It only take a quick saunter through a dog-iron park to give you a good idea of which breeds are most common these days — and now , you could affirm your reflexion with datum from the American Kennel Club ( AKC ) .
As WBBJ - TVreports , the AKC just released its annuallistof most popular heel breed , based on adjustment statistic from 2019 . TheLabrador Retrievertook the top slur , extend its decennary - long sovereignty to a humongous 29 years . Before Labs uprise to popularity in 1991 , theCocker Spaniel — just 28th on this list — had a monopoly on # 1 for 23 age .
TheGerman Shepherdand theGolden Retrieverrounded out 2019 ’s top three , and theFrench Bulldoglanded in quaternary , edging out its chunkier proportional , theBulldog , by just one position . According tothe AKC , French Bulldogs were the most popular dog in both New York City and Chicago for the sixth twelvemonth in a row , suggesting metropolis dwellers gravitate toward smaller breeds that do n’t require much way to drift .
While the top five were somewhat predictable , the list is n’t without a surprisal or two . The Pembroke WelshCorgi , a longtime favorite ofQueen Elizabeth II , crack the top 10 for the first clip ever , which may havesome correlationto their adorable operation on Netflix’sThe Crown .
If you ’re wondering why the list is so great on Hellenic wiener likePoodles , Beagles , andDachshunds , it ’s because the AKC is pretty specific about which breeds it officially recognizes . intriguer frank and other hybrids do n’t make the cut , even if they ’ve become extremely common ; Labradors and Poodles are both purebreds , for representative , butLabradoodlesaren’t .
See the top 20 most popular breed below , and retrieve out where yourdogfalls on the AKC ’s full inclination of 193 breedshere .
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