I was looking over the 2007 AKC Registration Figures to see what the world thought about different dog breeds. Here are the statistics from 2007 according to dog registrations.

Here are a few of the top 10 breeds listed under the city.

Atlanta’s Top Dog Breeds

  1. Labrador Retriever
  2. Golden Retriever
  3. German Shepherd
  4. Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
  5. Boxer
  6. Yorkshire Terrier
  7. Shih Tzu
  8. Miniature Schnauzer
  9. Doberman Pinscher
  10. Dachshund
 Baltimore’s Top Dog Breeds

  1. Labrador Retriever
  2. Golden Retriever
  3. Boxer
  4. Yorkshire Terrier
  5. German Shepherd
  6. Pug
  7. Poodle
  8. Dachshund
  9. Rottweiler
  10. Bulldog
Tampa’s Top Dog Breeds

  1. Labrador Retriever
  2. Yorkshire Terrier (tied with #1)
  3. Golden Retriever
  4. German Shepherd
  5. Boxer
  6. Dachshund
  7. Poodle (tied with #6)
  8. Bulldog
  9. Rottweiler
  10. Chihuahua

 Washington Dc’s Top Dog Breeds

  1. Labrador Retriever
  2. Yorkshire Terrier
  3. Poodle
  4. Shih Tzu
  5. Golden Retriever
  6. Boxer
  7. German Shepherd
  8. Boston Terrier
  9. Pug
  10. Rottweiler
Chicago’s Top Dog Breeds

  1. Labrador Retriever
  2. German Shepherd
  3. Yorkshire Terrier
  4. Boxer
  5. Golden Retriever
  6. Rottweiler
  7. Doberman Pinscher
  8. Bulldog
  9. Pug
  10. Vizsla
 Dallas’ Top Dog Breeds

  1. Labrador Retriever
  2. Yorkshire Terrier
  3. Golden Retriever
  4. German Shepherd
  5. Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
  6. Boxer
  7. Dachshund
  8. Miniature Schnauzer
  9. Rottweiler (tied w/#8)
  10. Pomeranian

As you can see the Lab was #1, the Golden Retriever, German Shepherd, and Boxer appeared on every top 10 list. I had no clue that Golden Retrievers were so popular and was very shocked to see many of the top 10 dog breeds to be large dogs!