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The popularity rankings listed below are based on AKC registration statistics for 2008. Intelligence rankings are according to Stanley Coren, author of "The Intelligence Of Dogs", "How To Speak Dog" and "Why We Love The Dogs We Do". |
1. Retrievers (Labrador) 2. Yorkshire Terriers 3. German Shepherd Dogs 4. Retrievers (Golden) 5. Beagles 6. Boxers 7. Dachshunds 8. Bulldogs 9. Poodles 10. Shih Tzu 11. Miniature Schnauzers 12. Chihuahuas 13. Pomeranians 14. Rottweilers 15. Pugs 16. Pointers (German Shorthaired) 17. Boston Terriers 18. Doberman Pinschers 19. Shetland Sheepdogs 20. Maltese 21. Spaniels (Cocker) 22. Great Danes 23. Siberian Huskies 24. Pembroke Welsh Corgis 25. Cavalier King Charles Spaniels 26. French Bulldogs 27. Spaniels (English Springer) 28. Mastiffs 29. Australian Shepherds 30. Brittanys 31. Weimaraners 32. Miniature Pinschers 33. Basset Hounds 34. West Highland White Terriers 35. Bichons Frises 36. Havanese 37. Papillons 38. Collies 39. Bullmastiffs 40. Bernese Mountain Dogs 41. Dogue de Bourdeaux 42. Bloodhounds 43. Vizslas 44. St. Bernards 45. Newfoundlands 46. Chinese Shar-Pei 47. Retrievers (Chesapeake Bay) 48. Scottish Terriers 49. Rhodesian Ridgebacks 50. Cairn Terriers 51. Akitas 52. Border Collies 53. Chinese Crested 54. Pekingese 55. Lhasa Apsos 56. Bull Terriers 57. Airedale Terriers 58. Alaskan Malamutes 59. Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers 60. Italian Greyhounds 61. Great Pyrenees 62. Whippets 63. Portuguese Water Dogs |
64. Shiba Inu 65. Chow Chows 66. Brussels Griffons 67. Australian Cattle Dogs 68. Setters (Irish) 69. Spaniels (English Cocker) 70. American Staffordshire Terriers 71. Pointers (German Wirehaired) 72. Samoyeds 73. Japanese Chin 74. Old English Sheepdogs 75. Dalmatians 76. Silky Terriers 77. Staffordshire Bull Terriers 78. Belgian Malinois 79. Border Terriers 80. Irish Wolfhounds 81. Cardigan Welsh Corgis 82. Bouviers des Flandres 83. Parson Russell Terriers 84. Basenjis 85. Setters (English) 86. Giant Schnauzers 87. Toy Fox Terriers 88. Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs 89. Fox Terriers (Wire) 90. Schipperkes 91. Setters (Gordon) 92. Afghan Hounds 93. Borzois 94. Keeshonden |
95. Tibetan Terriers 96. Norwich Terriers 97. Retrievers (Flat-Coated) 98. Standard Schnauzers 99. Norwegian Elkhounds 100. Welsh Terriers 101. Retrievers (Nova Scotia Duck Tolling) 102. Belgian Tervuren 103. Tibetan Spaniels 104. Wirehaired Pointing Griffons 105. Fox Terriers (Smooth) 106. Manchester Terriers 107. American Eskimo Dogs 108. Bearded Collies 109. Anatolian Shepherd Dogs 110. Pointers 111. Neapolitan Mastiffs 112. Australian Terriers 113. Spinoni Italiani 114. Norfolk Terriers 115. Belgian Sheepdogs 116. Spaniels (Clumber) 117. Salukis 118. Petits Bassets Griffons Vendeens 119. Kerry Blue Terriers 120. Black Russian Terriers 121. Spaniels (Welsh Springer) 122. Briards 123. Miniature Bull Terriers 124. English Toy Spaniels 125. Bedlington Terriers 126. Plotts 127. Tibetan Mastiffs 128. Greyhounds 129. Irish Terriers 130. Lakeland Terriers 131. Affenpinschers 132. Scottish Deerhounds 133. Ibizan Hounds 134. Kuvaszok 135. Spaniels (American Water) 136. Lowchen 137. Retrievers (Curly-Coated) 138. Beaucerons 139. Spaniels (Field) 140. German Pinschers 141. Pulik 142. Skye Terriers 143. Spaniels (Irish Water) 144. Polish Lowland Sheepdogs 145. Dandie Dinmont Terriers 146. Spaniels (Sussex) 147. Pharaoh Hounds 148. Swedish Vallhunds 149. Canaan Dogs 150. Komondorok 151. Sealyham Terriers 152. Finnish Spitz 153. Otterhounds 154. Harriers 155. Glen of Imaal Terriers 156. Foxhounds (English) 157. Foxhounds (American) |
1. Border Collie 2. Poodle |
The Brightest Dogs: |
These dogs should understand new, basic commands with five or fewer repetitions and they should obey learned commands 95% of the time, or better, on the first command. |
1. Bullmastiff 2. Doberman Pinscher 3. Rottweiler |
