American Kennel Club 2012 Dog Registration Statistics
Historical Comparisons & Notable Trends
Historical Comparisons & Notable Trends
Labrador Retriever
German Shepherd Dog
Golden Retriever
Beagle
Bulldog
Yorkshire Terrier
Boxer
Poodle
Rottweiler
Dachshund
| RANKING | ||||
| BREED |
2012
|
2011
|
2007
|
2002
|
|
Labrador Retrievers
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
German Shepherd Dogs
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
|
Golden Retrievers
|
3
|
4
|
4
|
2
|
|
Beagles
|
4
|
3
|
5
|
4
|
|
Bulldogs
|
5
|
6
|
10
|
18
|
|
Yorkshire Terriers
|
6
|
5
|
2
|
6
|
|
Boxers
|
7
|
7
|
6
|
7
|
|
Poodles
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
|
Rottweilers
|
9
|
10
|
15
|
13
|
|
Dachshunds
|
10
|
9
|
7
|
5
|
|
Shih Tzu
|
11
|
11
|
9
|
10
|
|
Doberman Pinschers
|
12
|
13
|
21
|
23
|
|
Miniature Schnauzers
|
13
|
12
|
11
|
11
|
|
French Bulldogs
|
14
|
18
|
34
|
58
|
|
German Shorthaired Pointers
|
15
|
15
|
18
|
22
|
|
Siberian Huskies
|
16
|
16
|
24
|
21
|
|
Great Danes
|
17
|
19
|
23
|
28
|
|
Chihuahuas
|
18
|
14
|
12
|
9
|
|
Pomeranians
|
19
|
17
|
13
|
12
|
|
Cavalier King Charles Spaniels
|
20
|
21
|
25
|
40
|
|
Shetland Sheepdogs
|
21
|
20
|
20
|
16
|
|
Australian Shepherds
|
22
|
24
|
33
|
35
|
|
Boston Terriers
|
23
|
22
|
16
|
17
|
|
Pembroke Welsh Corgis
|
24
|
25
|
22
|
25
|
|
Maltese
|
25
|
23
|
19
|
20
|
|
Mastiffs
|
26
|
28
|
28
|
34
|
|
Cocker Spaniels
|
27
|
27
|
17
|
15
|
|
Havanese
|
28
|
31
|
37
|
64
|
|
English Springer Spaniels
|
29
|
29
|
27
|
27
|
|
Pugs
|
30
|
26
|
14
|
14
|
|
Brittanys
|
31
|
30
|
29
|
30
|
|
Weimaraners
|
32
|
32
|
30
|
29
|
|
Bernese Mountain Dogs
|
33
|
34
|
41
|
51
|
|
Vizslas
|
34
|
37
|
42
|
46
|
|
Collies
|
35
|
36
|
38
|
32
|
|
West Highland White Terriers
|
36
|
35
|
35
|
31
|
|
Papillons
|
37
|
38
|
36
|
38
|
|
Bichons Frises
|
38
|
39
|
32
|
26
|
|
Bullmastiffs
|
39
|
40
|
40
|
47
|
|
Basset Hounds
|
40
|
41
|
31
|
24
|
|
Rhodesian Ridgebacks
|
41
|
44
|
53
|
57
|
|
Newfoundlands
|
42
|
43
|
44
|
45
|
|
Russell Terriers**
|
43
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Border Collies
|
44
|
45
|
54
|
63
|
|
Akitas
|
45
|
47
|
51
|
41
|
|
Chesapeake Bay Retrievers
|
46
|
46
|
47
|
42
|
|
Miniature Pinschers
|
47
|
42
|
26
|
19
|
|
Bloodhounds
|
48
|
48
|
43
|
49
|
|
St. Bernards
|
49
|
49
|
39
|
37
|
|
Shiba Inu
|
50
|
53
|
67
|
55
|
|
Bull Terriers
|
51
|
51
|
58
|
79
|
|
Chinese Shar-Pei
|
52
|
50
|
46
|
39
|
|
Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers
|
53
|
52
|
62
|
56
|
|
Airedale Terriers
|
54
|
55
|
55
|
48
|
|
Portuguese Water Dogs
|
55
|
56
|
65
|
73
|
|
Whippets
|
56
|
57
|
61
|
60
|
|
Alaskan Malamutes
|
57
|
58
|
56
|
53
|
|
Scottish Terriers
|
58
|
54
|
45
|
44
|
|
Australian Cattle Dogs
|
59
|
60
|
64
|
71
|
|
Cane Corso
|
60
|
67
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Lhasa Apsos
