The most popular dog breed by registered ownership in both the United States and the United Kingdom is the Labrador Retriever, thought of as a friendly and intelligent companion.
The Golden Retriever and German Sheppard come in as the second and third most popular dog breeds. The most popular breeds are highly intelligent medium to large sized dogs.
The Labrador Retriever is believed to have come from Newfoundland where fishermen recognized the breed’s quick retrieving and swimming skills.
As much as we love this popular dog breed, if you are looking to pick up your own pet, think twice about a purebred and remember that between six and eight million dogs and cats enter U.S. shelters every year, and three to four million of these animals are euthanized because there are not enough homes for them. 
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I like your reminder about the fate of unwanted pets.
i myself have a dog.he needs love and care.the dogs that roam on the streets left by their or the ones that are born on streets get none.i feel pity for them.they are euthenized or are put up for adoption.the ones with phigical or mental problems die on the roads or are killd by others.can’t the other dog lovers do anything for them?
i love dogs myself and i have a shar-pei and i hate the people who abandon their dogs i think its cruel and vile thing to do and them people must be sick in the head or something! labrador retrievers are one of my favourite breeds of dog x
We have 3 shar-peis and a bulldog. I would love to have another sharpei but cant find one
i have two labs. they are the most adorable things! it is sad that dogs get left on the streets, but there is nothing that other people who care can do. if a dog is left on the street, i dont think that somebody would want to pick it up and take it in as their own. especially since the dog might have a disease. i mean, you can take it into a vets office, but if there is something worng with it, the majority of the US wouldnt want it. its hard to know that millions of dogs are put down even yearly.
ps- this is random, but if you like to rad books about dogs, you should read Malrey and Me. it made me cry, and it is a true story about life and love with the world’s worst dog! its really cute. i highly recommend it.
I had a lab about 3 years ago he was the best dog i ever had then he got hit about a 2 years ago it hurt my heart so bad i cryed for about 2 weeks i loved him to death.
Bichon Pommeranian mix….. What a cuddler!! I was a spaniel lover, but I am converted! She wins the hearts of everyone she meets.
I have 6 dogs and 4 cats. Not to mention the 3 birds and 3 guinea pigs. I truly love animals and all the ones I have acquired in the past few years have all been off petfinder.com or craigslist.org. My latest was a purebreed bullmastiff from a local animal control facility. Please consider adopting, the animals show their gratitude ten times over with the love they share!
I think Golden Retreivers should be the worlds most popular dogs.They are very intelligent and they become VERY VERY VERY good companions with pepole who are blind or who are disabled.They help pepole in nursing homes to make them feel like they have a friend.The reason I say this is because I have a Golden Retreiver and he is VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY SMART.He has became very close to me and he is my close companion and no matter what you say he will always be number one to me.Also no matter what happens he will always be in my HEART FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU FOR LISENING!!!!!!
I have a black lab and a Walker Hound – both shelter dogs, and I’m happy with both. Two very smart dogs and they are good companions to me and each other.
i have a reverse brindle mastiff and she is 2 years old and she weighs about 135 lbs, and was about $900.99 and is the best dog in the world unlike Chihuahuas they are UGLY and a snot!
I have the best dogs and they are in my heart for ever. One of them died by cancer but i still keep him in my heart for ever. I have a little box of hair from him before he died. I didn’t to see him before he died because he was at the vets when he died after the second operation. We wouldn’t have given him two operations if the doctor said he had cancer, we didn’t want to give our baby pain.
I love you so much Sims and where ever you are, you know that you and Sori are the best dogs ever and no dog will ever beat you guys. I love you forever and the whole family misses you Sims. I love you, we love you.
i love german shepherds they rock just like rugby
Thank you for warning people to pick the right breed for them and not just the popular breed. I have worked in animal shelters for years and I can not begin to tell you about all the animals that are surrendered to shelters because people didn’t research to find out what they could expect when that adorable puppy grew up to be an adult dog!
the best thing for the the INSIDE of any human is the OUTSIDE of your dog,cat,horse ang grandbabies.
