AKC Dog Registration Statistics


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American Kennel Club 2009 Dog Registration Statistics
Historical Comparisons

Labrador Retriever
 
German Shepherd Dog
 
Yorkshire Terrier
 
Golden Retriever
 
Beagle
 
Boxer
 
Bulldog
Dachshund
 
Poodle
 
Shih Tzu
 
 
RANKING
BREED 2009 2008 2004 1999
Labrador Retrievers
1
1
1
1
German Shepherd Dogs
2
3
3
3
Yorkshire Terriers
3
2
5
9
Golden Retrievers
4
4
2
2
Beagles
5
5
4
5
Boxers
6
6
7
10
Bulldogs
7
8
14
21
Dachshunds
8
7
6
4
Poodles
9
9
8
6
Shih Tzu
10
10
9
11
Miniature Schnauzers
11
11
11
14
Chihuahuas
12
12
10
7
Rottweilers
13
14
16
8
Pomeranians
14
13
13
12
Doberman Pinschers
15
18
22
23
German Shorthaired Pointers
16
16
20
24
Pugs
17
15
12
16
Shetland Sheepdogs
18
19
18
15
Boston Terriers
19
17
17
19
Maltese
20
20
19
20
Great Danes
21
22
27
28
Siberian Huskies
22
23
24
18
Cocker Spaniels
23
21
15
13
French Bulldogs
24
26
49
73
Cavalier King Charles Spaniels
25
25
32
58
Pembroke Welsh Corgis
26
24
23
30
Mastiffs
27
28
33
39
Australian Shepherds
28
29
34
38
English Springer Spaniels
29
27
28
26
Brittanys
30
30
30
31
Weimaraners
31
31
29
34
Havanese
32
36
52
92
Miniature Pinschers
33
32
21
17
Basset Hounds
34
33
25
22
Bichon Frises
35
35
26
25
West Highland White Terriers
36
34
31
29
Papillons
37
37
35
46
Collies
38
38
36
32
Bernese Mountain Dogs
39
40
48
59
Bullmastiffs
40
39
47
50
Redbone Coonhounds**
41
N/A
N/A
N/A
Vizslas
42
44
44
48
Bloodhounds
43
43
50
51
Bluetick Coonhounds**
44
N/A
N/A
N/A
St. Bernards
45
45
37
37
Newfoundlands
46
46
45
53
Chinese Shar-Pei
47
47
41
35
Rhodesian Ridgebacks
48
50
55
56
Chesapeake Bay Retrievers
49
48
46
41
Akitas
50
52
51
36
Scottish Terriers
51
49
42
43
Border Collies
52
53
60
71
Pekingese
53
55
38
27
Lhasa Apsos
54
56
39
33
Chinese Crested
55
54
57
68
Cairn Terriers
56
51
43
42
Bull Terriers
57
57
68
79
Alaskan Malamutes
58
59
58
47
Airedale Terriers
59
58
53
49
Portuguese Water Dogs
60
64
69
80
Whippets
61
63
62
63
Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers
62
60
59
60
Chow Chows
63
66
61
44
Great Pyrenees
64
62
56
45
Shiba Inu
65
65
66
54
English Cocker Spaniels
66
70
75
76
Australian Cattle Dogs
67
68
74
66
Italian Greyhounds
68
61
54
52
Dogues de Bordeaux
69
41
N/A
N/A
American Staffordshire Terriers
70
71
65
67
Japanese Chin
71
74
67
74
Brussels Griffons
72
67
63
84
Irish Setters
73
69
64
62
German Wirehaired Pointers
74
72
70
72
Dalmatians
75
76
81
40
Samoyeds
76
73
76
57
Staffordshire Bull Terriers
77
78
90
91
Silky Terriers
78
77
71
61
Old English Sheepdogs
79
75
73
64
Irish Red and White Setters**
80
N/A
N/A
N/A
Belgian Malinois
81
79
97
95
Border Terriers
82
80
82
88
Cardigan Welsh Corgis
83
82
85
86
Irish Wolfhounds
84
81
84
78
Bouviers des Flandres
85
83
83
75
Black and Tan Coonhounds
