Bulldogs make the latest "Most popular dog list"; Labradors retain the #1 spot

[brentspeak]

(http://www.silive.com/news/advance/index.ssf?/base/news/1200574816311110.xml&coll=1)

American Kennel Club's Top 10 dog breeds for 2007:

1. Labrador retriever
2. Yorkshire terrier
3. German shepherd
4. Golden retriever
5. Beagle
6. Boxer
7. Dachshund
8. Poodle
9. Shih Tzu
10. Bulldog

Where's the West Highland White Terrier? The Yorkshire is voted in at Number Two, but the Westie gets left off? This is an outrage!

[Critters2]

1. Buy more Westies. Drive up their numbers!

The real outrage is beagles below yorkies!

[brentspeak]

2. I want a recount!

Down with toy dogs! Get those Yorkies and poodles off the Top Ten!

[Critters2]

3. Not sure the poodle is a mini. Doesn't say so.

Might be these:

[SammyWinstonJack]

43. ...

:-(

[Muttocracy]

4. being off the numbers list is a blessing

every time a breed spikes in popularity, its health problems, puppy milling, and the load on breed rescue groups goes up.

every damn time there's a movie with a certain breed of dog in it too.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

9. Meh.

Usually these "most popular breeds" are just tallies of the number of AKC purebred registrations. They number in at a few thousand.

They're pretty much non-represntative of the millions of dogs out there.

[Muttocracy]

10. I wouldn't say they're non-representative

based on my time working in and volunteering in shelters and rescue groups. Cases in point: Rottweilers. Dalmatians. when they peaked.

But you're right for pit bulls (mostly mutts, few AKC) and all the various "designer mutts" out there. Two breeds at the puppy mill were put together by accident and let's call it designer and charge more!

I'm just not even going to go into a rant here. Other boards for that.

[triguy46]

15. Get on the bus to Labrador!

[Muttocracy]

27. super cute! and safely buckled too!

are those Clumber Spaniels in the back or very wrinkly Labbies?

[Left Brain]

55. omg, love that!

We used to have a Chocolate we called Maggie.

There's a brewpub in Portland (OR) called the Lucky Lab. They make "Stumptown Ale" and an assortment of designer microbrews. The pubs also display cork boards loaded with push-pinned pics of the patrons' Labs (along with pictures of people wearing their Lucky Lab tees in Labrador, Spain, Japan, all over the world.)

Dogs welcome at the pub, too. Outside, of course.

[Beausoir]

19. That was definitely the case with the Dalmatian. Great dogs...but they need firm training and lots

of patience, love and vigorous exercise.

I miss my Dal. Had her for 10 years before she died of salivary gland cancer.

Wonderful, alert, loyal, dignified and sweet dog.

[Muttocracy]

28. most people have no idea how much exercise those Dals need! good for you n/t

[Beausoir]

38. Dals are born runners. They need to run. We bought a special attachment for our bikes called the

K-9 Cruiser.

We would hook our Dal up to the bike and go.

Dals are very comfortable running near turning wheels.

The Dalmatian is a great dog.....if you know how to treat them.

[lost-in-nj]

5. I have 2 of the 10!

Ollie




Do-we and Max




yeah we are ahead of the times!!!!


lost

[brentspeak]

6. Cool dogs!

Ollie looks mean.

[lost-in-nj]

8. Far from it

he's my daughters dog and the sweetest thing you would want to meet..
Its her first dog and I keep telling her she got so spoiled with him no other dog will compare.....

lost


they do have some wicked gas though!!!!

[KamaAina]

7. Bulldog! Bulldog! Bow wow wow! Eli Yale!

http://yalebulldogs.cstv.com/genrel/042605aaa.html

New Haven, CT - Yale's search for a new mascot came to a conclusion Tuesday afternoon with the selection of "Mugsy" as Handsome Dan XVI. The English Bulldog from Hamden was picked from a field of 10 as part of Spring Fling festivities on Yale's Old Campus.

"I think his large size (69 pounds), and the fact that he's fearless and enjoys crowds makes him a great Handsome Dan," owner Bob Sansone said. "Personality-wise, you won't find a more lovable dog."

