Here Are America's Favorite Dog Breeds in 2021
No matter how you do these studies, Labrador retrievers always come out on top . . .
A new poll looked at the most popular dog breeds in America by doing a bunch of one-on-one matchups, and having people vote. And labs won 83% of their matchups.
193 different breeds were matched up against each other. Here are the dogs with the highest winning percentages . . .
Labs, 83% . . . golden retrievers, 79% . . . Alaskan malamutes, 75% . . . Entlebucher mountain dogs, 72% . . Shetland sheepdogs, 72% . . . border collies, 71% . . . miniature American shepherds, 71% . . .
And four different breeds won 70% of their matchups: Samoyeds . . . Australian shepherds . . . Icelandic sheepdogs . . . and Norwegian Buhunds.
At the bottom of the list are Chinese crested dogs, winning only 17% of matchups. They also tend to dominatethe World's Ugliest Dog Contest. They win it about half the time.
(YouGovhas the list. At the bottom, you can search for specific breeds.)
Originally posted on June 25th, 2021