I'm curious of the breakdown of what dogs people own on Answers. So, here's my poll. There are seven categories for dogs, based on their popularity and if they're purebred.
Write how many dogs in each category you own. Please put your poll answer at the top of your answer. If you want to say more about your dogs, please do so after the poll results. For example:
Most Popular Breed: 2
Mixed Breed with Unknown History: 1
Here we go. There are seven categories:
1. Most Popular Breed
2. Very Popular Breed
3. Slightly Popular Breed
4. Less Well-Known Breed
5. Rare Breed
6. Mixed Breed with Known History
7. Mixed Breed with Unknown History
The first four categories are defined below. Basically all AKC breeds, based on popularity and registration stats. I've also added the American Pit Bull Terrier since that's a popular breed without being AKC-registered. It's in the same category as the AmStaff. Rare breeds are any purebreds not listed.
2007-08-11 06:20:47 · 31 answers · asked by Cleoppa 5 in Pets ➔ Dogs
If you have a mixed breed that you know what all its parents are, use Mixed Breed with Known History. This is for accidental breedings and “designer dogs.” For all other mixed breeds whose history is a guess, use Mixed Breed with Unknown History.
Most Popular Breed:
Australian Shepherd; Basset Hound; Beagle; Bichon Frise; Boston Terrier; Boxer; Brittany; Bulldog; Cavalier King Charles Spaniel; Chihuahua; Cocker Spaniels; Collie; Dachshund; Doberman Pinscher; English Springer Spaniel; French Bulldog; German Shepherd Dog; German Shorthaired Pointer; Golden Retrievers; Great Dane; Havanese; Labrador Retriever; Maltese; Mastiff; Miniature Pinscher; Miniature Schnauzer; Papillon; Pembroke Welsh Corgi; Pomeranian; Poodle; Pug; Rottweiler; Shetland Sheepdog; Shih Tzu; Siberian Husky; Weimaraner; West Highland White Terrier; Yorkshire Terrier
2007-08-11 06:20:58 · update #1
Very Popular Breed:
Airedale Terrier; Akita; Alaskan Malamute; American Pit Bull Terrier; American Staffordshire Terrier; Australian Cattle Dog; Bernese Mountain Dog; Bloodhound; Border Collie; Brussels Griffon; Bull Terrier; Bullmastiff; Cairn Terrier; Chesapeake Bay Retriever; Chinese Crested; Chinese Shar-Pei; Chow Chow; English Cocker Spaniel; German Wirehaired Pointer; Great Pyrenees; Irish Setter; Irish Wolfhound; Italian Greyhound; Japanese Chin; Lhasa Apso; Newfoundland; Old English Sheepdog; Parson Russell Terrier; Pekingese; Portuguese Water Dog; Rhodesian Ridgeback; Samoyed; Scottish Terrier; Shiba Inu; Silky Terrier; Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier; St. Bernard; Tibetan Mastiff; Vizsla; Whippet
2007-08-11 06:21:12 · update #2
Slightly Popular Breed:
Afghan Hound; American Eskimo Dog; Anatolian Shepherd; Australian Terrier; Basenji; Bearded Collie; Belgian Malinois; Belgian Tervuren; Border Terrier; Borzoi; Bouvier des Flandres; Cardigan Welsh Corgi; Dalmatian; English Setter; Flat-Coated Retriever; Giant Schnauzer; Gordon Setter; Greater Swiss Mountain Dog; Keeshond; Kerry Blue Terrier; Manchester Terrier; Neapolitan Mastiff; Norfolk Terrier; Norwegian Elkhound; Norwich Terrier; Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever; Plott; Pointer; Saluki; Schipperke; Smooth Fox Terrier; Staffordshire Bull Terrier; Standard Schnauzer; Tibetan Spaniel; Tibetan Terrier; Toy Fox Terrier; Welsh Terrier; Wire Fox Terrier; Wirehaired Pointing Griffon
2007-08-11 06:21:24 · update #3
Less Well-Known Breed:
Affenpinscher; American Foxhound; American Water Spaniel; Bedlington Terrier; Belgian Sheepdog; Black and Tan Coonhound; Black Russian Terrier; Briard; Canaan Dog; Clumber Spaniel; Curly-Coated Retriever; Dandie Dinmont Terrier; English Foxhound; English Toy Spaniel; Field Spaniel; Finnish Spitz; German Pinscher; Glen of Imaal Terrier; Greyhound; Harrier; Ibizan Hound; Irish Terrier; Irish Water Spaniel; Komondor; Kuvasz; Lakeland Terrier; Löwchen; Miniature Bull Terrier; Otterhound; Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen; Pharaoh Hound; Polish Lowland Sheepdog; Puli; Scottish Deerhound; Sealyham Terrier; Skye Terrier; Spinone Italiano; Sussex Spaniel; Welsh Springer Spaniel
2007-08-11 06:21:35 · update #4
That's it!
