Contributing Factors: Low Conversion Rates, Low Entry Breeds, Limited Registrations

Abstract

This study focused on four major factors thought to be related to a breed’s risk for extinction from the conformation sport. The factors studied were the number of litters and dogs registered, low conversion rates, status as a low Entry breed (LE) and use of Limited Registrations.  The ability to measure risk for extinction from    conformation events involved seven elements that were used as indicators for declining litters, registrations and show entries. When the four major factors and seven elements are combined they show how the direction of a breed’s size, show entries and gene pool diversity can be influenced.

This study ranked all the breeds in the stud book based on the number of litters registered.  They are listed from largest to the smallest breed. The calculations for the litters registered by each breed were averaged using a three-year period (2013,14,15) to avoid an unusual occurrence during any one year.

After ranking all of the breeds based on the number of litters registered, the first factor studied was the conversion rate for each breed.  This factor is important because there are 87 breeds that have a conversation rate of 50% or less meaning that half of all pups born are lost to the breed and the stud book. The second factor studied was the number of Low Entry breeds (LE) which has steadily grown to 90 breeds or 47% of the stud book. The threshold for LE breed status occurs when conformation entries in a breed fall below 3,500 entries in the previous year’s events. Data for 83 of the 90 LE breeds (80%) have entries of less than 1,000 dogs per year which is well below the threshold for LE status. To further highlight the seriousness of LE status, seventeen LE breeds did not have a National Specialty Show and 6 had a National with less than 20 entries.

The third factor studied was limited Registrations (LR). This is a breeder’s tool that was intended to limit the breeding of pups with disqualifications and or other serious breed faults. Based on population statistics the number of poor quality animals expected in a breed should fall in the range of 4 – 6 %.  The data for LR indicate that many breeds have significantly higher than expected levels of dogs being registered on a LR. For example, 75 breeds have more than 25% of their pups on LR; 66 breeds have between 25- 50% and six breeds have between 50% - 60% of their pups on LR.

The AKC stud book has 188 breeds ranging in size and diversity. The data for the 60 breeds with the smallest number of registered litters show their conversation rate, status as a LE breed and use of Limited registrations to be good predictors of their candidacy for extinction at AKC conformation shows.  Two recommendations are offered to address the problems of potential extinction from the sport and the decline in litters, dog registrations and show entries.  

Background

For more than 100 years’ dog shows have been a popular sport in America. What was for many just a past time and hobby became a profession and a business.  As the sport developed and matured it became increasingly difficult for the novice to compete and win against the professional handler, the seasoned breeder and the experienced exhibitor. These conditions in part explain the current popularity of the Owner-Handled program.  In the early years of the dog sport, AKC events continued to grow along with the number of dog clubs, breeders and exhibitors. However, over these many years our society slowly changed along with the popularity of breeding and showing dogs. In time, the sport began to shift and the public became more careful with their use of time and discretionary dollars. As the cost of a good dog, lodging and food increased and the chances of success for the novice decreased many became overwhelmed and quit.  When these factors are combined with the other socio-economic conditions found in a changing society several puzzling trends begin to surface.  Plaguing the sport is the lingering problem of a dog club’s ability to attract new members which are needed to manage their shows and other events. While millions continue to own purebred dogs, entries at dog shows continue to decline and the trickledown effect from these factors impact not only the supply of show dogs, but the number of new breeders, exhibitors and the sport itself.
 
This paper addresses the three major factors and seven elements thought to be the contributing factors that drive these trends.  Data in Tables 1-4 show how seven elements influence a breed’s future and their involvement in the sport. The question raised from the data is why so many Americans own a purebred dog yet choose not to breed using a breed standard or belong to a breed club.  As these concerns continue to grow the unintended consequences for doing nothing suggest that:

1. Sixty breeds will become extinct in the show ring
2. The number of breeders who breed based on a breed standard will continue to decline
3. The number of clubs that cancel or discontinue holding shows will increase
4. Show entries will continue to decline
5. Fewer clubs will be able to educate their members and the public
6. More breeds will experience declining gene pool size and genetic diversity affecting breed health.
7. Three recommendations are proposed on page 18 which address these problems.

Data and Tables

All of the AKC recognized breeds in the stud book are included in this report. The data in tables 1 -4 are based on a three-year average (2013, 14, 15) for each breed. Three-year averages are used to eliminate the effect of any unusual event that might have occurred in any one year that could influence the results.