Best Security Dogs: |
These dogs are listed from most effective (1) to least effective (13) for security work. They are ranked according to territorial sense, aggressiveness, bulk, strength, courage and resistance to attack or counter-attack. |
11. Pembroke Welsh Corgi 12. Miniature Schnauzer 13. English Springer Spaniel 14. Belgian Tervuren |
Excellent Working Dogs: |
These dogs should understand new, basic commands with five to fifteen repetitions and they should obey learned commands 85% of the time, or better, on the first command. |
27. Chesapeake Bay Retriever Puli Yorkshire Terrier 28. Giant Schnauzer 29. Airedale Terrier Bouvier Des Flandres |
Above Average Working Dogs: |
These dogs should understand new, basic commands with fifteen to twenty-five repetitions and they should obey learned commands 70% of the time, or better, on the first command. |
English Setter Pharaoh Hound Clumber Spaniel 38. Norwich Terrier 39. Dalmation |
40. Bedlington Terrier Soft-Coated Wheaton Terrier Smooth Fox Terrier 41. Curly-Coated Retriever Irish Wolfhound 42. Kuvasz Australian Shepherd 43. Saluki Finnish Spitz Pointer |
Average Working Dogs: |
These dogs should understand new, basic commands with twenty-five to forty repetitions and they should obey learned commands 50% of the time, or better, on the first command. |
55. Skye Terrier 56. Norfolk Terrier Sealyham Terrier 57. Pug 58. French Bulldog |
Fair Working Dogs: |
These dogs should understand new, basic commands with forty to eighty repetitions and they should obey learned commands 30% of the time, or better, on the first command. |
70. Shih Tzu 71. Basset Hound 72. Mastiff |
Not The Sharpest Knives In The Drawer: |
These dogs should understand new, basic commands with eighty to one hundred repetitions and they should obey learned commands 25% of the time, or better (or maybe worse), on the first command...sorry. |
1. Rottweiler 2. German Shepherd 3. Scottish Terrier 4. West Highland White Terrier 5. Miniature Schnauzer 6. Yorkshire Terrier 7. Cairn Terrier 8. Chihuahua |
Most Effective Watchdog Barking Dogs: |
These dogs are listed from most alert (1) to least alert (15) for watchdog barking. They are alert and excitable and will bark vigorously when an intruder is present or if a situation seems out of the ordinary to them. |
1. Bloodhound 2. Newfoundland 3. Saint Bernard 4. Basset Hound 5. Bulldog 6. Old English Sheepdog |
Least Effective Watchdog Barking Dogs: |
These dogs are listed from least alert (1) to most (least) alert (12) for watchdog barking. They are the least likely dogs to bark when an intruder is present. They will generally remain quiet regardless of the stimulus or activity in the area. |
"The pleasure was all ours. You have made a tremendous difference in our home. We had a loving, but unruly, dog before we met you. Moose is now truly a fantastic member of our family (pack) and Tracy has taken to him like I never thought imaginable. She was sick of his poor behavior and now she spends a ton of time with him. We are working hard at using the right commands and WE are coming along good. Moose is behaving very well and has taken us as leaders without any argument at all. Thanks to your teachings, we are better owners and appreciate our Moose more than we could have ever thought possible. Thank you! And we look forward to seeing you whenever you may be in the area with other clients. And we'll be in touch along the way to keep you apprised of Moose's progress. With our warmest appreciation, THANK YOU!" |
Neil and Tracy Queen Creek, Arizona |
