NPPMWATCH
North Penn Puppy Mill Watch
Give Hope To
The Mill Dogs - BOYCOTT Stores That Sell Puppies
THE BIG CON
In 2006, the
American Kennel Club registered hundreds of thousands of dogs. Who was
conned into believing that 'papers' made their new puppy worth more
than a purebred awaiting a home at the pound? Have a look see at the
AKC stats:
| Breed |
2006 Count |
| Retrievers
(Labrador) |
123,760 |
| Yorkshire Terriers |
48,346 |
| German Shepherd
Dogs |
43,575 |
| Retrievers (Golden) |
42,962 |
| Beagles |
39,484 |
| Dachshunds |
36,033 |
| Boxers |
35,388 |
| Poodles |
29,939 |
| Shih Tzu |
27,282 |
| Miniature
Schnauzers |
22,920 |
| Chihuahuas |
22,562 |
| Bulldogs |
21,037 |
| Pugs |
20,008 |
| Pomeranians |
18,218 |
| Boston Terriers |
14,955 |
| Spaniels (Cocker) |
14,790 |
| Rottweilers |
14,709 |
| Maltese |
13,312 |
| Pointers (German
Shorthaired) |
12,822 |
| Shetland Sheepdogs |
12,822 |
| Doberman Pinschers |
11,546 |
| Pembroke Welsh
Corgis |
10,250 |
| Miniature Pinschers |
9,615 |
| Great Danes |
9,438 |
| Siberian Huskies |
9,342 |
| Spaniels (English
Springer) |
8,205 |
| Cavalier King Charles
Spaniels |
8,124 |
| Basset Hounds |
7,844 |
| Bichons Frises |
7,839 |
| Weimaraners |
7,720 |
| Brittanys |
7,560 |
| Mastiffs |
6,913 |
| West Highland White
Terriers |
6,572 |
| Australian
Shepherds |
6,533 |
| Papillons |
5,673 |
| French Bulldogs |
5,509 |
| Collies |
4,711 |
| Havanese |
4,038 |
| St. Bernards |
3,828 |
| Bullmastiffs |
3,760 |
| Bernese Mountain
Dogs |
3,714 |
| Scottish Terriers |
3,545 |
| Vizslas |
3,509 |
| Newfoundlands |
3,415 |
| Bloodhounds |
3,343 |
| Lhasa Apsos |
3,326 |
| Chinese Shar-Pei |
3,261 |
| Cairn Terriers |
3,224 |
| Pekingese |
3,155 |
| Retrievers (Chesapeake
Bay) |
3,120 |
| Tibetan Mastiffs |
2,925 |
| Chinese Crested |
2,555 |
| Akitas |
2,457 |
| Rhodesian
Ridgebacks |
2,248 |
| Airedale Terriers |
2,243 |
| Border Collies |
2,181 |
| Alaskan Malamutes |
2,124 |
| Great Pyrenees |
1,983 |
| Italian Greyhounds |
1,963 |
| Whippets |
1,836 |
| Bull Terriers |
1,765 |
| Soft Coated Wheaten
Terriers |
1,762 |
| Brussels Griffons |
1,694 |
| Chow Chows |
1,592 |
| Shiba Inu |
1,590 |
| American Staffordshire
Terriers |
1,539 |
| Australian Cattle
Dogs |
1,499 |
| Setters (Irish) |
1,475 |
| Portuguese Water
Dogs |
1,454 |
| Silky Terriers |
1,407 |
| Old English
Sheepdogs |
1,403 |
| Japanese Chin |
1,388 |
| Pointers (German
Wirehaired) |
1,352 |
| Spaniels (English
Cocker) |
1,281 |
| Parson Russell
Terriers |
1,232 |
| Samoyeds |
1,130 |
| Irish Wolfhounds |
1,016 |
| Fox Terriers (Wire) |
937 |
| Cardigan Welsh
Corgis |
934 |
| Staffordshire Bull
Terriers |
918 |
| Border Terriers |
873 |
| Schipperkes |
856 |
| Giant Schnauzers |
855 |
| Basenjis |
826 |
| Dalmatians |
820 |
| Bouviers des
Flandres |
808 |
| Afghan Hounds |
782 |
| Setters (Gordon) |
726 |
| Toy Fox Terriers |
724 |
| Belgian Malinois |
716 |
| Welsh Terriers |
705 |
| Norwegian Elkhounds |
682 |
| Keeshonden |
679 |
| Norwich Terriers |
678 |
| Tibetan Terriers |
662 |
| Borzois |
660 |
| Greater Swiss Mountain
Dogs |
644 |
| Setters (English) |
629 |
| Standard Schnauzers |
584 |
| Retrievers
(Flat-Coated) |
551 |
| Tibetan Spaniels |
533 |
| Fox Terriers
(Smooth) |
522 |
| Pointers |
467 |
| Bearded Collies |
447 |
| Wirehaired Pointing
Griffons |
446 |
| Manchester Terriers |
435 |
| Belgian Tervuren |
434 |
| Plotts |
417 |
| American Eskimo
Dogs |
391 |
| Retrievers (Nova Scotia
Duck Tolling) |
386 |
| Anatolian Shepherd
Dogs |
380 |
| Neapolitan Mastiffs |
379 |
| Australian Terriers |
361 |
| Kerry Blue Terriers |
361 |
| Norfolk Terriers |
353 |
| Salukis |
344 |
| Spinoni Italiani |
297 |
| Briards |
284 |
| Petits Bassets Griffons
Vendeens |
283 |
| English Toy
Spaniels |
269 |
| Spaniels (Clumber) |
266 |
| Belgian Sheepdogs |
266 |
| Irish Terriers |
263 |
| Spaniels (Welsh
Springer) |
247 |
| Affenpinschers |
215 |
| Spaniels (Field) |
195 |
| Lakeland Terriers |
193 |
| Bedlington Terriers |
192 |
| Miniature Bull
Terriers |
173 |
| Kuvaszok |
160 |
| Black and Tan
Coonhounds |
159 |
| Lowchen |
153 |
| Spaniels (American
Water) |
152 |
| Black Russian
Terriers |
143 |
| Scottish Deerhounds |
140 |
| Greyhounds |
136 |
| Retrievers
(Curly-Coated) |
129 |
| Ibizan Hounds |
129 |
| Spaniels (Irish
Water) |
113 |
| Pulik |
112 |
| Pharaoh Hounds |
102 |
| Polish Lowland
Sheepdogs |
99 |
| German Pinschers |
92 |
| Dandie Dinmont
Terriers |
84 |
| Spaniels (Sussex) |
79 |
| Skye Terriers |
76 |
| Finnish Spitz |
73 |
| Komondorok |
71 |
| Sealyham Terriers |
68 |
| Canaan Dogs |
66 |
| Foxhounds
(American) |
51 |
| Otterhounds |
42 |
| Glen of Imaal
Terriers |
31 |
| Harriers |
23 |
| Foxhounds (English) |
11
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| Total
Registered: |
870,192 |
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