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


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.