AKC names Tucson’s top breeds for 2008

From The American Kennel Club

The AKC announced their nationwide registration statistics which revealed that for the 18th consecutive year, the Labrador Retriever is the most popular purebred in America. But, while more than twice as many Labs were registered last year than any other breed, making it a likely leader for many years to come, the Bulldog continues to amble its way up the list. It made news last year by returning to the AKC’s Top 10 for the first time in over 70 years and now has jumped 6 percent, advancing two spots to land in 8th place.

Here’s a look at Tucson’s Top 10 breeds as compared to the rest of the country:

TUCSON 2008
1. Labrador Retriever
2. German Shepherd Dog
3. Golden Retrieverg
4. Yorkshire Terrier
5. Dachshund
6. Shih Tzu
7. Bulldog
8. Boxer
9. Poodle
10. Chihuahua
* Registration data pulled from Tucson zip codes as specified by U.S. Postal Service

NATIONWIDE 2008
1. Labrador Retriever
2. Yorkshire Terrier
3. German Shepherd Dog
4. Golden Retriever
5. Beagle
6. Boxer
7. Dachshund
8. Bulldog
9. Poodle
10. Shih Tzu

“Tucson is pretty consistent with the rest of the country in terms of their love for versatile Sporting dogs such as Golden Retrievers and Labrador Retrievers,” said AKC Spokesperson Lisa Peterson. “However, residents proved that Tucson does have its own preferences by including the Chihuahua on their local Top 10 list and relegating the fifth most popular breed nationally, the beagle, to fourteenth place locally.”

Visit AKC.org for information on other cities and the complete list of national rankings.

Source: American Kennel Club

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