Each table and discussion explains the importance of how four factors and seven elements influence in some way a breed’s gene pool size, registrations and show entries. The seven elements discussed appear as column headings in tables 1-4 for each breed. They are:

1. Total number of litters registered per year
2. Total number of pups produced
3. Total number of pups registered (conversation rate)
4. Conversation rate for each breed (%)
5. Total number of pups registered on a limited registration (LR)
6. Total number of dogs actually bred
7. Total number of dogs actually entered in AKC events

Table 1 includes all 188 AKC breeds in the AKC stud book in Alpha order. Table 2 lists all of the 188 AKC breeds in decending order based on the average number of litters each breed produced each year. Table 3 lists the 90 Low Entry breeds. Table 4 Lists the 60 breeds with the fewest number of litters and those predicted to become extinct in the show ring. The column headings for each table are the same for tables 1-4.

Table 1 begins the discussion with the alphabetical listing of all AKC recognized breeds. This table is useful to find and compare differences between breeds. The seven column headings serve as reference points that show how conversation rates, status as a LE breed and use of LR can and do influence gene pool size and genetic diversity.

Table 2 lists all of the breeds in the AKC stud book in descending order based on the average number of registered litters produced in one year. This table of 188 breeds was divided into three subgroups of approximately 60 breeds based on the number of registered litters for a year. For discussion purposes, the three sub-groups are called: Top, Middle and Bottom groups. The bottom group of 60 breeds are discussed later in Table 4.

Table 3 displays the 90 Low Entry Breeds (LE) which are 47% of the stud book.  The term LE refers to those breeds whose entries at conformation shows fall below a threshold of 3,500 dogs in competition from the previous year’s events.  The LE list serves as a tool that signals the low frequency of entries at conformation shows, the potential size of a breed club and the estimated number of exhibitors and breeders. The data for the LE breeds show there is little breed movement on and off the LE list from year to year. The important statistic about LE breeds is that the LE List continues to grow.

Table 4 shows a list of the 60 breeds considered at greatest risk for extinction in the conformation sport.

Table 5 by year the frequency of Limited Registration use by the breeders and the frequency by year of their willingness to revoke their decision to limit a registration.

Conversion Rates

The conversion rate is the statistic used to show the number of pups that are AKC registered each year. It serves as a signal about the direction a breed is taking to maintain itself as a recognized breed of the AKC. In 2016 the conversion rate for all breeds was 43% which means that 57% of all purebred pups born are not being registered. This troubling statistic suggests that there is an ongoing slow melting away of the stud book which is affecting many breeds, their entries, club membership and judges.

This statistic also reflects breeder and buyer attitudes about the value and use of an AKC registered dog. Low conversation rates also suggest that breeders do not encourage or follow up to see if their puppy buyers register their new pup. Part of the problem is that some buyers believe that their “blue slip” is a registration. Others may not register their pups because they do not intend to breed or show their pup. Those who own a LR puppy are not given incentives or compelling reasons to register their pup. When low conversion rates are coupled with LE breeds status the cumulative effect contributes to the decline in registrations and show entries. More will be said about this in Recommendation number 1.

Low Entry Breeds (LE)

The low entry breed list originated in 2005 based on prior lists found in AKC records. The LE list was created for the purpose of a consideration for provisional (now permit) judges who had difficulty completing the requirements for regular status. The LE status was also used as a consideration for the availability of educational opportunities on applications for new breeds. It was also used as a guideline when considering waiving part of the requirement to judge new breeds before granting regular status, or for the acceptance of an application. Waiving any part of the requirements was subject to review on a case by case basis with several other factors influencing any decision.

Data for breeds listed as LE serve as a rough measure of a breed’s gene pool size and its genetic diversity. To better understand the seriousness of the LE list of breeds, a review of the actual number of dogs being bred and actually entered in shows are shown in Table 3, columns 9 and 11. When only a small number of dogs are spread over the 1,424 All-Breed and 2,667 Specialty shows, it is easy to understand the frustration felt by breeders and exhibitors seeking competition. Unfortunately, the number of breeds being added to the LE list continues to grow. By 2016 the LE list reached 90 breeds or almost half of the stud book (47%) which can be seen in Table 3d. By 2017 other developments were noted. For example, Table 3a shows that most LE breeds are now significantly below the threshold of 3,500 entries per year.

The data for LE breeds from 2015, 2016 & 2017 show that five established breeds that did not appear on the 2015 LE list moved onto the LE list in 2016 or 2017 (Airedale Terriers, Bloodhounds, Lhasa Aptos, Norwegian Elkhounds & Parson Russel Terriers). Five other breeds that appeared on the 2015 LE list moved off of the LE list in 2016 or 2017 (Bull Terriers, Kerry Blue Terriers, Manchester Terriers, Miniature American Shepherds & Wirehaired Pointed Griffons). Since these changes are small they do not alter the direction of the data. For example, newly recognized breeds usually appear on the LE list during their first year of recognition and most remain on the list in the following years.