|
61
|
62
|
49
|
36
|
|
Chinese Crested
|
62
|
61
|
52
|
62
|
|
Cairn Terriers
|
63
|
59
|
48
|
43
|
|
English Cocker Spaniels
|
64
|
63
|
69
|
75
|
|
Dalmatians
|
65
|
73
|
77
|
68
|
|
Italian Greyhounds
|
66
|
65
|
59
|
52
|
|
Dogues de Bordeaux
|
67
|
66
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Samoyeds
|
68
|
69
|
73
|
69
|
|
Chow Chows
|
69
|
68
|
63
|
54
|
|
German Wirehaired Pointers
|
70
|
75
|
70
|
76
|
|
Belgian Malinois
|
71
|
74
|
79
|
90
|
|
Great Pyrenees
|
72
|
71
|
57
|
50
|
|
Pekingese
|
73
|
64
|
50
|
33
|
|
Irish Setters
|
74
|
70
|
66
|
59
|
|
Cardigan Welsh Corgis
|
75
|
81
|
78
|
82
|
|
Staffordshire Bull Terriers
|
76
|
76
|
85
|
91
|
|
Irish Wolfhounds
|
77
|
79
|
80
|
83
|
|
Old English Sheepdogs
|
78
|
84
|
72
|
67
|
|
American Staffordshire Terriers
|
79
|
72
|
68
|
61
|
|
Bouviers des Flandres
|
80
|
83
|
84
|
81
|
|
Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs
|
81
|
82
|
90
|
97
|
|
Japanese Chin
|
82
|
78
|
71
|
74
|
|
Tibetan Terriers
|
83
|
86
|
92
|
92
|
|
Brussels Griffons
|
84
|
77
|
60
|
78
|
|
Wirehaired Pointing Griffons
|
85
|
92
|
105
|
113
|
|
Border Terriers
|
86
|
80
|
81
|
86
|
|
English Setters
|
87
|
87
|
93
|
94
|
|
Basenjis
|
88
|
93
|
89
|
77
|
|
Standard Schnauzers
|
89
|
91
|
102
|
101
|
|
Silky Terriers
|
90
|
85
|
74
|
66
|
|
Flat-Coated Retrievers
|
91
|
90
|
100
|
98
|
|
Norwich Terriers
|
92
|
89
|
95
|
102
|
|
Afghan Hounds
|
93
|
88
|
94
|
89
|
|
Giant Schnauzers
|
94
|
95
|
83
|
80
|
|
Borzois
|
95
|
102
|
98
|
88
|
|
Wire Fox Terriers
|
96
|
100
|
82
|
70
|
|
Parson Russell Terriers
|
97
|
97
|
75
|
65
|
|
Schipperkes
|
98
|
105
|
86
|
72
|
|
Gordon Setters
|
99
|
94
|
91
|
84
|
|
Treeing Walker Coonhounds**
|
100
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Keeshonden
|
101
|
98
|
99
|
85
|
|
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers
|
102
|
107
|
110
|
N/A
|
|
Toy Fox Terriers
|
103
|
101
|
88
|
N/A
|
|
Leonbergers
|
104
|
103
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Norwegian Elkhounds
|
105
|
96
|
96
|
87
|
|
Belgian Tervuren
|
106
|
108
|
103
|
104
|
|
Anatolian Shepherd Dogs
|
107
|
111
|
111
|
126
|
|
Welsh Terriers
|
108
|
99
|
97
|
93
|
|
Black and Tan Coonhounds
|
109
|
109
|
136
|
125
|
|
Pointers
|
110
|
115
|
106
|
99
|
|
Tibetan Spaniels
|
111
|
114
|
104
|
100
|
|
Neapolitan Mastiffs
|
112
|
110
|
115
|
N/A
|
|
American Eskimo Dogs
|
113
|
116
|
109
|
103
|
|
Spinoni Italiani
|
114
|
123
|
117
|
114
|
|
Smooth Fox Terriers
|
115
|
113
|
101
|
95
|
|
Boykin Spaniels
|
116
|
138
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Bearded Collies
|
117
|
112
|
107
|
96
|
|
Salukis
|
118
|
117
|
118
|
108
|
|
Norfolk Terriers
|
119
|
120
|
112
|
110
|
|
Black Russian Terriers
|
120
|
128
|
131
|
N/A
|
|
Manchester Terriers
|
121
|
119
|
113
|
107
|
|
Briards
|
122
|
125
|
123
|
115
|
|
