What breed is the most popular in your town?

**Twisterdog** · 10-12-2003, 03:59 PM

Labradors and labrador mixes. Everywhere. Sadly, including about 75% of the dogs at the shelters and animal controls on any given day. Also sadly, according to our city and county euthanasia statisitics, between 75% and 85% of the dogs euthanized every year due to lack of homes. Labs are victims of their own popularity, with every back yard breeder seeming to have a couple running around. A sad thing.

**isis** · 10-12-2003, 04:21 PM

Originally posted by wolf_Q
I would say Labs....we have LOTS of hunters here....people are ALWAYS breeding labs...it's very sad.

I can't count all of the Hunters down here!!

**Glacier** · 10-12-2003, 06:36 PM

Alaskan huskies--I'd say 95% of the dogs in the territory are husky mixes. At the shelter any dog that isn't an alaskan husky is adopted in under a week. A black and white husky mix is likely to be there for months.

**Kfamr** · 10-12-2003, 06:49 PM

Originally posted by *FlatCoatsRule*
I live in CA and everywhere you look there are different breeds! Vislas and Boxers and Jack Russell Terriers which, aren't anymore, and boston terriers and poodles, they are everywhere! But, the sad part it that there are just pit bulls roaming around our neighborhoods, so we can't walk our dogs safely til the pound comes to get them! And they are mean too! One of them almost bit me!

That's really sad. Sounds like a bad place to me. Poor pups.

**Rio and Me** · 10-13-2003, 05:25 AM

I live in a village and the most popular has to be the BC then goldens and then labs!!!
we dont get Pitts over here and Rooties arnt popular to most!
I love em all!

**cloverfdx** · 10-13-2003, 08:22 AM

in our area (central/western Victoria, Australia) Labs are the most popular along with GSD's and mixes/mutts (and "designer" dogs

) and English staffordshire bull terriers

the most common dogs that come into the animal shelter are Rotti's and working dogs (BC's and mixes, Heelers,Kelpies etc) as people think they can get these dogs and leave them in the backyard and all will be fine

**ParNone** · 10-13-2003, 01:25 PM

Don't have any stats to back me up. So this is just my opinion
from observation, but I'd say Labs. They seem to be the family
dog and hunting dog of choice around here.

One thing I'm sure of is my dogs aren't even close to the
top of the popularity list. In the 40 years I've lived here, I've
only seen 2 other Cairns and have never seen a Collie, not
even a Rough one.

Par...

**Cincy'sMom** · 10-13-2003, 03:55 PM

Every year our auitor puts out a list of the most registered breeds inthe county (put together as a result of dog owners licensing their pets) here are the numbers for Lucas County

**Desert Arabian** · 10-13-2003, 06:28 PM

Shepherds, pits, rotts, labs, boxers, beagles, hounds- all based on what I see at the shelter/listed on the shelter sites.

**Adge Gibbs** · 10-14-2003, 07:25 AM

Seems to be labs, pit bulls and rotweilers. They're EVERYWHERE.

**SeamusK** · 10-14-2003, 10:12 AM

Originally posted by wolflady
Sadly, pitbulls and rotties seem to be the most popular dogs in the area.

Same around here, And i live in a very "rich" neighborhood so its very strange how many pitbulls, and rotties are around here. And Dobermens. This neighborhood has very protective dogs. I've tought Jefe and Buck to be Very Aggressive with people that Are Not soposed to be in my house. my neighbor has 2 Cocker spaniels, They jump all over me and bite me. They are tiny doggies.

Not so Protective

**stacwase** · 10-15-2003, 12:24 PM

Lots of labs and lab mixes here. If you see a dog loose around here, it's almost surely going to be a lab or lab mix. If you see somebody walking a dog, though, it's rarely a lab. I think people around here leave labs out in their yards a lot. Why do they think that's OK???

**tikeyas_mom** · 10-15-2003, 01:15 PM

black lab, golden retrievers, and poodles......

at least I always see thoughs breeds being walked around.

I only know of 3 other siberian husky owners. my friend a photogrpher, and somone that lives across the street from jordan lol.

**isis** · 10-15-2003, 02:19 PM

I only know where a few Golden Retrievers live. Theres only around 4 here. 5 counting Emma!!

**isis** · 10-15-2003, 02:27 PM

Originally posted by stacwase
Lots of labs and lab mixes here. If you see a dog loose around here, it's almost surely going to be a lab or lab mix. If you see somebody walking a dog, though, it's rarely a lab. I think people around here leave labs out in their yards a lot. Why do they think that's OK???

I hate it when people do that!!

ALOT of people here do that!! They are never strays though. People here do not beleive in a LEASH! Theres all of these little punks riding lawn mowers with there dogs just running around the rode with them on no leash!!

They are going like 30 miles per hour to!! It's like they don't even care! We lived next to these people that didn't tie there dogs up or anything and there lab got hit by a car and had to be put down.