According to Jerold Bell, DVM, most breeds lose about 35% of their genetic diversity through breed formation and only a small percentage of dogs will actually become involved in the creation of the next generation. He also says that breed populations can only remain healthy if they can grow and expand. To accomplish this Bell says that breeds with small populations (LE list) need a mentoring program for their puppy buyers because healthy gene pools require genetic diversity and the careful selection of sires and dams in order to produce the desired traits and avoid the deleterious mutations that accompany unwanted traits and diseases.

When the AKC stud book of 188 breeds is ranked in descending order based on the average number of litters produced during a three-year period (2013, 14, 15) the 60 breeds that appear in the bottom group all have three common characteristics: small gene pools, declining genetic diversity and the risk of extinction from the show ring.

Table 3a shows the total number of show entries for All-Breed conformation shows for a seven-year period. The downward trend in entries Is likely to have a larger impact on the 90 LE breeds because of the few number of dogs being exhibited.

Table 3a. Entries 2010 - 2016

Year	Show Entries	Differences	Pct. %
2010	996	-
2011	985	-11	1.1
2012	970	-16	1.5
2013	936	-33	3.4
2014	922	-14	1.5
2015	013	-9	0.9
2016	893	-20	2.1

Table 3b shows that 83 of the 90 LE breeds (88 %) have entries of less than 1,000 dogs per year which is well below the threshold of 3,500 required for LE status. Sixteen other LE breeds have entries that are less than seventeen entries a year. The growing concerns of competitors in these breeds is not knowing where these few dogs will be entered and where majors can be found. This concern should not be ignored because the number of LE breeds continues to grow.

Table 3b. LE Breeds - Total Entries Annually

LE Breeds Entries	Entries all shows	# of All-Breed Shows 1,618	# Specialty Shows 2,667
< than 500 entries	16
< than 1,000 entries	17
< than 2,000 entries	50
Total	83

Table 3b shows the total number of LE breeds in competition and the number of entries at their national. It should be noted that most have entries considerably below the threshold of 3,500 per year. This declining statistic impact the availability of completion and new judges.

Table 3c LE Breed Entries at National Specialties

# Breeds	Total conformation entries
17	0
6	< 20
50	< 50
17	< 100

When taken together, Tables 3 b-c show a more troubling statistic regarding the appearance of the LE breeds at all-breed conformation shows and at regional and National Specialties. For example, seven breeds do not have a national specialty and 6 other LE breeds have nationals with less than 17 entries and 50 with entries of less than 50

Table 3d Low Entry Breeds (3,500 Entries Threshold)

Breed	Dogs in Competion	National Entry	Percentage
BREED	Dogs in Competition	National Entry	Percentage
Affenpinscher	2125	36	1.69%
Airedale Terrier	3182	78	2.45%
American English Coonhound	273	n/a	n/a
American Eskimo Dog	2653	55	2.07%
American Foxhound	685	18	2.63%
American Hairless Terrier	1763	n/a	n/a
Anatolian Shepherd Dog	1219	52	4.27%
Australian Terrier	2884	40	1.39%
Beauceron	1292	43	3.33%
Bedlington Terrier	1726	48	2.78%
Belgian Malinois	2922	73	2.50%
Belgian Sheepdog	3424	162	4.73%
Bergamasco	212	n/a	n/a
Berger Picard	2925	54	1.85%
Black and Tan Coonhound	1156	38	3.29%
Black Russian Terrier	2567	35	1.36%
Bloodhound	2273	108	4.75%
Bluetick Coonhound	536	n/a	n/a
Boerboels	334	n/a	n/a
Briards	2731	41	1.50%
Canaan Dog	647	17	2.63%
Cesky Terrier	879	37	4.21%
Chinook	40	9	22.50%
Cinco dell'Etna	1212	n/a	n/a
Coton de Tulear	1713	36	2.10%
Dandie Dinmont Terrier	823	24	2.92%
Dogues de Bordeaux	3024	n/a	n/a
English Foxhound	276	12	4.35%
English Toy Spaniel	2780	84	3.02%
Entlebucher Mountain Dog	512	23	4.49%
Finnish Lapphunds	1162	22	1.89%
Finnish Spitz	1261	44	3.49%
Fox Terrier (Wire)	2317	n/a	n/a
German Pinscher	1800	47	2.61%
Giant Schnauzer	3195	53	1.66%
Glen of Imaal Terrier	1166	32	2.74%
Greyhound	2437	33	1.35%
Harrier	341	20	5.87%
Ibizan Hound	2659	66	2.48%
Icelandic Sheepdog	1524	39	2.56%
Irish Terrier	1283	42	3.27%
Komondorok	296	8	2.70%
Kuvaszok	765	34	4.44%
Lagotti Romagnoli	1567	41	2.62%
Lakeland Terrier	1219	45	3.69%
Leonbergers	3056	67	2.19%
Lhasa Apsos	3265	79	2.42%
Lowchen	1314	34	2.59%
Miniature Bull Terrier	2743	74	2.70%
Neapolitan Mastiff	670	41	6.12%
Norfolk Terrier	1933	34	1.76%
Norwegian Buhunds	946	26	2.75%
Norwegian Elkhound	3169	139	4.39%
Norwegian Lundehunds	44	n/a	n/a
Otterhound	1209	37	3.06%
Parson Russell Terrier	3024	20	0.66%
Petit Basset Griffon Vendeens	2476	63	2.54%
Pharaoh Hound	1999	44	2.20%
Plott	151	n/a	n/a
Pointer (German Wirehaired)	2796	69	2.47%
Polish Lowland Sheepdog	942	16	1.70%
Portuguese Podengo Pequeno	2004	38	1.90%
Puli	1162	35	3.01%
Pumi	1112	36	3.24%
Pyrenean Shepherd	996	79	7.93%
Rat Terrier	3125	40	1.28%
Redbone Coonhound	883	n/a	n/a
Retriever (Curly-Coated)	1305	75	5.75%
Russell Terrier	2964	42	1.42%
Scottish Deerhound	2108	156	7.40%
Sealyham Terrier	1120	n/a	n/a
Setter (Irish Red and White)	1444	20	1.39%
Silky Terrier	2662	56	2.10%
Skye Terrier	1119	31	2.77%
Sloughi	118	n/a	n/a
Spaniel (American Water)	487	16	3.29%
Spaniel (Boykin)	385	n/a	n/a
Spaniel (Clumber)	2799	104	3.72%
Spaniel (Field)	1943	88	4.53%
Spaniel (Irish Water)	1067	42	3.94%
Spaniel (Sussex)	1333	36	2.70%
Spaniel (Welsh Springer)	2923	114	3.90%
Spanish Water Dog	775	n/a	n/a
Spinone Italiano	2896	47	1.62%
Swedish Vallhund	961	47	4.89%
Tibetan Mastiff	1503	24	1.60%
Treeing Walker Coonhound	686	n/a	n/a
Welsh Terrier	1774	32	1.80%
Wirehaired Vizsla	549	n/a	n/a
Xoloitzcuintli	2154	27	1.25%

