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


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.