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March 28, 2018
by Janice Wells
The American Kennel Club (AKC) has announced the 10 most popular dog breeds in the U.S. for 2017. For the 27th year in a row, the Labrador Retriever was No. 1. AKC compiles the list based on its dog registry.
The same dog breeds that were in the Top 10 in 2016 were in the Top 10 in 2017, except the Boxer dropped out of the Top 10 spot and was replaced at No. 10 by the German Shorthaired Pointer, which jumped from the No. 11 spot that it held the previous year. Another breed that made the Top 10 in 2017 with a higher ranking than the previous year is the French bulldog, which jumped from No. 6 to No. 4. Two breeds in the Top 10 had a lower ranking in 2017 compared to the previous year: the Bulldog dropped from No. 4 to No. 5, while the Beagle dropped from No. 5 to No. 6.
Here are AKC’s Top 10 dog breeds in the U.S. for 2017:
1. Labrador Retriever
(2016 Ranking: No. 1)
2. German Shepherd
(2016 Ranking: No. 2)
3. Golden Retriever
(2016 Ranking: No. 3)
4. French Bulldog
(2016 Ranking: No. 6)
5. Bulldog
(2016 Ranking: No. 4)
6. Beagle
(2015 Ranking: No. 5)
7. Poodle
(2016 Ranking: No. 7)
8. Rottweiler
(2016 Ranking: No. 8)
9. Yorkshire Terrier
(2016 Ranking: No. 9)
10. German Shorthaired Pointer
(2016 Ranking: No. 11)
