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American Kennel Club 2010 Dog Registration Statistics
Historical Comparisons & Notable Trends

Labrador Retriever
 
German Shepherd Dog
 
Yorkshire Terrier
 
Beagle
 
Golden Retriever
 
Bulldog
 
Boxer
Dachshund
 
Poodle
 
Shih Tzu
 
 
RANKING
BREED 2010 2009 2005 2000
Labrador Retrievers
1
1
1
1
German Shepherd Dogs
2
2
4
3
Yorkshire Terriers
3
3
3
7
Beagles
4
5
5
5
Golden Retrievers
5
4
2
2
Bulldogs
6
7
13
21
Boxers
7
6
7
9
Dachshunds
8
8
6
4
Poodles
9
9
8
6
Shih Tzu
10
10
9
10
Rottweilers
11
13
16
11
Miniature Schnauzers
12
11
10
13
Chihuahuas
13
12
11
8
Doberman Pinschers
14
15
21
23
Pomeranians
15
14
14
12
German Shorthaired Pointers
16
16
20
24
Great Danes
17
21
24
28
Siberian Huskies
18
22
25
19
Shetland Sheepdogs
19
18
18
16
Boston Terriers
20
19
17
18
French Bulldogs
21
24
38
71
Maltese
22
20
19
20
Cavalier King Charles Spaniels
23
25
31
54
Pugs
24
17
12
15
Cocker Spaniels
25
23
15
14
Australian Shepherds
26
28
34
35
Pembroke Welsh Corgis
27
26
23
27
Mastiffs
28
27
33
39
English Springer Spaniels
29
29
28
26
Brittanys
30
30
30
31
Havanese
31
32
43
86
Weimaraners
32
31
29
32
Leonbergers**
33
N/A
N/A
N/A
West Highland White Terriers
34
36
32
30
Papillons
35
37
35
43
Basset Hounds
36
34
27
22
Bichons Frises
37
35
26
25
Collies
38
38
36
34
Bernese Mountain Dogs
39
39
47
58
Miniature Pinschers
40
33
22
17
Vizslas
41
42
44
47
Bullmastiffs
42
40
42
52
Bloodhounds
43
43
50
50
Newfoundlands
44
46
46
53
St. Bernards
45
45
37
36
Rhodesian Ridgebacks
46
48
54
57
Border Collies
47
52
55
64
Chesapeake Bay Retrievers
48
49
49
41
Akitas
49
50
51
38
Chinese Shar-Pei
50
47
45
37
Cane Corso**
51
N/A
N/A
N/A
Scottish Terriers
52
51
40
42
Bull Terriers
53
57
62
78
Airedale Terriers
54
59
52
46
Portuguese Water Dogs
55
60
71
80
Cairn Terriers
56
56
41
40
Chinese Crested
57
55
53
69
Alaskan Malamutes
58
58
58
48
Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers
59
62
59
56
Whippets
60
61
61
63
Pekingese
61
53
48
29
Lhasa Apsos
62
54
39
33
Shiba Inu
63
65
66
55
Australian Cattle Dogs
64
67
70
67
Chow Chows
65
63
64
44
English Cocker Spaniels
66
66
74
76
Italian Greyhounds
67
68
56
51
Dogues de Bordeaux
68
69
N/A
N/A
Dalmatians
69
75
77
49
American Staffordshire Terriers
70
70
63
65
Great Pyrenees
71
64
57
45
Samoyeds
72
76
75
59
German Wirehaired Pointers
73
74
73
73
Staffordshire Bull Terriers
74
77
84
97
Japanese Chin
75
71
68
74
Belgian Malinois
76
81
87
95
Irish Setters
77
73
67
62
Silky Terriers
78
78
65
61
Irish Wolfhounds
79
84
83
85
Brussels Griffons
80
72
60
79
Old English Sheepdogs
81
79
69
66
Icelandic Sheepdogs**
82
N/A
N/A
N/A
Border Terriers
83
82
82
89
Cardigan Welsh Corgis
84
83
79
81
Bouviers des Flandres
85
85
85
77
Afghan Hounds
86
91
95
88
Keeshonden
87
102
91
75
Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs
88
101
92
104
Basenjis
89
88
81
70
Tibetan Terriers
90
96
93
90
Black and Tan Coonhounds
91
86
131
123
Parson Russell Terriers
92
87
72
72
Wirehaired Pointing Griffons
93
108
109
112
Giant Schnauzers
94
89
78
83
Standard Schnauzers
95
99
99
96
Borzois
96
90
94
87
Wire Fox Terriers
97
94
76
68
Gordon Setters
98
97
86
84
Toy Fox Terriers
99
100
88
N/A
Norwich Terriers
100
98
89
102
English Setters
101
95
97
91
Schipperkes
102
93
80
60
