A Decade of Dog Trends

A DECADE OF DOG TRENDS PUPPIES'N'DOGS.COM VISUALIZES THE CHANGE IN POPULARITY OF THE USA'S TOP 25 DOGS OVER THE PAST DECADE. DOG COLOR DENOTES GROUP- TOY WORKING SPORTING NON SPORTING HERDING HOUND TERRIER 2000 AKC DOG BREED RANKING NOW *BAR SHOWS CHANGE IN RANKING LABRADOR RETRIEVER NZC RANKING #1 #1 GERMAN SHEPHERD #3 #2 YORKSHIRE TERRIER +4 #7 #3 BEAGLE #5 # 4 GOLDEN RETRIEVER -3 #2 #5 BULLDOG +15 #21 #6 BOXER +2 #9 #7 DACHSHUND # 4 #8 POODLE #6 #9 SHIH TZU N/C # 10 # 10 THE ONLY NON MOVERS ARE THE LABRADOR AND SHIH TZU RANKING 1ST AND 1OTH RESPECTIVELY ONLY TWO HOUNDS RANK IN THE TOP 25, THE BEAGLE AND THE DACHSHUND THE ENGLISH BULLDOG ENTERED THE TOP TEN RISING 15 PLACES +15 THE DECADES DARLINGS THE HIGHEST RISERS WITHIN THE TOP 25 FRENCH BULLDOG +50 #71 #21 CAVALIER KING CHARLES SPANIEL +31 #54 #23 WHERE IS THE LOVE? THE BIGGEST LOSERS IN THE POPULARITY STAKES CHIHUAHUA -5 #8 # 13 PUGS -9 # 15 #24 COCKER SPANIEL # 14 # 25 TOP DOG RISING STAR LEAST WANTED LABRADOR TEN YEARS AT THE TOP FRENCH BULLDOG MOVING UP THE PACK COCKER SPANIEL SO 20TH CENTURY TOP TRENDS OF THE LAST DOGGY DECADE NUMBER OF BREEDS IN EACH GROUP- TOP 25 RANKING DIFFERENCE BY GROUP, LAST TEN YEARS- TOP 25 -30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 TOY WORKING SPORTING NON SPORTING HERDING 8. TOY WORKING SPORTING -6 NON SPORTING HERDING +18 +23 4 4 +60 -2 HOUND -3 TERRIER HOUND 2 TERRIER 1 +1 DOG POPULATION IN THE US 310 MILLION DOGS 2001 2011 INCREASE BY 18 MILLION (60.3 MILLION) (78.2 MILLION) 8% INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF DOGS NEUTERED IN THE PAST TEN YEARS ROSE FORM 70% - 78% PRODUCED BY: SOURCES: Puppies NDogs HTTP://WWW.AKC.ORG/REG/DOGREG_STATS.CFM HTTP://WWW.AMERICANPETPRODUCTS.ORG/PUBS_SURVEY.ASP HTTP://WWW.SPAYUSA.ORG/MEDIA/PDFS/PREPUBAL_NEUTERING.PDF HTTP://WWW.SPAYUSA.ORG/MEDIA/PDFS/COMPANION ANIMALS/ARTICLE02.PDF HTTP://WWW.COMMERCE.STATE.AK.US/DED/DEV/SEAFOOD/PUB/PETFOODINDUSTRYREPORT.PDF wwW.PUPPIESNDOGS.COM DISCLAIMER: CREATED WITH NO AFFILIATION TO THE AMERICAN KENNAL CLUB OR THE AMERICAN PET PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION