French bulldogs. U.S. dog owners. C91裸聊视频檈st l91裸聊视频檃mour.
Frenchies remained the United States91裸聊视频� most commonly registered purebred dogs last year, according to American Kennel Club rankings released Wednesday. The club calls the Frenchie the most popular breed, though other canine constituencies may beg to differ.
Is it a coup to be celebrated? Au contraire, say longtime fans who rue what popularity is doing to the breed. Nevertheless, after lapping Labrador retrievers to , the bat-eared, scaled-down bulldogs held on in the new standings, which reflect puppies and other dogs that were added last year to the United States91裸聊视频� oldest dog registry.
Meanwhile, dachshunds are at a nearly two-decade peak, the cane corso is making moves, and there91裸聊视频檚 a new breed in the mix.
Of course, purebreds are only part of the canine population in the U.S., where animal of all sorts of dogs last year. Here91裸聊视频檚 a snapshot:
TOP 10
After Frenchies, the most common breeds registered were Labs, golden retrievers, German shepherds and poodles. Then came dachshunds, bulldogs, beagles, Rottweilers and German shorthaired pointers.
All were also in the top 10 in 2022. A decade ago, Yorkshire terriers and boxers were in the group. Go back a half-century, and the third most popular breed was the Irish setter 91裸聊视频� now 76th.
Pooch preferences shift for reasons ranging from (social and otherwise) to changing lifestyles as more Americans have moved to cities.
The statistics have limits. Registration is voluntary, the AKC releases few raw numbers, and the popularity rankings measure only the club91裸聊视频檚 roughly 200 recognized breeds. They don91裸聊视频檛 include doodles, other deliberate hybrids or everyday mixed-breed dogs, though those can be registered as 91裸聊视频渁ll-American dogs91裸聊视频� for such sports as and .
THE FRENCHIE MALAISE
Nearly 98,500 French bulldogs joined the AKC pack last year, after a whopping 108,000 in 2022.
The small, solidly built, push-faced dogs have a penchant for comically pensive expressions and often take city living in stride. 91裸聊视频淭hey91裸聊视频檙e interesting little beings,91裸聊视频� says Naneice Bucci, who has owned and shown them for decades.
The breed is now are a lightning rod for .
There are the foreshortened snouts that can result in labored breathing, gagging, difficulty with exercise and other ills 91裸聊视频� concerns that prompted the Netherlands to ban breeding certain individual dogs with muzzles deemed too short. There are pet-store heists and violent robberies, at least . There91裸聊视频檚 a proliferation of Frenchies with unusual coat colors and textures, which have over longtime standards.
And there91裸聊视频檚 concern among long-timers that the hot market for puppies is incentivizing people who are in it for greed, not the breed.
To Bucci, 91裸聊视频渋t91裸聊视频檚 a very scary time.91裸聊视频�
As a 91裸聊视频減reservation breeder91裸聊视频� who follows AKC standards and conducts a battery of internationally recommended health tests before her dogs reproduce, she dreads that breeders who don91裸聊视频檛 do likewise may lead to crackdowns on everyone. And as a founder of Nevada French Bulldog Rescue, she also sees 91裸聊视频渁ll of the underbelly of the people who breed indiscriminately.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淓very time we take in a Frenchie that91裸聊视频檚 in terrible condition, yes, I get angry,91裸聊视频� says Bucci, who lives near Reno. 91裸聊视频淏ut at the same time, I don91裸聊视频檛 want to be punished for trying to do it right.91裸聊视频�
DACHSHUND REDUX
Among other breeds, the unmistakable, low-slung dachshund is riding high at No. 6, its highest ranking since 2004. The dogs ranked as high as third at times in the 1950s-70s.
Their combination of sprightly cuteness, small size and determination 91裸聊视频� they were originally bred to roust badgers 91裸聊视频� . They also have a full-sized bark and a tendency toward stubbornness.
91裸聊视频淓ven though they91裸聊视频檙e small, people have to remember: They are hounds,91裸聊视频� says Carole Krivanich of Milton, Delaware, whose nearly 15-year-old dachshund Mo is an agility and show champion. A longtime Rottweiler owner, she91裸聊视频檚 found dachshunds to be 91裸聊视频渧ery versatile91裸聊视频� and good companions.
ON A COURSE FOR PUP-ULARITY
The cane corso (pronounced CAH91裸聊视频�-neh COOR91裸聊视频�-soh) is now 16th in the rankings, remarkable for a breed the AKC first started counting as recently as 2010. (Perhaps it helped that owners have included such figures as NBA great LeBron James and Kansas City Chiefs quarterback .)
The dogs are praised as protective, trainable and attached to their people. But the strong breed is 91裸聊视频渘ot for somebody that doesn91裸聊视频檛 know how to control a dog,91裸聊视频� AKC spokesperson Brandi Hunter Munden says.
WHO91裸聊视频橲 NEW?
The debuts in the standings at 152nd most popular. But the large, long-eared bird-hunters aren91裸聊视频檛 exactly obscure. Country music power couple Tim McGraw and Faith Hill have shared the antics of their bracchi Italiani (that91裸聊视频檚 the proper plural) on social media. A notched a first-round 91裸聊视频渂est of breed91裸聊视频� win at the prestigious Westminster Kennel Club dog show last year.
WHO91裸聊视频橲 FEW?
The was rarest among last year91裸聊视频檚 registrations. Sometimes called Arabian greyhounds, the fleet, somewhat shy dogs .
GIMME SHELTER
While dogs from affenpinschers to Xoloitzcuintlis were bred last year, U.S. animal shelters were already . Shelters and rescue groups took in about 3.2 million dogs, while 2.2 million dogs were adopted, according to Shelter Animals Count, a nonprofit that gathers shelter data.
There91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频渁 need for a renewed effort to make adoption a priority for the community,91裸聊视频� says the group91裸聊视频檚 executive director, Stephanie Filer. Shelters have a wide variety of dogs to offer, including specific breeds, she notes.
Hunter Munden, the AKC91裸聊视频檚 spokesperson, has two rescue dogs and a purebred herself.
91裸聊视频淩escue is wonderful,91裸聊视频� she said. 91裸聊视频淗owever, we do understand that people want specific characteristics to fit their lifestyle, when it comes to dog ownership, and that91裸聊视频檚 where purebred dogs come in.91裸聊视频�
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