Australian Terriers
|
123
|
121
|
108
|
106
|
|
Belgian Sheepdogs
|
124
|
118
|
119
|
109
|
|
Welsh Springer Spaniels
|
125
|
130
|
124
|
112
|
|
Miniature Bull Terriers
|
126
|
127
|
127
|
132
|
|
Petits Bassets Griffons Vendeens
|
127
|
131
|
120
|
116
|
|
Kerry Blue Terriers
|
128
|
124
|
114
|
105
|
|
Tibetan Mastiffs
|
129
|
122
|
128
|
N/A
|
|
Irish Terriers
|
130
|
132
|
126
|
111
|
|
Clumber Spaniels
|
131
|
133
|
122
|
120
|
|
Redbone Coonhounds
|
132
|
126
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Bluetick Coonhounds
|
133
|
136
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
English Toy Spaniels
|
134
|
129
|
121
|
121
|
|
Lakeland Terriers
|
135
|
135
|
130
|
124
|
|
German Pinschers
|
136
|
137
|
135
|
N/A
|
|
Xoloitzcuintli
|
137
|
155
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Affenpinschers
|
138
|
139
|
125
|
117
|
|
Scottish Deerhounds
|
139
|
142
|
137
|
122
|
|
Beaucerons
|
140
|
144
|
76
|
N/A
|
|
American Water Spaniels
|
141
|
157
|
138
|
119
|
|
Ibizan Hounds
|
142
|
149
|
140
|
144
|
|
Icelandic Sheepdogs
|
143
|
143
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Bedlington Terriers
|
144
|
134
|
129
|
118
|
|
Pulik
|
145
|
156
|
141
|
129
|
|
Greyhounds
|
146
|
140
|
133
|
123
|
|
Field Spaniels
|
147
|
141
|
132
|
131
|
|
Swedish Vallhunds
|
148
|
153
|
87
|
N/A
|
|
American English Coonhounds
|
149
|
33
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Plotts
|
150
|
145
|
116
|
N/A
|
|
Kuvaszok
|
151
|
148
|
134
|
127
|
|
Polish Lowland Sheepdogs
|
152
|
159
|
142
|
133
|
|
Curly-Coated Retrievers
|
153
|
154
|
143
|
128
|
|
Irish Water Spaniels
|
154
|
150
|
147
|
134
|
|
Irish Red and White Setters
|
155
|
147
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Lowchen
|
156
|
152
|
139
|
130
|
|
Entlebucher Mountain Dogs
|
157
|
146
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Pharaoh Hounds
|
158
|
151
|
145
|
135
|
|
Canaan Dogs
|
159
|
168
|
153
|
138
|
|
Finnish Spitz
|
160
|
167
|
151
|
143
|
|
Sealyham Terriers
|
161
|
163
|
146
|
137
|
|
Glen of Imaal Terriers
|
162
|
158
|
149
|
N/A
|
|
Norwegian Buhunds
|
163
|
165
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Finnish Lapphunds
|
164
|
104
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Pyrenean Shepherds
|
165
|
162
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Skye Terriers
|
166
|
164
|
152
|
142
|
|
Sussex Spaniels
|
167
|
161
|
154
|
136
|
|
Otterhounds
|
168
|
169
|
156
|
147
|
|
Komondorok
|
169
|
166
|
144
|
141
|
|
Dandie Dinmont Terriers
|
170
|
160
|
148
|
139
|
|
Harriers
|
171
|
172
|
150
|
146
|
|
American Foxhounds
|
172
|
173
|
155
|
140
|
|
Norwegian Lundehunds
|
173
|
170
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Cesky Terriers
|
174
|
106
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
English Foxhounds
|
175
|
171
|
157
|
145
|
