS	170	176	164
PHARAOH HOUNDS	171	164	160
DANDIE DINMONT TERRIERS	172	167	168
SPANIELS (SUSSEX)	173	175	162
BERGAMASCO	174	96
SKYE TERRIERS	175	177	161
PYRENEAN SHEPHERDS	176	178	169
CHINOOKS	177	171	156
FINNISH SPITZ	178	174	170
CESKY TERRIERS	179	182	174
OTTERHOUNDS	180	179	172
AMERICAN FOXHOUNDS	181	180	176
NORWEGIAN LUNDEHUNDS	182	184	175
HARRIERS	183	181	173
ENGLISH FOXHOUNDS	184	183	177

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