List of most popular dog breeds - Wikipedia List of most popular dog breeds This article needs to be updated. Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. ( September 2018 ) Labrador Retriever portrait This article lists the most popular dog breeds by registrations. Note : registrations shown are not the same as annual registrations, or as living individuals. Contents 1 Most popular breeds pre-2006 2 Club registration figures for 2007 3 Club registration figures for 2008 4 Club registration figures for 2009 5 FCI Worldwide Figures 2013 6 References 7 External links Most popular breeds pre-2006 Between 1915 and 1940, American Kennel Club statistics were collected on a five - year basis instead of every year. These figures show that between 1905 and 1935, the Boston Terrier was consistently in either first or second place. In 1925, following the popularity of Rin Tin Tin, the German Shepherd displaced the Terrier as the top dog. American Cocker Spaniels then led the way as the most popular dog from 1936 all the way through to 1952, when the Beagle became the number one dog until 1959. Poodles would become the most popular breed for the longest, reigning from 1960 for the next twenty - two years until 1982, when the American Cocker Spaniel fought back to take over until 1990. The Labrador Retriever has been the most popular since 1991. UK Kennel Club ( 2006 ) Position Breed Registrations Pug 45,700 English Cocker Spaniel 20,459 English Springer Spaniel 15,133 German Shepherd 12,857 5 Staffordshire Bull Terrier 12,729 6 Cavalier King Charles Spaniel 11,411 7 Golden Retriever 9,373 8 West Highland White Terrier 9,300 9 Boxer 9,066 10 Border Terrier 8,916 11 - 20 ( in descending order ) : Rottweiler, Shih Tzu, Miniature Schnauzer, Lhasa Apso, Yorkshire Terrier, Bulldog, Dobermann Pinscher, Bull Terrier, Weimaraner, Pug. 21 - 30 ( in descending order ) : Whippet, Dogue de Bordeaux ( Imp ), Bichon Frise, Border Collie, Siberian Husky, Shar - Pei, Dalmatian, Great Dane, Cairn Terrier, Beagle. American Kennel Club ( 2006 ) Position Breed Registrations Labrador Retriever 123,760 Yorkshire Terrier 48,346 German Shepherd 43,575 Golden Retriever 42,962 5 Beagle 39,484 6 Dachshund 36,033 7 Boxer 35,388 8 Poodle 29,939 9 Shih Tzu 27,282 10 Miniature Schnauzer 22,920 11 - 20 ( in descending order ) : Chihuahua, Bulldog, Pug, Pomeranian, Boston Terrier, American Cocker Spaniel, Rottweiler, Maltese, German Shorthaired Pointer, Shetland Sheepdog. 21 - 30 ( in descending order ) : Doberman Pinscher, Welsh Corgi ( Pembroke ), Miniature Pinscher, Great Dane, Siberian Husky, English Springer Spaniel, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Basset Hound, Silky Terrier, Weimaraner. Club registration figures for 2007 Canadian Kennel Club ( 2007 ) Position Breed Annual registrations Labrador Retriever 8,881 Golden Retriever 5,647 German Shepherd 5,062 Poodle 2,839 5 Shetland Sheepdog 2,477 6 Yorkshire Terrier 2,441 7 Miniature Schnauzer 1,679 8 Boxer 1,677 9 Shih Tzu 1,431 10 Bernese Mountain Dog 1,303 11 - 20 ( in descending order ) : Beagle, Pomeranian, Bichon Frise, English Springer Spaniel, Pug, Bulldog, Siberian Husky, Havanese, West Highland White Terrier, Chihuahua ( short coat ) American Kennel Club ( 2007 ) Position Breed Labrador Retriever Yorkshire Terrier German Shepherd Golden Retriever 5 Beagle 6 Boxer 7 Dachshund 8 Poodle 9 Shih Tzu 10 Bulldog 11 - 20 ( in descending order ) : Miniature Schnauzer, Chihuahua, Pomeranian, Pug, Rottweiler, Boston Terrier, American Cocker Spaniel, German Shorthaired Pointer, Maltese, Shetland Sheepdog 21 - 30 ( in descending order ) : Doberman Pinscher, Pembroke Welsh Corgi, Great Dane, Siberian Husky, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Miniature Pinscher, English Springer Spaniel, English Mastiff, Brittany, Weimaraner Australian National Kennel Council ( 2007 ) Position Breed Annual registrations Labrador Retriever 4,491 German Shepherd 4,194 Staffordshire Bull Terrier 3,996 Cavalier King Charles Spaniel 2,987 5 Golden Retriever 2,873 6 Border Collie 1,978 7 Pug 1,571 8 English Cocker Spaniel 1,473 9 Dalmatian 1,452 10 Rottweiler 1,317 Club registration figures for 2008 UK Kennel Club ( 2008 ) Position Breed Registrations Labrador Retriever 45,233 English Cocker Spaniel 22,508 English Springer Spaniel 14,899 German Shepherd 11,903 5 Cavalier King Charles Spaniel 11,226 6 Staffordshire Bull Terrier 10,744 7 Golden Retriever 9,159 8 Border Terrier 9,145 9 Boxer 7,353 10 West Highland White Terrier 7,330 11 - 20 ( in descending order ) : Shih Tzu, Miniature Schnauzer, Lhasa Apso, Bulldog, Pug, Yorkshire Terrier, Whippet, Bull Terrier, Bichon Frise, Rottweiler. American Kennel Club ( 2008 ) Position