American Kennel Club 2012 Dog Registration Statistics
Historical Comparisons & Notable Trends
RANKING | ||||
BREED |
2012 |
2011 |
2007 |
2002 |
Labrador Retrievers |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
German Shepherd Dogs |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
Golden Retrievers |
3 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
Beagles |
4 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
Bulldogs |
5 |
6 |
10 |
18 |
Yorkshire Terriers |
6 |
5 |
2 |
6 |
Boxers |
7 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
Poodles |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
Rottweilers |
9 |
10 |
15 |
13 |
Dachshunds |
10 |
9 |
7 |
5 |
Shih Tzu |
11 |
11 |
9 |
10 |
Doberman Pinschers |
12 |
13 |
21 |
23 |
Miniature Schnauzers |
13 |
12 |
11 |
11 |
French Bulldogs |
14 |
18 |
34 |
58 |
German Shorthaired Pointers |
15 |
15 |
18 |
22 |
Siberian Huskies |
16 |
16 |
24 |
21 |
Great Danes |
17 |
19 |
23 |
28 |
Chihuahuas |
18 |
14 |
12 |
9 |
Pomeranians |
19 |
17 |
13 |
12 |
Cavalier King Charles Spaniels |
20 |
21 |
25 |
40 |
Shetland Sheepdogs |
21 |
20 |
20 |
16 |
Australian Shepherds |
22 |
24 |
33 |
35 |
Boston Terriers |
23 |
22 |
16 |
17 |
Pembroke Welsh Corgis |
24 |
25 |
22 |
25 |
Maltese |
25 |
23 |
19 |
20 |
Mastiffs |
26 |
28 |
28 |
34 |
Cocker Spaniels |
27 |
27 |
17 |
15 |
Havanese |
28 |
31 |
37 |
64 |
English Springer Spaniels |
29 |
29 |
27 |
27 |
Pugs |
30 |
26 |
14 |
14 |
Brittanys |
31 |
30 |
29 |
30 |
Weimaraners |
32 |
32 |
30 |
29 |
Bernese Mountain Dogs |
33 |
34 |
41 |
51 |
Vizslas |
34 |
37 |
42 |
46 |
Collies |
35 |
36 |
38 |
32 |
West Highland White Terriers |
36 |
35 |
35 |
31 |
Papillons |
37 |
38 |
36 |
38 |
Bichons Frises |
38 |
39 |
32 |
26 |
Bullmastiffs |
39 |
40 |
40 |
47 |
Basset Hounds |
40 |
41 |
31 |
24 |
Rhodesian Ridgebacks |
41 |
44 |
53 |
57 |
Newfoundlands |
42 |
43 |
44 |
45 |
Russell Terriers** |
43 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Border Collies |
44 |
45 |
54 |
63 |
Akitas |
45 |
47 |
51 |
41 |
Chesapeake Bay Retrievers |
46 |
46 |
47 |
42 |
Miniature Pinschers |
47 |
42 |
26 |
19 |
Bloodhounds |
48 |
48 |
43 |
49 |
St. Bernards |
49 |
49 |
39 |
37 |
Shiba Inu |
50 |
53 |
67 |
55 |
Bull Terriers |
51 |
51 |
58 |
79 |
Chinese Shar-Pei |
52 |
50 |
46 |
39 |
Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers |
53 |
52 |
62 |
56 |
Airedale Terriers |
54 |
55 |
55 |
48 |
Portuguese Water Dogs |
55 |
56 |
65 |
73 |
Whippets |
56 |
57 |
61 |
60 |
Alaskan Malamutes |
57 |
58 |
56 |
53 |
Scottish Terriers |
58 |
54 |
45 |
44 |
Australian Cattle Dogs |
59 |
60 |
64 |
71 |
Cane Corso |
60 |
67 |
N/A |
N/A |
Lhasa Apsos |
61 |
62 |
49 |
36 |
Chinese Crested |
62 |
61 |
52 |
62 |
Cairn Terriers |
63 |
59 |
48 |
43 |
English Cocker Spaniels |
64 |
63 |
69 |
75 |
Dalmatians |
65 |
73 |
77 |
68 |
Italian Greyhounds |
66 |
65 |
59 |
52 |
Dogues de Bordeaux |
