Collecting data from 13,527 animal shelters and rescues in the U.S., Canada, and U.S. territories, the SAC report also found that the overall dog adoption rate has dipped by about 1% from 2023.

The AKC this week announced the top three dog breeds are French bulldogs, Labrador retrievers and golden retrievers. French bulldogs, who were named top dog for 2022 and in 2023, returned to the ...

ABC's Good Morning America covered the ranking of the three most popular dog breeds in 2025 in the video below.

The American Kennel Club list noted the Cane Corso as a dog breed to watch, because it moved up the list from 47th in 2014 to 14th in 2024 Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE.