When it comes to the most-popular dogs in the country, mixed breeds, Labrador Retrievers, and Golden Retrievers take the top three spots, according to Trupanion, the pet insurance company, which digs into its database every year to compile the listings.
Quite frankly, that’s a boring statistic. We’ve heard that for years. Much better are Trupanion’s city by city rankings, which lists the top 10 breeds in specific areas. As expected, cities such as San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York have a lot of small breeds — the French Bulldog got the top spot in N.Y. and S.F.
The top dog in Seattle, though, is a nice surprise: the Alaskan Malamute. We’re not sure why. Perhaps the Malamute looks the best in the Subaru Outback, or maybe all that facial fur makes everyone feel right at home.
Nobody is screwing around in Chicago, however. The top dog there is an English Bulldog. Nobody is screwing around in Miami, either. The top dog there is the American Bulldog. Chicago, however, keeps the large breed spirit going, with the Bullmastiff and the Olde English Bulldog also showing up in the top five, and the American Bulldog shows up in the top 10. Chicago and Bulldogs — who knew?
Raleigh, however, hoists the Basset Hound to the top spot, but the real surprise there is the Great Dane taking the No. 2 spot. Raleigh also has our only Pit Bull in all the city rankings, coming in at No. 10.
As for the people of Boston, they made the Puggle No. 1. That’s a nice side you’re showing, Boston.
Here are the full rankings (and be sure to check out our breed database to get more information on them):
New York |
Boston |
Raleigh |
Miami |
French Bulldog |
Puggle |
Basset Hound |
American Bulldog |
Havanese |
Cockapoo |
Great Dane |
Maltese |
Shiba Inu |
Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier |
Pyrenean Mountain Dog (Great Pyrenees) |
Rat Terrier |
Coton de Tulear |
Olde English Bulldog |
Miniature Dachshund |
Yorkshire Terrier |
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel |
Labrador Retriever |
Greyhound |
Dachshund |
Toy Poodle |
Cairn Terrier |
Weimaraner |
Weimaraner |
Miniature Poodle |
Labradoodle |
Scottish Terrier |
French Bulldog |
Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier |
Rhodesian Ridgeback |
Rat Terrier |
Maltipoo |
Italian Greyhound |
Portuguese Water |
Miniature Schnauzer |
Miniature Schnauzer |
Miniature Australian Shepherd |
Golden Retriever |
American Pitbull Terrier |
Italian Greyhound |
San Francisco |
Los Angeles |
Seattle |
French Bulldog |
Terrier Mix |
Alaskan Malamute |
Pembroke Welsh Corgi |
Maltipoo |
Pembroke Welsh Corgi |
Labradoodle |
Pomeranian |
Rat Terrier |
Bichon Frise |
French Bulldog |
Greyhound |
Maltipoo |
Toy Poodle |
French Bulldog |
English Bulldog |
Maltese |
Shiba Inu |
Pug |
Chihuahua |
Labradoodle |
Dachshund |
Poodle |
Australian Cattle Dog |
Terrier Mix |
Cockapoo |
Rhodesian Ridgeback |
Poodle |
Cocker Spaniel |
Bernese Mountain Dog |
Chicago |
Minneapolis/St. Paul |
English Bulldog |
English Springer Spaniel |
Schnoodle |
German Pointer |
Bullmastiff |
Newfoundland |
Cairn Terrier |
Shetland Sheepdog |
Olde English Bulldog |
American Staffordshire Terrier |
Shar Pei |
Papillon |
Yorkiepoo |
Goldendoodle |
Puggle |
Labrador Retriever |
American Bulldog |
Border Collie |
Beagle |
Pembroke Welsh Corgi |
To learn more about these breeds, visit our breed database, and visit Trupanion’s city by city rankings to get stats.
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