Bulldog popularity growing in US
23 Jan 2009
The bulldog made a comeback as the 8th dog in the list of the most famous canines released by the American Kennel Club (AKC). Lisa Peterson, a spokesperson of AKC, shares that the “docile and adaptive nature of the bulldog is gaining ground as a family favorite“.
The bulldog’s popularity is growing in the US as opposed to its absence of 70 years in the AKC list and has since jumped two notches from the 10th rank last year. The bulldog ranks second behind the Labrador in Las Vegas, Los Angeles and San Diego, but is off the list in Honolulu; Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.; Portland, Ore.; Raleigh, N.C.; and Salt Lake City.
The Labrador retriever emerged as the top people’s choice among purebred pooches for 18 years straight. AKC disclosed that more than twice as many Labs are registered in the U.S. in 2008 as Yorkshire terriers (Top 2 on the list) – clearly showing that Labs will most likely retain the title of Most Popular Dog in the near future. The rest of the top 10 canines are German shepherd, golden retriever, beagle, boxer, dachshund, poodle and Shih Tzu.
The news comes as the country’s new first family has yet to decide their choice of a dog for the White House. It looks like that none of the purebreds appears to be a candidate considered by Obama and his family. President Barack Obama has said his family was considering a Labradoodle, a hybrid of Lab and a poodle, or a Portuguese water dog. The advantage of both breeds are low-shedding breeds that won’t get hair all over the furniture or cause problems for the Obamas’ 10 year-old daughter, Malia, who has allergies.
The American Kennel Club said the hypoallergenic Portuguese water dog has increased 44 percent in popularity in the past decade and is currently the 64th dog in the recognized breeds list.
The kennel club will celebrate their 125th anniversary this year and offered some other information treats in its report.
The number three spot went to the German shepherd as the top dog in Detroit and Miami, with the Lab as the runner-up.
The Boxer, same with bulldog, is making a comeback as the second choice in Baltimore; Cincinnati; Des Moines, Iowa; Louisville, Ky.; Omaha, Neb.; and Kansas City, Mo. It is third in Atlanta, Cleveland, New Orleans, the Twin Cities, Pittsburgh, St. Louis and Philadelphia.
AKC started with nine breeds in 1884 and now recognizes 161. The most popular dog in the first yearly survey is the pointer, is now number 111. The Chesapeake Bay retriever used to be top two in 1884, is now number 48.
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