Here's our list in the UK. This is of course only a list of registered breeds but yorkies are still number 16
Last year they were number 4! I don't know if thats good or bad, there are lots of pups advertized for sale but alot don't have papers so I think this could be the reason they have dropped. Alot of people have lost faith in the Kennel Club since a documentry called "Pedigree dogs exposed" was broadcast on the BBC last year and the Kennel Club came off quite badly!
Dog breeds Number of breeds registered in 2008
1 Retriever (Labrador) 45,233
2 Spaniel (Cocker) 22,508
3 Spaniel (English Springer) 14,899
4 German Shepherd Dog (Alsatian) 11,903
5 Cavalier King Charles Spaniel 11,226
6 Staffordshire Bull Terrier 10,744
7 Retriever (Golden) 9,159
8 Border Terrier 9,145
9 Boxer 7,353
10 West Highland White Terrier 7,330
The rest of the dog breeds in the top twenty are as follows…
11 Shih Tzu 5,495
12 Miniature Schnauzer 5,333
13 Lhasa Apso 5,117
14 Bulldog 4,543
15 Pug 4,480
16 Yorkshire Terrier 3,951
17 Whippet 3,328
18 Bull Terrier 2,922
19 Bichon Frise 2,757
20 Rottweiler 2,631