"I just wanted to write today to tell you how impressed we are with the results we've seen from the dogs. We're getting the barking under our control and Bailey's marking has stopped completely. It's honestly a joy to be around our dogs now. Your teachings were very informative and helpful and, just to let you know, we both thought you were very fun to work with. Your sense of humor added a level of enjoyment to the sessions that we weren't expecting. I told you this before but I'm still surprised at how much information you were able to pass along to us and how knowledgeable you are about the dogs' behavior. There were so many things that you were right on about. As you know, when we tried that other service and they had us getting down and barking at our dog, I didn't have a lot of confidence and I was really just embarrassed. Your methods taught us so much about leadership and pack structure - things that they never even discussed with us." |
Robert and Pam Glendale, Arizona |
"...After researching on the Internet, I found Steve's web site. Perfect! Our little Sidney needed to learn how to behave and she needed to learn it in her own...uh, I mean OUR own house! Steve was full of information on the first visit and he got a pretty good idea that Sidney was a dog who had her mind made up that life was going to go HER way. He also completely understood the "nighttime crazies"! Today she is a much calmer, better behaved dog than she was when we called Steve. She still has her moments when she barks, but she quiets down very quickly and clearly understands the "enough" command. She's the dog we wanted when we adopted her. Steve was so helpful; always there via email or telephone to offer support, encouragement, and ideas to resolve the issue of the day. When he came to the house, he demonstrated first hand how to teach Sidney to be a well behaved dog. I am so glad I found the web site and made that call!" |
Kathy Peoria, Arizona |
3. German Shepherd 4. Golden Retriever |
5. Doberman Pinscher 6. Shetland Sheepdog |
7. Labrador Retriever 8. Papillon |
9. Rottweiler 10. Australian Cattle Dog |
15. Schipperke Belgian Sheepdog 16. Collie Keeshond |
17. German Shorthaired Pointer 18. Flat-Coated Retriever English Cocker Spaniel Standard Schnauzer |
19. Brittany 20. Cocker Spaniel 21. Weimaraner 22. Belgian Malinois |
23. Bernese Mountain Dog Pomeranian 24. Irish Water Spaniel 25. Vizsla 26. Cardigan Welsh Corgi |
30. Border Terrier Briard 31. Welsh Springer Spaniel 32. Manchester Terrier 33. Samoyed 34. Field Spaniel |
Newfoundland Australian Terrier American Staffordshire Terrier Gordon Setter 35. Cairn Terrier Bearded Collie |
Kerry Blue Terrier Irish Setter 36. Norwegian Elkhound 37. Affenpincher Silky Terrier Miniature Pinscher |
44. German Wirehaired Pointer Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Black & Tan Coonhound American Water Spaniel 45. Siberian Husky Bichon Frise English Toy Spaniel 46. Tibetan Spaniel English Foxhound Otterhound |
American Foxhound Greyhound Wirehaired Pointing Griffon 47. West Highland White Terrier Scottish Deerhound 48. Boxer Great Dane 49. Dachsund Staffordshire Bull Terrier 50. Alaskan Malamute |
51. Whippet Chinese Shar-pei Wire Fox Terrier 52. Rhodesian Ridgeback 53. Ibizan Hound Welsh Terrier Irish Terrier 54. Boston Terrier Akita |
59. Brussels Griffon Maltese 60. Italian Greyhound 61. Chinese Crested 62. Dandie Dinmont Terrier |
Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen Tibetan Terrier Japanese Chin Lakeland Terrier |
63. Old English Sheepdog 64. Great Pyrenees 65. Scottish Terrier Saint Bernard |
66. Bull Terrier 67. Chihuahua 68. Lhasa Apso 69. Bullmastiff |
Beagle 73. Pekingese |
74. Bloodhound 75. Borzoi |
76. Chow Chow 77. Bulldog |
78. Basenji 79. Afghan Hound |
4. Komondor 5. Puli 6. Giant Schnauzer |
7. German Shepherd 8. Rhodesian Ridgeback 9. Kuvasz |
10. American Staffordshire Terrier 11. Chow Chow 12. Mastiff |
13. Belgian Sheepdog Belgian Malinois Belgian Tervuren |
9. Airedale Terrier 10. Poodle (standard/miniature) 11. Boston Terrier 12. Shih Tzu 13. Dachsund 14. Silky Terrier 15. Smooth Fox Terrier Wire Fox Terrier |
7. Clumber Spaniel 8. Irish Wolfhound 9. Scottish Deerhound 10. Pug 11. Siberian Husky 12. Alaskan Malamute |
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