Flat-Coated Retrievers
103
106
98
98
Tibetan Spaniels
104
111
102
103
Welsh Terriers
105
103
90
94
Norwegian Elkhounds
106
105
96
82
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers
107
110
113
N/A
Belgian Tervuren
108
109
100
106
Anatolian Shepherd Dogs
109
115
114
122
Smooth Fox Terriers
110
123
103
93
Pointers
111
114
110
100
Bearded Collies
112
116
101
92
Neapolitan Mastiffs
113
113
116
N/A
American Eskimo Dogs
114
118
108
99
Salukis
115
112
119
109
Belgian Sheepdogs
116
120
111
108
Norfolk Terriers
117
122
112
115
Spinoni Italiani
118
119
115
143
Bluetick Coonhounds
119
44
N/A
N/A
Kerry Blue Terriers
120
121
105
107
Manchester Terriers
121
117
104
105
Redbone Coonhounds
122
41
N/A
N/A
Australian Terriers
123
124
107
101
Tibetan Mastiffs
124
131
N/A
N/A
Briards
125
127
121
110
English Toy Spaniels
126
129
123
116
Welsh Springer Spaniels
127
136
124
113
Irish Terriers
128
132
117
111
Petits Bassets Griffons Vendeens
129
133
118
114
Miniature Bull Terriers
130
125
126
128
Clumber Spaniels
131
128
122
121
Field Spaniels
132
137
135
132
Boykin Spaniels
133
92
N/A
N/A
Plotts
134
126
N/A
N/A
Black Russian Terriers
135
130
140
N/A
Affenpinschers
136
134
125
117
Lakeland Terriers
137
138
129
119
German Pinschers
138
146
142
N/A
Greyhounds
139
140
134
118
Bedlington Terriers
140
135
120
124
Scottish Deerhounds
141
142
127
127
Swedish Vallhunds
142
148
N/A
N/A
American Water Spaniels
143
139
128
125
Kuvaszok
144
141
137
120
Pulik
145
149
132
129
Curly-Coated Retrievers
146
145
130
130
Lowchen
147
143
139
131
Irish Water Spaniels
148
150
136
126
Polish Lowland Sheepdogs
149
153
138
N/A
Irish Red and White Setters
150
80
N/A
N/A
Ibizan Hounds
151
144
133
134
Sealyham Terriers
152
157
146
141
Beaucerons
153
147
N/A
N/A
Komondorok
154
154
145
133
Sussex Spaniels
155
159
143
142
Pharaoh Hounds
156
152
141
137
Glen of Imaal Terriers
157
158
150
N/A
Finnish Spitz
158
160
148
139
Norwegian Buhunds
159
104
N/A
N/A
Skye Terriers
160
155
144
135
Otterhounds
161
161
152
144
Pyrenean Shepherds
162
107
N/A
N/A
Canaan Dogs
163
156
147
138
Dandie Dinmont Terriers
164
151
149
136
Harriers
165
163
153
145
American Foxhounds
166
162
151
140
English Foxhounds
167
164
154
146

NOTES:
** - New breeds entered in AKC registry in 2010.
N/A - Breeds not yet AKC recognized during the year indicated.
This ranking does not include the Xoloitzcuintli, Entlebucher Mountain Dog, and Norwegian Lundehund.

Most Notable Dog Trends On This Year’s List Include:

  • The French Bulldog made the largest leap in the past decade, jumping 50 places from 71st to 21st. Other breeds with the biggest increase in rankings over the last decade include the Havanese (from 86th to 31st) and the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (from 54th to 23rd).
  • Closing the gap this year, a couple of breeds that had been on the decline over the past decade made double digit increases over the past year -- Keeshonden (from 102nd to 87th) and Anatolian Shepherd Dogs (from 115th to 109th).
  • Three new breeds entered AKC’s registry in 2010, and the larger the breed, the higher they appeared in the rankings. The Leonberger, the largest of the new breeds, was ranked 33rd; the Cane Corso ranked 51st; and the smallest of the new breeds, the Icelandic Sheepdog, came in at 82nd.