Most Popular Dog Breeds

The following is a ranking of the dog breeds on ShowDog.Com based on the amount of breeders, dogs, and entries within the past month.

Competition RankBreed
1Borzoi
2Cane Corso
3Toy Poodle
4Clumber Spaniel
5Afghan Hound
6German Shepherd Dog
7Border Collie
8Mastiff
9American Cocker Spaniel
10German Shorthaired Pointer
11Rottweiler
12Saluki
13Shetland Sheepdog
14Shiba Inu
15Field Spaniel
16Kerry Blue Terrier
17Irish Setter
18Doberman Pinscher
19Collie
20Norwich Terrier
21Bullmastiff
22Sussex Spaniel
23Golden Retriever
24Australian Shepherd
25Curly-Coated Retriever
26Siberian Husky
27Samoyed
28Dandie Dinmont Terrier
29Wirehaired Pointing Griffon
30Cairn Terrier
31Gordon Setter
32Grand Basset Griffon Vendéen
33South African Boerboel
34Spinone Italiano
35Puli
36Standard Schnauzer
37Flat-Coated Retriever
38English Cocker Spaniel
39Belgian Malinois
40Beagle
41English Setter
42Welsh Springer Spaniel
43Bull Terrier
44Argentine Dogo
45Portuguese Podengo
46Dalmatian
47Portuguese Pointer
48Norwegian Buhund
49Keeshond
50Pekingese
51Jack Russell Terrier
52Irish Terrier
53Papillon
54Chow Chow
55Sealyham Terrier
56Pembroke Welsh Corgi
57Australian Kelpie
58Pharaoh Hound
59Pug
60Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
61Alaskan Klee Kai
62Bearded Collie
63Labrador Retriever
64Pomeranian
65Alaskan Malamute
66Bichon Frise
67Wire Fox Terrier
68Brittany
69Greyhound
70Otterhound
71German Spitz
72Affenpinscher
73Welsh Terrier
74American Foxhound
75Newfoundland
76Boxer
77Beauceron
78Norfolk Terrier
79Bedlington Terrier
80Bulldog
81Greater Swiss Mountain Dog
82Havanese
83Standard Poodle
84Boston Terrier
85Shih Tzu
86Norwegian Elkhound
87Spanish Water Dog
88Irish Wolfhound
89Chesapeake Bay Retriever
90Basenji
91Harrier
92Pointer
93Estrela Mountain Dog
94Basset Hound
95Silky Terrier
96American Water Spaniel
97Smooth Fox Terrier
98Portuguese Water Dog
99Lowchen
100Australian Terrier
101Australian Cattle Dog
102Scottish Deerhound
103Yorkshire Terrier
104Lagotto Romagnolo
105Dachshund
106Pumi
107Border Terrier
108Great Dane
109Cardigan Welsh Corgi
110Ibizan Hound
111Whippet
112French Bulldog
113Scottish Terrier
114Schipperke
115Kooikerhondje
116English Foxhound
117Azawakh
118Chinese Crested Dog
119Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen
120West Highland White Terrier
121Skye Terrier
122Polish Lowland Sheepdog
123Japanese Chin
124Saint Bernard
125Anatolian Shepherd
126Briard
127Tibetan Terrier
128Miniature Schnauzer
129Irish Red and White Setter
130Irish Water Spaniel
131German Wirehaired Pointer
132Redbone Coonhound
133Chinese Shar-Pei
134Rhodesian Ridgeback
135Black Russian Terrier
136Rat Terrier
137Caucasian Mountain Dog
138Glen of Imaal Terrier
139Komondor
140Maltese
141Belgian Sheepdog
142Tibetan Spaniel
143Belgian Laekenois
144English Toy Spaniel
145Finnish Spitz
146Belgian Tervuren
147Brussels Griffon
148Giant Schnauzer
149Thai Ridgeback
150Manchester Terrier
151American Staffordshire Terrier
152Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
153Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier
154Dogue de Bordeaux
155Canaan Dog
156Pyrenean Shepherd
157Great Pyrenees
158Miniature Bull Terrier
159Miniature Poodle
160Chihuahua
161Lhasa Apso
162Leonberger
163Lakeland Terrier
164American Eskimo Dog
165Old English Sheepdog
166English Springer Spaniel
167Bouvier des Flandres
168Bloodhound
169Manchester Toy Terrier
170Miniature Pinscher
171Vizsla
172Mudi
173Tibetan Mastiff
174Swedish Vallhund
175Black and Tan Coonhound
176Staffordshire Bull Terrier
177German Pinscher
178Weimaraner
179Bernese Mountain Dog
180Plott
181Neapolitan Mastiff
182Akita
183Kuvasz
184Toy Fox Terrier
185Italian Greyhound
186Bergamasco
187Airedale Terrier
188Appenzeller Sennenhund


Did you know?
The sit for exam is a modified version of the Stand for Exam. It is generally used in novice level classes and requires the handler to order the dog to sit and then to move away from the dog the length of the leash. The judge will then approach the dog and pet the dog's head.