I have 2 dogs that I got from the pound. I got my Alaskan Malamute in Anchorage, AK and I got my Siberian Husky here in Largo, FL. and they are the best pets that I could ever ask for. It breaks my heart when people just leave a dog or cat on the side of the road and expect it to survive. I’ve also owned a German Shepherd and a Great Pyrenness but they both got sick with heartworms and I had to put them down and it was heartbreaking doing that. My husband had given me a puppy that a lady was going to turn into the pound my husband told the lady that she didn’t have to do that and he took the puppy we had her for a couple of months then she got sick with the Para Vara Virus and I had to put her to sleep but I had her cremated and I look at her everyday and know that she is not in pain anymore. I think there should be stricter laws on people that if you abandoned your animal or you just let it go you should serve jail time.
Here I go again. As much as I try to break myself of bloging I can’t resist a good dog story. I think all dogs are special. Yes Caitlyn(#10) even chihuahuas. Most dogs that don’t “fit in” have their owner / invironment to blame. I presently have three Miniature Pinschers and one Min Pin mix breed. I just lost two Min Pins to old age. All adopted. They are known as the “King of Toys”. They are head strong but off set that with their clownish personality.
I have a Yorkshire terrier and I know terriers are known to be barkers but I have so not had that experience. He is such a cuddler and a lover. He is so very loyal to both my Fiance and I. I would definitely buy another one.
pittbull by far
I have a pitbill named jada. she is my best friend. They get such a bad rap. Do you know the pitbull was once the number one family dog until the a**holes like Michael Vicks got a hold of them. I trust her completely. She loves playing with children. She also loves taking a bubble bath.
i have redbone coonhound. she is so cute
actually i know that like 2 years ago and my labrador is trained as a k9! but actually……….
my labrador named buddy seems like love food then training of course!
pitballs are the best dog
some people think they are bad but it is the way you bring them up and treat them
i love my pitballs kaos and dizzy they are everything to me
i have d same bread with me its name is simon
I have several Golden Retrievers and they are the best dogs I have ever had.
When my husband divorced me after 27 years of marriage I was heartbroken. My children got tired of hearing me moan and groan but, my golden, Nala, was always there for me. She helped me, by staying by my side and never leaving my side. I thank God for her. It took me 4 years of crying and still ache in my heart but my Nala helps me carry on.
Thank God for all animals!
To Michele, don’t you know that there is a preventive treatment for heart worms. A must especially in the South.
I have had 3 labs in my life and they were all great dogs. Labs are the best kind of dogs for out in the contry deffinantly not for the city. They get fairly big and the can be loud but thats why you train them. Again they are the best dog and if you get one you wont regret it.
i like golden retreivers. my neighbor has one and i lurve him to death.
I have 4 dogs.2 GSD,1 Boxer and 1Dalmatian. I truly love animals. the animals show their gratitude ten times over with the love they share! I love German Shepherd long hairs and Boxer they are great Campanion.
i have a pitbull/border collie
she is so loving but so protective she cant play with other dogs or children she is oooo smart
she will try to KILL anyone she believes to be a threat to me
my 20 year old brother and i were wrestling and she attacked him but i told her to stop and she did luckily she didnt hurt him
pitbulls and border collies as well as other breed's are VERY good dogs but can love their owner a little to much to where they are EXTREMELY protective ^__^
but she just had pups and it makes her calmer ^__^
i love her to death
PITBULLS FOR EVER!!
i want world’s dangerous dog breed
I myself, is a beagle person, but I'm also a horse lover.
BEAGLE: 50%
HORSE: 50%
Like the old saying goes, the more I understand people, the more I luv my lab and my truck. how true, they never disappoint you never let you down and most of all they are always there for you when people are not.
yes labs are one species below humans, because they think and know that they are and cant tell the difference