Here are 154 American Kennel Club (AKC) breeds, ordered based on popularity of AKC registrations (2013 - 2015):
| 1. |
Labrador Retriever |
|
78. |
Giant Schnauzer |
| 2. |
Golden Retriever |
|
79. |
Cardigan Welsh Corgi |
| 3. |
Yorkshire terrier |
|
80. |
Schipperke |
| 4. |
German shepherd dog |
|
81. |
Basenji |
| 5. |
Beagle |
|
82. |
Border Terrier |
| 6. |
Dachshund |
|
83. |
Irish Wolfhound |
| 7. |
Boxer |
|
84. |
Staffordshire Bull Terrier |
| 8. |
Poodle |
|
85. |
Bouvier Des Flandres |
| 9. |
Shih Tzu |
|
86. |
Gordon Setter |
| 10. |
Miniature Schnauzer |
|
87. |
Belgian Malinois |
| 11. |
Chihuahuas |
|
88. |
Toy Fox Terrier |
| 12. |
Pug |
|
89. |
Norwich Terrier |
| 13. |
Bull Dog |
|
90. |
Welsh Terrier |
| 14. |
Pomeranian |
|
91. |
Keeshond |
| 15. |
Cocker Spaniel(American) |
|
92. |
Great Swiss Mountain Dog |
| 16. |
Rottweiler |
|
93. |
Tibetan Terrier |
| 17. |
Boston Terrier |
|
94. |
Borzoi |
| 18. |
Shetland Sheepdog (Sheltie) |
|
95. |
Afghan Hound |
| 19. |
Maltese |
|
96. |
Norwegian Elkhound |
| 20. |
German Shorthaired Pointer |
|
97. |
English Setter |
| 21. |
Doberman Pinscher |
|
98. |
Flat Coated Retriever |
| 22. |
Miniature Pinscher |
|
99. |
Standard Schnauzer |
| 23. |
Pembroke Welsh Corgi |
|
100. |
Belgian Tervuren |
| 24. |
Great Dane |
|
101. |
Bearded Collie |
| 25. |
Siberian Husky |
|
102. |
Tibetan Spaniel |
| 26. |
Bichon Frise |
|
103. |
Fox Terrier – Smooth |
| 27. |
Basset Hound |
|
104. |
Manchester Terrier (Standard & Toy) |
| 28. |
English Springer Spaniel |
|
105. |
Kerry Blue Terrier |
| 29. |
Weimaraner |
|
106. |
Plott Hound |
| 30. |
Brittany |
|
107. |
Australian Terrier |
| 31. |
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel |
|
108. |
American Eskimo |
| 32. |
West Highland White Terrier |
|
109. |
Wirehaired Pointing Griffon |
| 33. |
Mastiff |
|
110. |
Pointer |
| 34. |
Australian Shepherd |
|
111. |
Belgian Sheepdog |
| 35. |
Papillion |
|
112. |
Norfolk Terrier |
| 36. |
Collie (Rough) & (Smooth) |
|
113. |
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever |
| 37. |
Saint Bernard |
|
114. |
Anatolian Sheepdog |
| 38. |
French Bulldog |
|
115. |
Spinone Italiano |
| 39. |
Lhasa Apso |
|
116. |
Neopolitan Mastiff |
| 40. |
Scottish Terrier |
|
117. |
Irish Terrier |
| 41. |
Cairn Terrier |
|
118. |
Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen |
| 42. |
Bullmastiff |
|
119. |
Saluki |
| 43. |
Havanese |
|
120. |
Bedlington Terrier |
| 44. |
Vizsla |
|
121. |
Briard |
| 45. |
Chinese Shar Pei |
|
122. |
Clumber Spaniel |
| 46. |
Newfoundland |
|
123. |
English Toy Spaniel |
| 47. |
Bernese Mountain Dog |
|
124. |
Welsh Springer Spaniel |
| 48. |
Pekingese |
|
125. |
Affenpinscher |
| 49. |
Chesapeake Bay Retriever |
|
126. |
Miniature Bull Terrier |
| 50. |
Bloodhound |
|
127. |
Scottish Deerhound |
| 51. |
Akita |
|
128. |
American Water Spaniel |
| 52. |
Airdale Terrier |
|
129. |
Lakeland Terrier |
| 53. |
Chinese Crested |
|
130. |
Curly Coated Retriever |
| 54. |
Rhodesian Ridgeback |
|
131. |
Black And Tan Coonhound |
| 55. |
Border Collie |
|
132. |
Puli |
| 56. |
Italian Greyhound |
|
133. |
Ibizan Hound |
| 57. |
Great Pyrenees |
|
134. |
Greyhound |
| 58. |
Alaskan Malamute |
|
135. |
Field Spaniel |
| 59. |
Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier |
|
136. |
Irish Water Spaniel |
| 60. |
Brussels Griffon |
|
137. |
Kuvasz |
| 61. |
Whippet |
|
138. |
Polish Lowland Sheepdog |
| 62. |
Bull Terrier |
|
139. |
Lowchen (Little Lion Dog) |
| 63. |
American Staffordshire Terrier |
|
140. |
Pharaoh Hound |
| 64. |
Chow Chow |
|
141. |
Black Russian Terrier |
| 65. |
Silky Terrier |
|
142. |
German Pinscher |
| 66. |
Shiba Inu |
|
143. |
Sussex Spaniel |
| 67. |
Irish Setter |
|
144. |
Skye Terrier |
| 68. |
Japanese Chin |
|
145. |
Komondor |
| 69. |
Old English Sheepdog (Bobtail) |
|
146. |
Sealyham Terrier |
| 70. |
Australian Cattle Dog |
|
147. |
Canaan Dog |
| 71. |
Portuguese Water Dogs |
|
148. |
Finnish Spitz |
| 72. |
Parson Russell Terrier |
|
149. |
Dandie Dinmont Terrier |
| 73. |
German Wirehaired Pointer |
|
150. |
Glen Imaal Terrier |
| 74. |
Cocker Spaniel (English) |
|
151. |
American Foxhound |
| 75. |
Samoyed |
|
152. |
Otter Hound |
| 76. |
Fox Terrier – Wirehair |
|
153. |
Harrier |
| 77. |
Dalmatian |
|
154. |
English Foxhound | | | |
Here is a list of dog breeds ranked by working/obedience intelligence
(i.e. the number of repetitions required for the dog to understand a
new command), based on surveys of professional dog trainers. Breeds ranked in the top 10 may learn new commands in as
few as 10 repetitions, while breeds in the bottom 10 may require up
to 100 repetitions or more to learn a new command.
