February 23, 2016
The Top 10 Most Popular Dog Breeds in America in 2015
Yesterday, the American Kennel Club announced the results of their annual survey of the most popular dog breeds in America, and once again, the Labrador Retriever took the top spot. For 25 years in a row, the Lab has been #1 on the list, which is determined by the AKC based on the number of registrations received. In fact, 2015’s top 5 breeds are the same as last year’s list. The 6th place breed, the French Bulldog, is the biggest riser of the bunch, moving up from 9th place in 2014.
Rather than just tell you the rest of the breeds, we thought we’d show you. Here are 2015’s top 10 most popular dog breeds, starring 33 gorgeous DogWatch Dogs from across the country (and a few international ones, too)!
1. Labrador Retriever
Ben the Chocolate Lab from Trinidad, Shooter the Black Lab from Wichita, KS, and Maggie the Yellow Lab from Sheridan, MT.
2. German Shepherd
German Shepherds Sage from Illinois (with Stateline DogWatch Dealer Laurie Spain), Buzz from Michigan and Cirrus from Oregon.
3. Golden Retriever
Golden Retrievers Margo (L) and Kringle (R) from Massachusetts, and the “Golden Brothers” from Triad DogWatch in North Carolina.
4. English Bulldog
English Bulldogs Humphrey from Shoreline, WA, Oscar from DogWatch of Appalachia, and Bo from Sarasota, FL.
5. Beagle
Beagles Bella from Wallan, VIC, Australia, Coco from Carnegie, PA, and Winnie and Tigger from St. Louis, MO.
6. French Bulldog
A happy French Bulldog from DogWatch Thailand, and Frenchies Coco from Illinois and Olive from Columbus, OH.
7. Yorkshire Terrier
Yorkshire Terriers (or “Yorkies”) Clementine from Columbus, GA, Coco from Edina, MN, and Zeph from Montana
8. Poodle
Nairi the Standard Poodle from Illinois, Mazi the Toy Poodle from Susquehanna Valley, PA, and Bella the Miniature Poodle (with mom Julie) from Versailles, KY.
9. Rottweiler
Rottweilers Gunny from Illinois, Riddick from Dubuque, IA (with DogWatch Dealer Kurt Behning), and Coffee from Pittsburgh, PA
10. Boxer
Boxers Milo from Kernersville, NC, Kilo and Oscar from DogFence UK, and Bella from Kaukauna, WI.
To see the full list, visit AKC.org.
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