Breed popularity varies widely over time and in at variance parts of the world and different segments of the population. Counting by American Kennel Club (AKC) registration (not by licensing registration or by United Kennel Club (UKC) registration, which could present different statistics), the Labrador Retriever has been the United States's most commonly registered breed of dog since 1991.
In the United Kingdom, The Kennel Club dossier that the most-registered breed from at least 1999 to 2005 was the Labrador Retriever. It precinct out the crowning three for 1999 to 2005 with the German Shepherd Dog, also faddy in the US, and the English Cocker Spaniel , which is no longer in Arthritis Dog the lead ten in the US. In the UK, a national dog adoption and rescue service indicates that the most common breed appearing in shelters is the Greyhound followed by the Staffordshire Bull Terrier.