| 1. |
Border Collie |
|
43. |
Saluki |
| 2. |
Poodle |
|
|
Finnish Spitz |
| 3. |
German Shepherd |
|
|
Pointer |
| 4. |
Golden Retriever |
|
44. |
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel |
| 5. |
Doberman Pinscher |
|
|
German Wirehaired Pointer |
| 6. |
Shetland Sheepdog |
|
|
Black & Tan Coonhound |
| 7. |
Labrador Retriever |
|
|
American Water Spaniel |
| 8. |
Papillon |
|
45. |
Siberian Husky |
| 9. |
Rottweiler |
|
|
Bichon Frise |
| 10. |
Australian Cattle Dog |
|
|
English Toy Spaniel |
| 11. |
Pembroke Welsh Corgi |
|
46. |
Tibetan Spaniel |
| 12. |
Miniature Schnauzer |
|
|
English Foxhound |
| 13. |
English Springer Spaniel |
|
|
Otterhound |
| 14. |
Belgian Tervuren |
|
|
American Foxhound |
| 15. |
Schipperke |
|
|
Greyhound |
| |
Belgian Sheepdog |
|
|
Wirehaired Pointing Griffon |
| 16. |
Collie |
|
47. |
West Highland White Terrier |
| |
Keeshond |
|
|
Scottish Deerhound |
| 17. |
German Shorthaired Pointer |
|
48. |
Boxer |
| 18. |
Flat-Coated Retriever |
|
|
Great Dane |
| |
English Cocker Spaniel |
|
49. |
Dachshund |
| |
Standard Schnauzer |
|
|
Stafforshire Bull Terrier |
| 19. |
Brittany |
|
50. |
Alaskan Malamute |
| 20. |
Cocker Spaniel |
|
51. |
Whippet |
| 21. |
Weimaraner |
|
|
Chinese Shar-pei |
| 22. |
Belgian Malinois |
|
|
Wire Fox Terrier |
| |
Bernese Mountain Dog |
|
52. |
Rhodesian Ridgeback |
| 23. |
Pomeranian |
|
53. |
Ibizan Hound |
| 24. |
Irish Water Spaniel |
|
|
Welsh Terrier |
| 25. |
Vizsla |
|
|
Irish Terrier |
| 26. |
Cardigan Welsh Corgi |
|
54. |
Boston Terrier |
| 27. |
Chesapeake Bay Retriever |
|
|
Akita |
| |
Puli |
|
55. |
Skye Terrier |
| |
Yorkshire Terrier |
|
56. |
Norfolk Terrier |
| 28. |
Giant Schnauzer |
|
|
Sealyham Terrier |
| 29. |
Airedale Terrier |
|
57. |
Pug |
| |
Bouvier Des Flandres |
|
58. |
French Bulldog |
| 30. |
Border Terrier |
|
59. |
Brussels Griffon |
| |
Briard |
|
|
Maltese |
| 31. |
Welsh Springer Spaniel |
|
60. |
Italian Greyhound |
| 32. |
Manchester Terrier |
|
61. |
Chinese Crested |
| 33. |
Samoyed |
|
62. |
Dandie Dinmont Terrier |
| 34. |
Field Spaniel |
|
|
Petit Basset Griffon |
| |
Newfoundland |
|
|
Vendeen |
| |
Australian Terrier |
|
|
Tibetan Terrier |
| |
American Staffordshire Terrier |
|
|
Japanese Chin |
| |
Gordon Setter |
|
|
Lakeland Terrier |
| |
Bearded Collie |
|
63. |
Old English Sheepdog |
| 35. |
Cairn Terrier |
|
64. |
Great Pyrenees |
| |
Kerry Blue Terrier |
|
65. |
Scottish Terrier |
| |
Irish Setter |
|
|
Saint Bernard |
| 36. |
Norwegian Elkhound |
