Top 50 Breeds
The following list is of the top 50 breeds of dogs for
1998. Each of the breeds is linked backed to the breed standard and can be
accessed by clicking on the breed name. The Number column is the number of
dogs in that particular breed that were registered in 1998.
Top 50 Dogs registered
January 1 - December 31, 1998
| Breed |
Rank |
Number |
| Labrador Retriever |
1 |
157,936 |
| Golden Retriever |
2 |
65,681 |
| German Shepherd Dog |
3 |
65,326 |
| Rottweiler |
4 |
55,009 |
| Dachshund |
5 |
53,896 |
| Beagle |
6 |
53,322 |
| Poodle |
7 |
51,935 |
| Chihuahua |
8 |
43,468 |
| Yorkshire Terrier |
9 |
42,900 |
| Pomeranian |
10 |
38,540 |
| Shih Tzu |
11 |
38,468 |
| Boxer |
12 |
36,345 |
| Cocker Spaniel |
13 |
34,632 |
| Miniature Schnauzer |
14 |
31,063 |
| Shetland Sheepdog |
15 |
27,978 |
| Minature Pinscher |
16 |
22,675 |
| Pugs |
17 |
21,487 |
| Siberian Husky |
18 |
21,078 |
| Boston Terrier |
19 |
18,308 |
| Maltese |
20 |
18,013 |
| Basset Hound |
21 |
15,726 |
| Doberman Pinscher |
22 |
15,367 |
| Bulldog |
23 |
13,836 |
| German Shorthaired Pointer |
24 |
12,927 |
| Bichon Frise |
25 |
12,306 |
| Pekingese |
26 |
11,734 |
| English Springer Spaniel |
27 |
11,578 |
| Great Dane |
28 |
10,686 |
| Lhasa Apso |
29 |
10,037 |
| Dalmatian |
30 |
9,722 |
| Collie |
31 |
9,474 |
| Brittany |
32 |
9,252 |
| West Highland White Terrier |
33 |
9,210 |
| Pembroke Welsh Corgi |
34 |
8,932 |
| Chinese Shar-Pei |
35 |
8,614 |
| Akita |
36 |
8,237 |
| Weimaraner |
37 |
8,119 |
| Saint Bernard |
38 |
7,153 |
| Chow Chow |
39 |
6,241 |
| Australian Shepherd |
40 |
5,668 |
| Mastiff |
41 |
5,148 |
| Scottish Terrier |
42 |
4,938 |
| Chesapeake Bay Retriever |
43 |
4,685 |
| Cairn Terrier |
44 |
4,632 |
| Great Pyrenees |
45 |
4,085 |
| Alaskan Malamute |
46 |
3,699 |
| Papillons |
47 |
3,205 |
| Vizsla |
48 |
2,902 |
| Italian Greyhound |
49 |
2,896 |
| Airedale Terrier |
50 |
2,891 |
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