AKC Dog Registration Statistics


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Labrador Retriever
 
Yorkshire Terrier
 
German Shepherd Dog
 
Golden Retriever
 
Beagle
 
Boxer
Dachshund
 
Bulldog
 
Poodle
 
Shih Tzu
 
 
RANKING
BREED 2008 2007 2003 1998
Retrievers (Labrador)
1
1
1
1
Yorkshire Terriers
2
2
6
9
German Shepherd Dogs
3
3
4
3
Retrievers (Golden)
4
4
2
2
Beagles
5
5
3
6
Boxers
6
6
7
12
Dachshunds
7
7
5
5
Bulldogs
8
10
16
23
Poodles
9
8
8
7
Shih Tzu
10
9
9
11
Miniature Schnauzers
11
11
11
14
Chihuahuas
12
12
10
8
Pomeranians
13
13
13
10
Rottweilers
14
15
15
4
Pugs
15
14
12
17
Pointers (German Shorthaired)
16
18
21
24
Boston Terriers
17
16
18
19
Doberman Pinschers
18
21
22
22
Shetland Sheepdogs
19
20
17
15
Maltese
20
19
20
20
Spaniels (Cocker)
21
17
14
13
Great Danes
22
23
27
28
Siberian Huskies
23
24
23
18
Pembroke Welsh Corgis
24
22
24
34
Cavalier King Charles Spaniels
25
25
35
56
French Bulldogs
26
34
54
76
Spaniels (English Springer)
27
27
28
27
Mastiffs
28
28
33
41
Australian Shepherds
29
33
34
40
Brittanys
30
29
30
32
Weimaraners
31
30
29
37
Miniature Pinschers
32
26
19
16
Basset Hounds
33
31
25
21
West Highland White Terriers
34
35
31
33
Bichons Frises
35
32
26
25
Havanese
36
37
55
-
Papillons
37
36
36
47
Collies
38
38
32
31
Bullmastiffs
39
40
48
52
Bernese Mountain Dogs
40
41
47
63
Bloodhounds
41
43
49
51
Vizslas
42
42
45
48
St. Bernards
43
39
39
38
Newfoundlands
44
44
46
53
Chinese Shar-Pei
45
46
40
35
Retrievers (Chesapeake Bay)
46
47
41
43
Scottish Terriers
47
45
43
42
Rhodesian Ridgebacks
48
53
53
57
Cairn Terriers
49
48
42
44
Akitas
50
51
44
36
Border Collies
51
54
65
71
Chinese Crested
52
52
61
69
Pekingese
53
50
37
26
Lhasa Apsos
54
49
38
29
Bull Terriers
55
58
72
83
Airedale Terriers
56
55
50
50
Alaskan Malamutes
57
56
57
46
Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers
58
61
58
59
Italian Greyhounds
59
59
51
49
Great Pyrenees
60
57
52
45
Whippets
61
62
59
64
Portuguese Water Dogs
62
65
71
82
Shiba Inu
63
67
62
58
Chow Chows
64
63
60
39
Brussels Griffons
65
60
70
87
Australian Cattle Dogs
66
64
73
67
Setters (Irish)
67
66
63
60
Spaniels (English Cocker)
68
69
75
77
American Staffordshire Terriers
69
68
64
68
Pointers (German Wirehaired)
70
70
74
75
Samoyeds
71
73
67
54
Japanese Chin
72
71
76
73
Old English Sheepdogs
73
72
69
65
Dalmatians
74
77
80
30
Silky Terriers
75
74
68
61
Staffordshire Bull Terriers
76
85
92
94
Belgian Malinois
77
79
96
91
Border Terriers
78
81
84
86
Irish Wolfhounds
79
80
83
81
Cardigan Welsh Corgis
80
78
81
88
Bouviers des Flandres
81
84
86
72
Parson Russell Terriers
82
75
66
-
Basenjis
83
89
79
70
Setters (English)
84
93
94
90
Giant Schnauzers
85
83
82
79
Toy Fox Terriers
86
88
95
-
Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs
87
90
98
106
Fox Terriers (Wire)
88
82
77
62
Schipperkes
89
86
78
55
Setters (Gordon)
90
91
87
78
Afghan Hounds
91
94
90
84
Borzois
92
98
93
80
Keeshonden
93
99
85
66
Tibetan Terriers
94
92
91
93
Norwich Terriers
95
95
100
102
Retrievers (Flat-Coated)
96
100
103
96
Standard Schnauzers
97
102
97
101
Norwegian Elkhounds
98
96
88
74
Welsh Terriers
99
97
89
97
Retrievers (Nova Scotia Duck Tolling)
100
110
56
-
Belgian Tervuren
101
103
108
98
Tibetan Spaniels
102
104
106
103
Wirehaired Pointing Griffons
103
105
112
120
Fox Terriers (Smooth)
104
101
99
85
Manchester Terriers
105
113
107
100
American Eskimo Dogs
106
109
102
95
Bearded Collies
107
107
101
89
Anatolian Shepherd Dogs
108
111
123
-
Pointers
109
106
104
92
Neapolitan Mastiffs
110
115
-
-
Australian Terriers
111
108
109
99
Spinoni Italiani
112
117
119
-
Norfolk Terriers
113
112
114
110
Belgian Sheepdogs
114
119
121
109
Spaniels (Clumber)
115
122
120
113
Salukis
116
118
110
107
Petits Bassets Griffons Vendeens
117
120
121
109
Kerry Blue Terriers
118
114
105
105
Black Russian Terriers
119
131
-
-
Spaniels (Welsh Springer)
120
124
116
116
Briards
121
123
115
108
Miniature Bull Terriers
122
127
132
130
English Toy Spaniels
123
121
122
118
Bedlington Terriers
124
129
118
122
Plotts
125
116
-
-
Tibetan Mastiffs
126
128
-
-
Greyhounds
127
133
131
117
Irish Terriers
128
126
113
111
Lakeland Terriers
129
130
126
121
Affenpinschers
130
125
117
119
Scottish Deerhounds
131
137
128
123
Ibizan Hounds
132
140
140
134
Kuvaszok
133
134
127
112
Spaniels (American Water)
134
138
125
115
Lowchen
135
139
134
-
Retrievers (Curly-Coated)
136
143
137
125
Beaucerons
137
76
-
-
Spaniels (Field)
138
132
124
124
German Pinschers
139
135
144
-
Pulik
140
141
129
126
Skye Terriers
141
152
138
127
Spaniels (Irish Water)
142
147
130
128
Polish Lowland Sheepdogs
143
142
135
-
Dandie Dinmont Terriers
144
148
142
135
Spaniels (Sussex)
145
154
139
133
Pharaoh Hounds
146
145
133
129
Swedish Vallhunds
147
87
-
-
Canaan Dogs
148
153
145
132
Komondorok
149
144
146
131
Sealyham Terriers
150
146
143
136
Finnish Spitz
151
151
141
138
Otterhounds
152
156
149
140
Harriers
153
149
148
139
Glen of Imaal Terriers
154
150
-
-
Foxhounds (English)
155
157
150
141
Foxhounds (American)
156
155
147
137

Notes
Because the Dogue de Bordeaux was a new breed in 2008 it is not included in the ranking as its total reflects the conversion of the breed from the AKC Foundation Stock Service registry. It would have placed 41st if it had been included.

The Black and Tan Coonhound was excluded due to consolidation of the FSS Black and Tan Coonhound into the Black and Tan Coonhound studbook. It would have ranked 42nd in 2008, but was 136th in 2007.

Disclaimer
Any breed transitioned in the prior year is not included as a result of the conversion from the Foundation Stock Service.