Most Popular Dog Breeds

The Top 100 Dog Breeds as reported by the American Kennel Club



Every year the American Kennel Club makes a list of the most popular dog breeds.


We took the top 100 pet dogs and listed them here. If you are planning to adopt a dog it is a good idea to learn as much as you can about the dog breed. Click on the dog breed profiles listed in the most popular dog breed list below for information about the dog. It should help you adopt a dog that is right for you. This is very important.

Top 100 Breeds in 2007 (as reported by the American Kennel Club)

  1. Labrador Retriever
  2. Yorkshire Terriers
  3. German Shepherds
  4. Retrievers (Golden)
  5. Beagles
  6. Boxer
  7. Dachshunds
  8. Poodles
  9. Shih Tzu
  10. Bull Dogs
  11. Miniature Schnauzer
  12. Chihuahua
  13. Pomeranian
  14. Pugs
  15. Rottweiler
  16. Boston Terrier
  17. Cocker Spaniel
  18. German Shorthaired Pointer
  19. Maltese Dog
  20. Shetland Sheepdog
  21. Doberman Pinscher
  22. Pembroke Welsh Corgi
  23. Great Danes
  24. Siberian Husky
  25. Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
  26. Miniature Pinscher
  27. English Springer Spaniel
  28. Mastiffs
  29. Brittanys
  30. Weimaraners
  31. Basset Hounds
  32. Bichon Frise
  33. Australian Shepherd
  34. French Bulldog
  35. West Highland White Terrier
  36. Papillon
  37. Havanese
  38. Rough Collies and Smooth Collies
  39. Saint Bernard
  40. Bullmastiff
  41. Bernese Mountain Dog
  42. Vizsla
  43. Bloodhound
  44. Newfoundland
  45. Scottish Terrier
  46. Chinese Shar-Pei
  47. Chesapeake Bay Retriever
  48. Cairn Terriers
  49. Lhasa Apso
  50. Pekingese
  51. Akita
  52. Chinese Crested Dog
  53. Rhodesian Ridgeback
  54. Border Collie
  55. Airedale Terrier
  56. Alaskan Malamute
  57. Great Pyrenees
  58. Bull Terrier
  59. Italian Greyhound
  60. Brussels Griffon
  61. Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier
  62. Whippets
  63. Chow Chow
  64. Australian Cattle Dog
  65. Portuguese Water Dog
  66. Irish Setters
  67. Shiba Inu
  68. American Staffordshire Terrier
  69. English Cocker Spaniel
  70. German Wirehaired Pointer
  71. Japanese Chin
  72. Old English Sheepdog
  73. Samoyed
  74. Silky Terrier
  75. Parson Russell Terriers - Jack Russell Terrier
  76. Beauceron
  77. Dalmatian
  78. Cardigan Welsh Corgi
  79. Belgian Malinois
  80. Irish Wolfhound
  81. Border Terrier
  82. Wire Fox Terrier
  83. Giant Schnauzer
  84. Bouvier des Flandres
  85. Staffordshire Bull Terrier
  86. Schipperke
  87. Swedish Vallhund
  88. Toy Fox Terrier
  89. Basenji
  90. Greater Swiss Mountain Dog
  91. Gordon Setter
  92. Tibetan Terrier
  93. English Setter
  94. Afghan Hound
  95. Norwich Terrier
  96. Norwegian Elkhound
  97. Welsh Terrier
  98. Borzois
  99. Keeshond
  100. Flat Coated Retriever

Your next pet dog might just be on this list. I hope you find one you love!



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