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07-25-2004, 01:40 PM | #1 |
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| [News] Yorkies Popular in Miami and Boston #6 overall in the US! Go Yorkies! --- Two retrievers - Labradors and goldens - continue to dominate as the country's most popular dog breeds, according to a recently released 2003 ranking from the American Kennel Club. But purebred registrations show beagles, those little hounds governed by inquisitive noses, surpassed the German shepherd to claim the No. 3 spot nationally. In Oregon, however, Snoopy falls off the doghouse altogether, not even making it into the top 10. Labs, dachshunds, goldens and Chihuahuas lead the pack in this state, according to the AKC. Of course, those statistics don't truly represent the most common dogs found in any given community. Mike Wellington, program manager for the Lane County Animal Regulation Authority, said his shelter sees an abundance of pit bulls, Labs, Rottweilers and chows. Of the smaller breeds, Wellington sees mostly Shih Tzus, miniature pinschers, poodles and some beagles. According to a review of the past three months of pet ads in The Register-Guard's classified section, the most popular dogs available are labs, dachshunds, golden retrievers, German shepherds, Parson Russell (aka Jack Russell) terriers, Pomeranians and beagles. Al Phillips, president of the Eugene Kennel Club and a breeder of beagles and German shepherds, said he's not surprised to see Labrador retrievers topping the lists. "We have some very serious field people with top field labs, some very serious hunters," Phillips said. "And, of course, we have many pet homes because of the temperament of a Lab and a golden." Rural and suburban areas tend to have higher numbers of larger dogs, he said. "In the big cities, you're going to have a high population of small dogs because of apartment living," he said. The AKC's top 10 lists for large cities proves he's right. Poodles are No. 2 in Detroit and Washington, D.C., and No. 3 in Seattle. Pugs rank high in San Francisco, Chicago, Boston and Seattle. In Miami, two members of the toy group, the Yorkshire terrier and the Maltese, rank second and fourth, respectively. The Yorkshire terrier also ranks high (No. 3) in Boston, where the Boston terrier fails to appear in the top 10. But enough about the prevailing pooches. Can you name any of the least popular of the 151 breeds ranked by the AKC? The bottom 10 are the plott coonhound, Dandie Dinmont terrier, Sealyham terrier, German pinscher, Canaan, komondor, American foxhound, harrier, otterhound and, in last place, the English foxhound. - Scott Maben TOP DOG BREEDS United States 1. Labrador retriever 2. Golden retriever 3. Beagle 4. German shepherd 5. Dachshund 6. Yorkshire terrier 7. Boxer 8. Poodle 9. Shih Tzu 10. Chihuahua http://www.registerguard.com/news/20...side.0725.html |
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07-25-2004, 06:01 PM | #2 |
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| Sorry, but I hate to see Yorkies climb to the top of the AKC's popularity list! When there is great demand for a particular purebred, MONEY comes into play and the breed gets overproduced, causing an increase in genetic defects and more tragic situations such as some of the recent ones on this forum. But of course, we KNEW they would become popular because they are just so WONDERFUL! |
07-25-2004, 06:45 PM | #3 | |
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07-25-2004, 08:27 PM | #4 |
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| Yes, but nothing wrong with more Yorkie lovers for us to chat with here! |
07-26-2004, 02:10 AM | #5 | |
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__________________ Toto's Mom - http://www.dogster.com/?206581 Yorkie Rescue Colorado - http://www.yorkierescuecolorado.com/ "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has limits." -- Albert Einstein | |
07-26-2004, 04:39 AM | #6 |
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| Hear! Hear! I agree! I think we are building the BEST Yorkie forum on the net! Thanks, Fasteddie! |
07-26-2004, 11:45 AM | #7 |
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| Thanks for the kind words! I'm glad this little community is so active! There are just so many Yorkie tales yet to be told! |
07-26-2004, 12:51 PM | #8 |
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| While we are patting ourselves on the back.....I think we are the most "mature" Yorkie website. Not thinking just of "age" particularly, but in common sense thinking about our little guys.......And I love the articles you post, Fasteddie. There really is lots of good stuff here. But mostly there is a lot of caring and also an ability to laugh at ourselves as wonderfully whacky Yorkie lovers! |
07-26-2004, 02:24 PM | #9 |
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| Mary Ellen & Fasteddie ... you are absolutely right!! I enjoy this site sooo much!!
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07-26-2004, 02:57 PM | #10 |
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| Thanks, I try to be a good Yorkie reporter for y'all... If I find it somewhat interesting, I hope others do as well so I'll share it. |
07-15-2006, 10:44 AM | #11 |
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| hi you probablly dont remember me. I have corkie.we're still not sure about breeding her. I mean we would have to think about the stud and where the puppies would go. cant forget the cost. What i really mean to say is, HELP ME!!!!!!!!!! |
07-15-2006, 11:06 AM | #12 |
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| Poochpar You really should post this in the breeders section.
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