The top twenty dog breeds in the UK
The Kennel Club recently published figures which highlighted not only their top twenty registered breeds, but the twenty most vulnerable too.
There are some real shocks on both lists with the Lhasa Apso and Dogue de Bourdeaux both in the top twenty most popular while the Cardigan Welsh Corgi and King Charles Spaniel now amongst the lowest registered.
Here are the lists in full, with the number of registrations in brackets:
Top Twenty
1. Labrador Retriever (44099)
2. cocker Spaniel (23744)
3. English Springer Spanial (13988)
4. German Shepherd Dog (10364)
5. Staffordshire Bull Terrier (8663)
6. Border Terrier (8383)
7. Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (8154)
8. Golden Retriever (7911)
9. Pug (5726)
10. Boxer (5699)
11. Miniature Schnauzer (5651)
12. West Highland White Terrier (5361)
13. Shih Tzu (5247)
14. Lhasa Apso (4865)
15. Bulldog (4746)
16. Whippet (3557)
17. Yorkshire Terrier (3441)
18. Beagle (2877)
19. Dogue de Bordeaux (2841)
20. Miniature Smooth-Haired Dachshund (2802)
Bottom twenty
1. Skye Terrier (37)
2. Cordigan Welsh Corgi (46)
3. Sealyham Terrier (49)
4. Smooth Collie (54)
5. Field Spaniel (55)
6. Otterhound (57)
7. Glen of Imaal Terrier (61)
8. Sussex Spaniel (68)
9. Curly Coated Retriever (72)
10. Manchester Terrier (107)
11. Irish Red and White Setter (117)
12. Irish Water Spaniel (117)
13. Lancaster Heeler (134)
14. Black and Tan English Toy Terrier (136)
15. Dandie Dinmont (151)
16. Smooth Fox Terrier (155)
17. Norwich Terrier (172)
18. King Charles Spaniel (199)
19. Miniature Bull Terrier (223)
20. Kerry Blue Terrier (223)
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