AKC Breeds by Popularity

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The American Kennell Club (AKC) breeds are listed below and ordered based on popularity. This list is based on AKC registrations for the year 2005.

1.        Labrador Retriever
2.        Golden Retriever
3.        Yorkshire terriers
4.        German shepherds
5.        Beagles
6.        Dachshunds
7.        Boxers
8.        Poodles
9.        Shih Tzus
10.        Miniature Schnauzer
11.        Chihuahuas
12.        Pug
13.        Bull Dog
14.        Pomeranian
15.        Cocker Spaniel(American)
16.        Rottweiler
17.        Boston Terrier
18.        Shetland Sheepdog (Sheltie)
19.        Maltese
20.        German Shorthaired Pointer
21.        Doberman Pinscher
22.        Miniature Pinscher
23.        Pembroke Welsh Corgi
24.        Great Dane
25.

        Siberian Husky
26.        Bichon Frise
27.        Basset Hound
28.        English Springer Spaniel
29.        Weimaraner
30.        Brittany
31.        Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
32.        West Highland White Terrier
33.        Mastiff
34.        Australian Shepherd
35.        Papillion
36.        Collie (Rough) & (Smooth)
37.        Saint Bernard
38.        French Bulldog
39.        Lhasa Apso
40.        Scottish Terrier
41.        Cairn Terrier
42.        Bullmastiff
43.        Havanese
44.        Vizsla
45.        Chinese Shar Pei
46.        Newfoundland
47.        Bernese Mountain Dog
48.        Pekingese
49.        Chesapeake Bay Retriever
50.        Bloodhound
51.        Akita
52.        Airdale Terrier
53.        Chinese Crested
54.        Rhodesian Ridgeback
55.        Border Collie
56.        Italian Greyhound
57.        Great Pyrenees
58.        Alaskan Malamute
59.        Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier
60.        Brussels Griffon
61.        Whippet
62.        Bull Terrier
63.        American Staffordshire Terrier
64.        Chow Chow
65.        Silky Terrier
66.        Shiba Inu
67.        Irish Setter
68.        Japanese Chin
69.        Old English Sheepdog (Bobtail)
70.        Australian Cattle Dog
71.        Portuguese Water Dogs
72.        Parson Russell Terrier
73.        German Wirehaired Pointer
74.        Cocker Spaniel(English)
75.        Samoyed
76.        Fox Terrier – Wirehair
77.        Dalmatian
78.        Giant Schnauzer
79.        Cardigan Welsh Corgi
80.        Schipperke
81.        Basenji
82.        Border Terrier
83.        Irish Wolfhound
84.        Staffordshire Bull Terrier
85.        Bouvier Des Flandres
86.        Gordon Setter
87.        Belgian Malinois
88.        Toy Fox Terrier
89.        Norwich Terrier
90.        Welsh Terrier
91.        Keeshond
92.        Great Swiss Mountain Dog
93.        Tibetan Terrier
94.        Borzoi
95.        Afghan Hound
96.        Norwegian Elkhound
97.        English Setter
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