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


Did you know?
The figure 8 exercise requires the team to heel in a figure 8 pattern either on or off leash. Generally two of the ring stewards will assist the judge with this exercise by acting as "posts", standing 8 feet apart, that the team walks around to form the loops of the figure 8.