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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