67 |
66 |
N/A |
N/A |
Samoyeds |
68 |
69 |
73 |
69 |
Chow Chows |
69 |
68 |
63 |
54 |
German Wirehaired Pointers |
70 |
75 |
70 |
76 |
Belgian Malinois |
71 |
74 |
79 |
90 |
Great Pyrenees |
72 |
71 |
57 |
50 |
Pekingese |
73 |
64 |
50 |
33 |
Irish Setters |
74 |
70 |
66 |
59 |
Cardigan Welsh Corgis |
75 |
81 |
78 |
82 |
Staffordshire Bull Terriers |
76 |
76 |
85 |
91 |
Irish Wolfhounds |
77 |
79 |
80 |
83 |
Old English Sheepdogs |
78 |
84 |
72 |
67 |
American Staffordshire Terriers |
79 |
72 |
68 |
61 |
Bouviers des Flandres |
80 |
83 |
84 |
81 |
Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs |
81 |
82 |
90 |
97 |
Japanese Chin |
82 |
78 |
71 |
74 |
Tibetan Terriers |
83 |
86 |
92 |
92 |
Brussels Griffons |
84 |
77 |
60 |
78 |
Wirehaired Pointing Griffons |
85 |
92 |
105 |
113 |
Border Terriers |
86 |
80 |
81 |
86 |
English Setters |
87 |
87 |
93 |
94 |
Basenjis |
88 |
93 |
89 |
77 |
Standard Schnauzers |
89 |
91 |
102 |
101 |
Silky Terriers |
90 |
85 |
74 |
66 |
Flat-Coated Retrievers |
91 |
90 |
100 |
98 |
Norwich Terriers |
92 |
89 |
95 |
102 |
Afghan Hounds |
93 |
88 |
94 |
89 |
Giant Schnauzers |
94 |
95 |
83 |
80 |
Borzois |
95 |
102 |
98 |
88 |
Wire Fox Terriers |
96 |
100 |
82 |
70 |
Parson Russell Terriers |
97 |
97 |
75 |
65 |
Schipperkes |
98 |
105 |
86 |
72 |
Gordon Setters |
99 |
94 |
91 |
84 |
Treeing Walker Coonhounds** |
100 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Keeshonden |
101 |
98 |
99 |
85 |
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers |
102 |
107 |
110 |
N/A |
Toy Fox Terriers |
103 |
101 |
88 |
N/A |
Leonbergers |
104 |
103 |
N/A |
N/A |
Norwegian Elkhounds |
105 |
96 |
96 |
87 |
Belgian Tervuren |
106 |
108 |
103 |
104 |
Anatolian Shepherd Dogs |
107 |
111 |
111 |
126 |
Welsh Terriers |
108 |
99 |
97 |
93 |
Black and Tan Coonhounds |
109 |
109 |
136 |
125 |
Pointers |
110 |
115 |
106 |
99 |
Tibetan Spaniels |
111 |
114 |
104 |
100 |
Neapolitan Mastiffs |
112 |
110 |
115 |
N/A |
American Eskimo Dogs |
113 |
116 |
109 |
103 |
Spinoni Italiani |
114 |
123 |
117 |
114 |
Smooth Fox Terriers |
115 |
113 |
101 |
95 |
Boykin Spaniels |
116 |
138 |
N/A |
N/A |
Bearded Collies |
117 |
112 |
107 |
96 |
Salukis |
118 |
117 |
118 |
108 |
Norfolk Terriers |
119 |
120 |
112 |
110 |
Black Russian Terriers |
120 |
128 |
131 |
N/A |
Manchester Terriers |
121 |
119 |
113 |
107 |
Briards |
122 |
125 |
123 |
115 |
Australian Terriers |
123 |
121 |
108 |
106 |
Belgian Sheepdogs |
124 |
118 |
119 |
109 |
Welsh Springer Spaniels |
125 |
130 |
124 |
112 |
Miniature Bull Terriers |
126 |
127 |
127 |
132 |
Petits Bassets Griffons Vendeens |
127 |
131 |
120 |
116 |
Kerry Blue Terriers |
128 |
124 |
114 |
105 |
Tibetan Mastiffs |
129 |
122 |
128 |
N/A |
Irish Terriers |
130 |
132 |
126 |
111 |
Clumber Spaniels |
131 |
133 |
122 |
120 |
Redbone Coonhounds |
132 |
126 |
N/A |
N/A |
Bluetick Coonhounds |
133 |
136 |