The festivities began shortly after 3 p.m. with emcees Satya Bhabha '06 and Erica Shumate '06 explaining the history of Yale's mascot - the first Handsome Dan patrolled the Yale sidelines starting in 1889. Yale is known as the first university in the United States to adopt a mascot. Handsome Dan, who has been featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated, is as famous as any mascot in the country.



Yrs,
K-A
Y'85, cum laude

[XemaSab]

11. The Redding, CA top four most popular dogs:

1. Cattle dog mixes
2. Pit mixes
3. Lab mixes
4. Mystery mixes found out on 299 :shrug:

:D

[JanMichael]

12. Jack R. Terriers! Where are they on this stupid list?

Ok, I know, it takes a special kind of crazy to deal with these little mutts but we love ours.

[Left Brain]

13. My boy is #7

Caption: Mmmmmmmm... Bebe has a flavor!

[A-Long-Little-Doggie]

20. Hey! I have a couple of 7's, too!

Ruby and Bandit, and the late, great Stash the dog!

[Left Brain]

50. We have a Frank

He's our first Dachsie. Great dogs!

[Sanity Claws]

14. Who did the counting? Diebold?

Maybe that's why the Scottie didn't do so well.
;)

[triguy46]

16. Hey, get on the Lab bus or get left behind....

[Beausoir]

21. Oh wow! I want to get on that bus! Doggy heaven!

[triguy46]

22. They do look like they are having a fun day. 'Course, for labs...

every day is a good day. Sorry, I'm biased to them, only dogs I've ever owned. RIP Rex, miss ya.

[Beausoir]

17. Two #6's here! Fantastic dogs!

Best doggone family dog I've ever owned.

But, pretty hard-headed and VERY slow to potty train. Knuckleheads.

[NightWatcher]

18. bulldogs are cool

[RetroLounge]

23. Damn dog hit #1 and I had to buy him his own Princess Tent

He's impossible to live with now.

He's all "Feed me" and "Walk me" and "Pet Me or I'll Bite Your Ass" and "Get me a treat, Human Scum."



RL

[lost-in-nj]

42. are you sure thats a princess tent??

and not a replica of the main body part in this movie???


http://www.teethmovie.com/


lost


not a pleasant subject


:scared: :scared:



lost

[MrScorpio]

24. The Mutt will always be number 1 in my heart

Let's hear it for the lovable mutts!

[Muttocracy]

30. There's a great book called Mutts: America's Dogs

It's a tongue-in-cheek guide to mutts, to honor them and to dispel the myth that with a purebreed you know for sure what you're getting (well, size maybe you do) but mutts are a mystery.

Their top 10 list includes
The black dog
The yellow dog
The unidentified furry (collie mix?) object

etc.

http://www.amazon.com/Mutts-Americas-Dogs-Brian-Kilcommons/dp/0446519499/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1200622572&sr=8-1

[Arkansas Granny]

56. I prefer mutts myself. There's a lot to be said for natural selection.

[femmocrat]

25. No one counted the Pit Bulls, I guess.

There is no more common dog, IMO!

[Muttocracy]

29. they won't show up on an AKC count

except as AmStaffs but very few garden variety pit bulls are all AmStaff. Most are a mixture of different staffie/bitpully/other things.

And that's a good thing.

[OhioChick]

26. I Want a German Sheperd

SO bad. They're such sleek dogs. Maybe when Spring comes........

[Muttocracy]

31. go with breed rescue!

If you can't find one at your local shelter - start with www.petfinder.com - most shelters and rescue groups are online there and you can search by breed and location.

Breed rescue for GSD: http://www.akc.org/breeds/rescue.cfm#812, search elsewhere online. I know this one in western NY, http://www.brightstargsd.org/, they could probably direct you to Ohio folks. Actually, I think they've gotten dogs from Ohio in the past :(

And be sure you're ready for a GSD - they are way too smart and at 9 and 6yo mine have almost as much energy as they did at 2!! (mine are mostly-GSD mutts and I've volunteered for GSD rescue).

[OhioChick]

33. Thanks for the Links!

I've looked on Petfinder in the past. Some beautiful dogs.