86
42
140
118
Parson Russell Terriers
87
84
72
N/A
Basenjis
88
85
78
69
Giant Schnauzers
89
87
80
82
Borzois
90
94
89
83
Afghan Hounds
91
93
86
85
Boykin Spaniels**
92
N/A
N/A
N/A
Schipperkes
93
91
79
55
Wire Fox Terriers
94
90
77
65
English Setters
95
86
95
89
Tibetan Terriers
96
96
96
94
Gordon Setters
97
92
87
81
Norwich Terriers
98
97
99
100
Standard Schnauzers
99
99
101
101
Toy Fox Terriers
100
88
94
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Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs
101
89
93
104
Keeshonden
102
95
91
70
Welsh Terriers
103
101
88
90
Norwegian Buhunds**
104
N/A
N/A
N/A
Norwegian Elkhounds
105
100
92
77
Flat-Coated Retrievers
106
98
100
99
Pyrenean Shepherds**
107
N/A
N/A
N/A
Wirehaired Pointing Griffons
108
105
112
121
Belgian Tervuren
109
103
106
98
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers
110
102
118
N/A
Tibetan Spaniels
111
104
105
106
Salukis
112
118
113
107
Neapolitan Mastiffs
113
112
40
N/A
Pointers
114
111
107
96
Anatolian Shepherd Dogs
115
110
114
117
Bearded Collies
116
109
102
93
Manchester Terriers
117
107
109
102
American Eskimo Dogs
118
108
110
97
Spinoni Italiani
119
114
116
N/A
Belgian Sheepdogs
120
116
115
105
Kerry Blue Terriers
121
120
108
109
Norfolk Terriers
122
115
117
110
Smooth-Coated Fox Terriers
123
106
103
87
Australian Terriers
124
113
111
103
Miniature Bull Terriers
125
124
129
129
Plotts
126
127
N/A
N/A
Briards
127
123
123
112
Clumber Spaniels
128
117
125
124
English Toy Spaniels
129
125
124
119
Black Russian Terriers
130
121
98
N/A
Tibetan Mastiffs
131
128
N/A
N/A
Irish Terriers
132
130
121
108
Petit Basset Griffon Vendéens
133
119
122
111
Affenpinschers
134
132
120
115
Bedlington Terriers
135
126
127
122
Welsh Springer Spaniels
136
122
119
113
Field Spaniels
137
140
138
127
Lakeland Terriers
138
131
126
120
American Water Spaniels
139
136
132
116
Greyhounds
140
129
131
128
Kuvaszok
141
135
128
126
Scottish Deerhounds
142
133
134
125
Löwchen
143
137
135
133
Ibizan Hounds
144
134
141
136
Curly-Coated Retrievers
145
138
130
114
German Pinschers
146
141
144
N/A
Beaucerons
147
139
N/A
N/A
Swedish Vallhunds
148
149
N/A
N/A
Pulik
149
142
136
123
Irish Water Spaniels
150
144
137
130
Dandie Dinmont Terriers
151
146
147
137
Pharaoh Hounds
152
148
139
134
Polish Lowland Sheepdogs
153
145
133
N/A
Komondorok
154
151
143
132
Skye Terriers
155
143
149
131
Canaan Dogs
156
150
142
139
Sealyham Terriers
157
152
146
138
Glen of Imaal Terriers
158
156
104
N/A
Sussex Spaniels
159
147
151
135
Finnish Spitz
160
153
148
140
Otterhounds
161
154
153
144
American Foxhounds
162
158
152
141
Harriers
163
155
150
143
English Foxhounds
164
157
154
142

NOTES:
** – New breeds entered in AKC registry in 2009.
N/A – Breeds not yet AKC recognized during the year indicated.