N/A |
N/A |
English Toy Spaniels |
134 |
129 |
121 |
121 |
Lakeland Terriers |
135 |
135 |
130 |
124 |
German Pinschers |
136 |
137 |
135 |
N/A |
Xoloitzcuintli |
137 |
155 |
N/A |
N/A |
Affenpinschers |
138 |
139 |
125 |
117 |
Scottish Deerhounds |
139 |
142 |
137 |
122 |
Beaucerons |
140 |
144 |
76 |
N/A |
American Water Spaniels |
141 |
157 |
138 |
119 |
Ibizan Hounds |
142 |
149 |
140 |
144 |
Icelandic Sheepdogs |
143 |
143 |
N/A |
N/A |
Bedlington Terriers |
144 |
134 |
129 |
118 |
Pulik |
145 |
156 |
141 |
129 |
Greyhounds |
146 |
140 |
133 |
123 |
Field Spaniels |
147 |
141 |
132 |
131 |
Swedish Vallhunds |
148 |
153 |
87 |
N/A |
American English Coonhounds |
149 |
33 |
N/A |
N/A |
Plotts |
150 |
145 |
116 |
N/A |
Kuvaszok |
151 |
148 |
134 |
127 |
Polish Lowland Sheepdogs |
152 |
159 |
142 |
133 |
Curly-Coated Retrievers |
153 |
154 |
143 |
128 |
Irish Water Spaniels |
154 |
150 |
147 |
134 |
Irish Red and White Setters |
155 |
147 |
N/A |
N/A |
Lowchen |
156 |
152 |
139 |
130 |
Entlebucher Mountain Dogs |
157 |
146 |
N/A |
N/A |
Pharaoh Hounds |
158 |
151 |
145 |
135 |
Canaan Dogs |
159 |
168 |
153 |
138 |
Finnish Spitz |
160 |
167 |
151 |
143 |
Sealyham Terriers |
161 |
163 |
146 |
137 |
Glen of Imaal Terriers |
162 |
158 |
149 |
N/A |
Norwegian Buhunds |
163 |
165 |
N/A |
N/A |
Finnish Lapphunds |
164 |
104 |
N/A |
N/A |
Pyrenean Shepherds |
165 |
162 |
N/A |
N/A |
Skye Terriers |
166 |
164 |
152 |
142 |
Sussex Spaniels |
167 |
161 |
154 |
136 |
Otterhounds |
168 |
169 |
156 |
147 |
Komondorok |
169 |
166 |
144 |
141 |
Dandie Dinmont Terriers |
170 |
160 |
148 |
139 |
Harriers |
171 |
172 |
150 |
146 |
American Foxhounds |
172 |
173 |
155 |
140 |
Norwegian Lundehunds |
173 |
170 |
N/A |
N/A |
Cesky Terriers |
174 |
106 |
N/A |
N/A |
English Foxhounds |
175 |
171 |
157 |
145 |
NOTES:
** – New breeds entered in AKC registry in 2012.
N/A – Breeds not yet AKC recognized during the year indicated.
Most Notable Dog Trends in 2012:
- Mastiff-type breeds have risen in rank, with the Mastiff going from 34 to 26 and the Bullmastiff from 47 to 39 over the past decade, and the Cane Corso (67 to 60), Neapolitan Mastiff (116 to 112), and Dogue de Bordeaux (69 to 67) all making gains since the year they became recognized.
- “Bully” breeds have pawed their way into people’s hearts over the past decade with the Bull Terrier (79 to 51), Staffordshire Bull Terrier (91 to 76), and Miniature Bull Terrier (132 to 126) all making strong gains.
- Dog owners are showing their love for Sporting Breeds over this past year as the Spinone Italiano (123 to 114), Boykin Spaniel (138 to 116), and Welsh Springer Spaniel (130 to 125) have all made their way up the list.
- Small dogs that are on the rise this year are the Havanese (31 to 28) and Affenpinscher (139 to 138), while the Chihuahua (14 to 18), Pomeranian (17 to 19), and Pug (26 to 30) seem to have fallen out of favor.