[Muttocracy]

32. don't underestimate the shedding and big muddy paws...

they don't keep themselves sleek! :)

And I'm serious about the shedding - year round and tons of it!

[OhioChick]

34. I Currently Have a Siberian Husky......

They blow their coats during season changes.......after dealing with that, German Sheperds are indeed sleek! :)

[Muttocracy]

35. OK, preaching to the choir!

Though I actually think huskies stay cleaner - more water repellant coats and less doggy smell. It's kind of handy having them absolutely blow and then go in standby for awhile I think. (Used to live with a husky (not mine) and do husky rescue).

One of my mutts is an insane GSD-Husky-Lab mix, probably half GSD? Looks mostly GSD, acts mostly Husky. Killing critters, still not trustworthy off-leash for a nanosecond. He's way smarter than me. His shedding is a little more tufty and seasonsal than a Shepherd but not quite like a husky.

[gbate]

44. As long as you don't care about the massive dog hair!!

On the positive side, they are wonderful, intelligent companions.

:)

[GigiMommy]

36. Where's Labradoodles?

I'm cute and cuddly and LOVE to play! Plus, I don't shed!

[LeftyMom]

49. Not a breed. Filed under "mutt."

[KatyaR]

37. No Boston Terriers - sigh.

Maggie will be so disappointed.

[flvegan]

39. We'll kill several million animals in shelters, yet continue to breed them

to feed this AKC and her bullshit Top 10 list.

:hi: Sorry for the spoiler. I'm the resident jerk, and I have to live up to it.

[NewWaveChick1981]

41. Those were my exact thoughts when I read the subject line.

:( :cry: I've only had one dog in my life that has been a purebred, and we were given the dog by someone who couldn't keep her. I've had thirteen dogs in my life, and the other twelve were shelter mutts or otherwise-homeless mutts that certainly would not have made it without us. :hug: My sweet dog Casey, who turns 8 in May, was a day away from euthanasia when we saw her at the shelter and immediately decided to adopt her. She had been in the shelter for five months, and they couldn't house her any longer.

I wish more people felt the same way. :cry:

[WolverineDG]

46. Don't breed or buy while shelter pets die

Can I be a jerk on this issue too? :hi:

dg, all of whose dogs are documented mutts from El Kennel del Calle (the street)

[SallyMander]

51. Seconded

:thumbsup:


I was going to say something similar -- rescue dogs are the best!

People who pay thousands for these purebreds (while countless dogs are being euthanized every day) are out of their effin minds.


Edit for clarity

[RebelOne]

40. Rottweilers should be on that list.

I have owned (or rather they owned me) Rotties for many years now and they are fantastic dogs. Like pit bulls, they get a bad rap from the press. Whenever a Rottweiler bits someone, the media is all over the story. But how much press is given when a cocker bits someone?

[calico1]

48. I LOVE Rotties!

I have a Rottie boy who is a big mush. I had a Rottie gal too who was sweet. We lost her over the Summer but she was the best dog I ever had. My Roscoe still misses her. They are such good dogs and so misunderstood.

[RebelOne]

53. Yes, they are definitely misunderstood.

I have never met a Rottie that I didn't like. My Rottie, Legend, is a big baby and so was Bear, the one that passed away in 1999.

[ProfessorGAC]

45. My Mom Has A Westie

We've got a Lab. So, at least one doggie in the family made the list.
The Professor

[LeftyMom]

47. the poor dogs on this list will be done no favors by unscrupulous breeders

:( Being popular is not in a dog's best interest. It just means more people trying to make a buck through another being's reproduction instead of their own labor, and the poor dogs are the ones who will suffer for it.

[China_cat]

52. Be glad it isn't.

That way, it's less likely to become a puppy mill staple.

[UTUSN]

54. Awww, sad: Cockers are #17.

http://www.akc.org/reg/dogreg_stats.cfm

I had two of them. They are SO smart, lovable, playful, noble.

[MissMillie]

57. I LOVE bulldogs!!!!

love them!!!

:loveya:

They are so sweet. I think they have to be. With a face like that, no one would feed them unless they were sweet!