In America, we love our dogs. The American Kennel Club publishes a list each year of the most popular breeds. You may be surprised at which breeds made the top 25. Is yours on the list?
We even did a podcast series on the most intelligent breeds and ,many made that list too.
Below you will find a link to the dogs on the list and learn more about each breed. At Alaska Dog Works we have trained every one of these breeds numerous times and we can help you train your dog to be one of the best!
The Groups
The American Kennel Club divides dog breeds into groups: Working, Non-sporting, Sporting, Toy, Hound, Terrier
There are also the Miscellaneous Class and the Foundation Stock Service which offers breeds that are not currently recognized by the AKC or in the process of becoming registered. There are some very cool breeds in these classes!
Top 25 Dog Breeds in the United States
- Labrador Retriever
- German Shepherd Dog
- Golden Retriever
- French Bulldog
- Bulldog
- Beagle
- Poodle
- Rottweiler
- German Shorthaired Pointer
- Yorkshire Terrier
- Boxer
- Dachshund
- Pembroke Welsh Corgi
- Siberian Husky
- Australian Shepherd
- Great Dane
- Doberman Pinscher
- Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
- Miniature Schnauzer
- Shih Tzu
- Boston Terrier
- Bernese Mountain Dog
- Pomeranian
- Havanese
- Shetland Sheepdog
Other Popular Breeds
These breeds are less popular than the 25 above but still highly desirable to many dog owners.
As you work your way down the list, some very interesting breeds begin to pop up. This list is not in any order of popularity or percent of ownership but rather an attempt to showcase most of the dog breeds around the world.
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
American Staffordshire Terrier
Pudelpointer
Japanese Chin
Saluki
Silky Terrier
Schipperke
Azawakh
Xoloitzcuintli
Icelandic Sheepdog
Pyrenean Mastiff
Swedish Vallhund
Volpino Italiano
Rafeiro de Alentejo
Mini Pinscher
Lancashire Heeler
Romanian Mioritic Shepherd Dog
Chinook
Wire Fox Terrier
Kuvasz
Slovensky Cuvac
Tibetan Mastiff
Slovensky Kopov
Spanish Mastiff
Tibetan Spaniel
Russian Tsvetnaya
Schapendoes
Segugio Italiano
Bergamasco Sheepdog
Chinese Crested
Alaskan Klee Kai
Teddy Roosevelt Terrier
Small Munsterlander
Stabyhoun
American Bulldog
American Leopard Hound
Coming Soon!
Romanian Carpathian Shepherd
Appenzeller Sennenhund
Australian Kelpie
Taiwan Dog
Shikoku
Slovakian Wirehaired Pointer
Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog
Thai Ridgeback
Bavarian Mountain Scent Hound
Bohemian Shepherd
Brussels Griffon
English Toy Spaniel
Tornjak
Russian Toy
Catahoula Leopard Dog
Tosa
Caucasian Shepherd Dog
Central Asian Shepherd Dog
Transylvanian Hound
Drentsche Patrijshond
Bolognese
Drever
American Eskimo Dog
Treeing Tennessee Brindle
Volpino Italiano
Wetterhoun
Working Kelpie
Yakutian Laika
Braque du Bourdonnais
Croatian Sheepdog
Czechoslovakian Vlcak
Deutscher Wachtelhund
Chow Chow
Eurasier
French Spaniel
German Longhaired Pointer
Drentsche Patrijshond
Japanese Akitainu
Japanese Spitz
Japanese Terrier
English Mastiff
German Spitz
Hamiltonstovare
Hanoverian Scenthound
Kai Ken
Estrela Mountain Dog
Braque Francais Pyrenean
Broholmer
Kishu Ken
Mountain Cur
Carolina Dog
Procelaine
Hokkaido
Kromfohrlander
Lapponian Herder
Hovawart
Jagdterrier
Biewer Terrier
Danish-Swedish Farmdog
Dutch Shepherd
Peruvian Inca Orchid
Portuguese Podengo
Barbado da Terceira
Basset Fauve de Bretagne
Bavarian Mountain Scent Hound
Bohemian Shepherd
Braque du Bourbonnais
