Dogs are true-hearted animals, known for giving us unconditional love and acceptance. They vary widely in color, shape, and size. It’s considered a faithful friend of man a dog guards the house of the owner Kids like to play with dogs. Many breeds make great family dogs, but some dogs are more suitable for suburban and farming families than households that live in the city. Family dogs like Beagles, Golden Retrievers, Labrador Retrievers, and Irish settlers are playful and protective. Brussels Griffons, Bulldogs, and Pugs love their families.
Most Popular Dog Breeds – Full Ranking List
Breed | 2018 Rank | 2017 Rank | 2016 Rank | 2015 Rank | 2014 Rank |
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Labrador Retrievers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
German Shepherd | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Golden Retrievers | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
French Bulldogs | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
Bulldogs | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Beagles | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Poodles | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Rottweilers | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
German Shorthaired Pointers | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Yorkshire Terriers | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Boxers | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Dachshunds | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Pembroke Welsh Corgis | 13 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 22 |
Siberian Huskies | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Australian Shepherds | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Great Danes | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Doberman Pinschers | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Cavalier King Charles Spaniels | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Miniature Schnauzers | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Shih Tzu | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Boston Terriers | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
Bernese Mountain | 22 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 32 |
Pomeranians | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Havanese | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
Shetland Sheepdogs | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
Brittanys | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
English Springer Spaniels | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
Pugs | 28 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 |
Mastiffs | 29 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 26 |
Cocker Spaniels | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
Vizslas | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 34 |
Cani Corsi | 32 | 37 | 40 | 35 | 48 |
Chihuahuas | 33 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 24 |
Miniature American Shepherds | 34 | 35 | 36 | N/A | N/A |
Border Collies | 35 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 |
Weimaraners | 36 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 |
Maltese | 37 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 |
Collies | 38 | 40 | 37 | 36 | 36 |
Basset Hounds | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 42 |
Newfoundlands | 40 | 36 | 35 | 37 | 37 |
Rhodesian Ridgebacks | 41 | 41 | 42 | 40 | 39 |
West Highland White Terriers | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 38 |
Belgian Malinois | 43 | 44 | 47 | 51 | 60 |
Shiba Inu | 44 | 45 | 44 | 45 | 47 |
Chesapeake Bay Retrievers | 45 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 41 |
Bichon Frises | 46 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 44 |
Akitas | 47 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 46 |
St. Bernards | 48 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 |
Bloodhounds | 49 | 50 | 52 | 49 | 50 |
Portuguese Water Dogs | 50 | 54 | 51 | 52 | 52 |
Bullmastiffs | 51 | 51 | 48 | 43 | 45 |
English Cocker Spaniels | 52 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 62 |
Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers | 53 | 49 | 50 | 47 | 49 |
Papillons | 54 | 53 | 53 | 48 | 43 |
Australian Cattle Dogs | 55 | 56 | 54 | 56 | 55 |
Dalmatians | 56 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 66 |
Scottish Terriers | 57 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 59 |
Alaskan Malamutes | 58 | 59 | 59 | 54 | 54 |
Samoyeds | 59 | 57 | 65 | 61 | 68 |
Airedale Terriers | 60 | 55 | 55 | 53 | 57 |
Whippets | 61 | 61 | 60 | 57 | 56 |
Bull Terriers | 62 | 60 | 57 | 55 | 53 |
German Wirehaired Pointers | 63 | 62 | 64 | 68 | 71 |
Chinese Shar-Pei | 64 | 64 | 61 | 59 | 58 |
Wirehaired Pointing Griffons | 65 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 76 |
Great Pyrenees | 66 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 75 |
Dogues de Bordeaux | 67 | 67 | 63 | 63 | 63 |
Cardigan Welsh Corgis | 68 | 68 | 69 | 76 | 78 |
Cairn Terriers | 69 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 69 |
Miniature Pinschers | 70 | 71 | 68 | 64 | 61 |
Lhasa Apsos | 71 | 77 | 71 | 65 | 67 |
Old English Sheepdogs | 72 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 77 |
Italian Greyhounds | 73 | 74 | 72 | 71 | 74 |
Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs | 74 | 75 | 78 | 78 | 80 |
Chow Chows | 75 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 70 |
Irish Wolfhounds | 76 | 73 | 73 | 69 | 72 |
Irish Setters | 77 | 71 | 76 | 72 | 73 |
Giant Schnauzers | 78 | 80 | 79 | 81 | 83 |
Chinese Crested | 79 | 79 | 77 | 75 | 65 |
Staffordshire Bull Terriers | 80 | 82 | 82 | 79 | 79 |
Coton de Tulear | 81 | 81 | 80 | 85 | 31 |
Russell Terriers | 82 | 78 | 90 | 104 | 105 |
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers | 83 | 89 | 87 | 99 | 99 |
Bouviers des Flandres | 84 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 81 |
American Staffordshire Terriers | 85 | 83 | 81 | 77 | 84 |
Rat Terriers | 86 | 97 | 96 | 101 | 111 |
Basenjis | 87 | 84 | 88 | 87 | 86 |
Border Terriers | 88 | 92 | 86 | 82 | 85 |
Standard Schnauzers | 89 | 90 | 85 | 91 | 90 |
Anatolian Shepherd | 90 | 86 | 84 | 92 | 94 |
Flat-Coated Retrievers | 91 | 96 | 89 | 86 | 92 |
Pekingese | 92 | 88 | 93 | 80 | 82 |
Leonbergers | 93 | 100 | 95 | 93 | 94 |
English Setters | 94 | 95 | 102 | 96 | 89 |
Keeshonden | 95 | 87 | 92 | 84 | 87 |
Tibetan Terriers | 96 | 101 | 91 | 90 | 88 |
Norwegian Elkhounds | 97 | 91 | 94 | 88 | 103 |
Brussels Griffons | 98 | 94 | 97 | 95 | 91 |
Lagotti Romagnoli | 99 | 117 | 114 | N/A | N/A |
Boykin Spaniels | 100 | 98 | 110 | 107 | 108 |