Breed Labrador Retriever Yorkshire Terrier German Shepherd Golden Retriever 5 Beagle 6 Boxer 7 Dachshund 8 English Bulldog 9 Poodle 10 Shih Tzu 11 - 20 ( in descending order ) : Miniature Schnauzer, Chihuahua, Pomeranian, Rottweiler, Pug, German Shorthaired Pointer, Boston Terrier, Doberman Pinscher, Shetland Sheepdog, Maltese 21 - 30 ( in descending order ) : American Cocker Spaniel, Great Dane, Siberian Husky, Pembroke Welsh Corgi, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, French Bulldog, English Springer Spaniel, English Mastiff, Australian Shepherd, Brittany Canadian Kennel Club ( 2008 ) Position Breed Annual registrations Labrador Retriever 8,710 Golden Retriever 5,386 German Shepherd 4,429 Poodle 2,618 5 Shetland Sheepdog 2,282 6 Yorkshire Terrier 2,209 7 Boxer 1,540 8 Miniature Schnauzer 1,363 9 Bernese Mountain Dog 1,254 10 Shih Tzu 1,245 11 - 20 ( descending order ) : Bulldog, Beagle, Pomeranian, Havanese, English Springer Spaniel, West Highland White Terrier, Chihuahua ( short coat ), Siberian Husky, American Cocker Spaniel, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club registration figures for 2009 Ente Nazionale Cinofilia Italiana ( 2009 ). Position Breed English Setter German Shepherd Segugio Maremmano Labrador Retriever 5 Brittany 6 Segugio Italiano 7 Golden Retriever 8 Boxer 9 Jack Russell Terrier 10 German Shorthaired Pointer Hunting is popular in Italy and this explains why hunt - and - retrieve breeds like the English Setter and the German Shorthaired pointer are widespread. Fci worldwide figures 2013 These statistics were created by combining the registration figures of 25 countries, namely Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Greece, United Kingdom, France, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Norway, New Zealand, Portugal, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, The Netherlands, Ukraine and U.S.A. Position Breed Registrations Labrador Retriever 191,988 German Shepherd 129,186 Poodle ( All sizes ) 118,653 Chihuahua 107,114 5 Golden Retriever 92,994 6 Yorkshire Terrier 92,438 7 Dachshund ( all varieties ) 81,516 8 Beagle 53,938 9 Boxer 52,983 10 Miniature Schnauzer 45,263 11 Shih Tzu 44,564 12 Bulldog 44,325 13 German Spitz ( all sizes ) 40,530 14 English Cocker Spaniel 40,174 15 Cavalier King Charles Spaniel 39,670 16 French Bulldog 39,337 17 Pug 33,528 18 Rottweiler 31,447 19 English Setter 29,771 20 Maltese 28,909 21 English Springer Spaniel 28,050 22 German Shorthaired Pointer 23,855 23 Staffordshire Bull Terrier 23,562 24 Border Collie 23,262 25 Shetland Sheepdog 22,805 26 Dobermann 20,941 27 West Highland White Terrier 20,904 28 Bernese Mountain Dog 20,423 29 Great Dane 20,001 30 Brittany Spaniel 19,828 References Jump up ^ American Kennel Club - Most Popular Pooches Jump up ^ `` 2005 and 2006 registration figures for all recognised breeds ''. The Kennel Club. Archived from the original on 4 September 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2007. ^ Jump up to : AKC Dog Registration Statistics Archived 2012 - 05 - 11 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ `` 2007 TOP 20 CKC BREEDS '' ( PDF ). Canadian Kennel Club. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on 30 December 2008. Jump up ^ Australian National Kennel Council National Registration Statistics Jump up ^ `` Registration statistics for all recognised dog breeds - 2007 and 2008 '' ( PDF ). The Kennel Club. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on 17 October 2011. Jump up ^ 2008 TOP 20 CKC BREEDS Archived 2011 - 06 - 22 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ `` Un anno, 220 razze e 123.000 cani ''. Italian Kennel Club. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Jump up ^ Registration figures worldwide -- from top thirty to endangered breeds. In : FCI : Newsletter 3 / 2013. ( June 26, 2013 ) External links The Most Popular Breeds in America UK Kennel Club statistics The 50 Most Popular Breeds in 2008 CompareCanines.com - Compare 150 + dog breeds in over 50 different categories - American Kennel Club 2010 Dog Registration Statistics - FCI registration statistics Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_most_popular_dog_breeds&oldid=865089109 '' Categories : Dog breeds Lists of superlatives Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links Wikipedia articles in need of updating from September 2018 All Wikipedia articles in need of updating Talk Contents About Wikipedia Bahasa Melayu Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 21 October 2018, at 17 : 07 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: what is the third most popular dog breed
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