NOTE: All the breeds above are alphabetized in their category, so it shouldn't be hard to find your breed. However you can go to Edit => Find in your internet browser to find a word quicker. Or just push Ctrl+F.
2007-08-11 06:23:06 · update #5
10 Most Popular Breed
2007-08-11 06:23:54 · answer #1 · answered by DP 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very Popular Breed: 2
Mixed Breed with Unknown History: 1
2007-08-12 06:49:37 · answer #2 · answered by Colette J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very Popular Breed-1
I have an 8 month old Shiba Inu. It is listed in your question as a very popular breed, however in my area I would consider it a less well known breed because 1 in 25 people have ever heard of the breed and less than that can identify the breed when seeing them. We have seen 1 other Shiba puppy in our area (we take her to Petsmart, Pet Supplies Plus and/or the dog park every weekend.
2007-08-11 06:36:10 · answer #3 · answered by BJ'sBabyGirl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I own three dogs from the most popular list.
Australian Shepherd, Pom, Yorkie.
All are spayed and neutered.
In my life, I have owned a variety of mixed breeds and purebred dogs. I overwhelmingly prefer the purebreds, although the most intelligent and responsive dog I've ever owned was a cross between a German Shorthair Pointer and something that happened along.
2007-08-11 06:32:35 · answer #4 · answered by Mattie D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
7 Mixed breed with unknown history. Heck I don't even really know how old he is. Shelter baby.
Nope tspencer- a peekapoo is not a breed you have 6. mixed breed with known history. It is a pekingese and poodle mix.
Sara- the AKC changed the name of the jack russell terrier to the parson russell terrier- so you have 2. A very popular breed.
2007-08-11 06:26:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If they all bred "rare" breeds, they would cease to be rare and would become "popular"... the problem is your circular definition. And the reasons are many why one breed is more in demand than others: First off, some dogs are more suitable for more homes. The Labrador Retriever is versatile and relatively easy to care for - the Alaskan Malamute is neither of those things. Second, the public is more aware of some breeds (self-perpetuating, but also due to media, tv, movies, etc). No one without a vast knowledge of dogs wakes up in the morning and says "I would like a Puli" but any idiot in the US knows enough to wake up in the morning with the breed name "Dalmatian" or "Golden Retriever" or "Chihuahua". Third, some breeds are newcomers to the US. The Dutch Shepherd, for example, or the Belgian Laekenois, or the Black Russian Terrier. It takes TIME to build up a population and to give them the exposure necessary so that they are in demand. Finally, good for the rare breeds! The "popular" breeds are killed by thousands in shelters, and bred until they die in puppy mills. The "hard to find" breeds are carefully cared for so that a puppy miller doesn't get enough to start a breeding population purely for profit. CORRECT and well-bred dogs are relatively rare in all breeds, but as a proportion, they are much rarer in the "popular" breeds. People ARE breeding Itanian Spinone - they are just doing it carefully and correctly. Unless you want to see Spinone dying in shelters or in the news from a puppy mill bust, you can accept that it's worth it to take the time and energy to find one of the reputable breeders producing a good one.
2016-05-19 22:33:38 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a Jack Russel Terrier, and as far as I'm concerned that breed of dog isn't listed anywhere, so I do not know what category to place.
Mixed Breed with Unknown History: 1
2007-08-11 06:29:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
7 Mixed Breed with Unknown History (3 dogs)
2007-08-11 07:50:49 · answer #8 · answered by Crittergal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
very popular breed 1. mixed breed with known history 1 i am told that my mix breed is called a lurcher in England,he is a cross bred lab greyhound and is the last of three that i have had for 10 years. i also have a 9 month old whippet.
2007-08-11 06:36:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have 2 Number 1 (2 german shepherds, both rescues, 1 is known history, 1 is unknown and she is a White GSD)
I have 3 Number 7 (Aussie mix and 2 Lab mixes, all rescues)
My foster gog is unclassified. He is a Walker hound with unknown history. (Anyone looking for a great Walker Hound? :))
2007-08-11 08:23:22 · answer #10 · answered by stopthekilling 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