Limited Registrations (LR)

The concept of a Limited Registration was approved by the AKC Board in June 1988. The idea was presented by staff to the delegates at the September 1988 Forum, discussed in December 1988 and March 1989 and voted on and approved by the Delegates in June 1989. Its purpose was to serve as a tool for breeders that had pups with disqualifications and or other serious faults. Breeders had been asking AKC to create a tool that would help address the problem of registering poor quality pups that should not be bred. In 1989 AKC authorized LR and since that time the number of LR has steadily increased as seen in Table 5. It would appear that some breeders are using this tool for reasons other than as a mechanism to limit those with DQ’s and or serous faults. Interviews with more than 100 breeders confirm that breeders use this tool to control the behavior of puppy buyers via contracts that require buyers to sign off before the LR will be lifted. Others are using it to control breeding’s or as a way to demand more money for fully registered pups. The number of pups registered and revoked can be found in Table 5.

Since the beginning of LR program, the number of dogs placed on LR has steadily increased. By 2016 more than one million dogs have been removed from the stud book using this tool. What is not known is the number of pups that are sold on LR that are not registered. Some estimate it to be equal to the number actually registered. Based on population statistics using the Bell Curve the number of dogs in a breed that would be expected to be of poor quality (DQ’s and or other serious faults) would fall in a range of 4-6% for a breed.

A review of the monies spent on dog research and the advancements achieved over the past 20 years one would expect the number of poor quality dog’s being produced to be leveling off or at least be in a decline. For example, advances have been made in how to manage the carriers, how to use formula breeding techniques and how to make better selections of sires and dams to name just a few. All of this research and the accompanying advancements suggest that purpose bred dogs should be better and healthier now than 20 years ago. The data for LR for the past 25 years does not support this conclusion. In many breeds the number of LR is increasing. For example, 60 breeds have more than 25% of their pups on LR; 59 breeds have between 25- 50% on LR and 15 breeds have between 40%-65% of their pups on LR. Note that while LR were authorized in 1989, AKC data for LR begins with 1993.

Table 5 shows the slow and steady increase in the use of limited registrations for only pups actually registered. Those placed on LR that were not registered are not known. When the number of LR pups (registered and not registered) are combined the impact on the stud book is even greater.

Table 5.History by Year of Limit Registrations

Year	Number Revoked	Number Limited
1993	35	371
1994	74	275
1995	102	406
1996	190	631
1997	244	893
1998	301	1,790
1999	851	23,070
2000	1,765	75,037
2001	1,815	77,987
2002	1,57	80,237
2003	1,572	87,813
2004	1,653	99,464
2005	1,570	85,742
2006	1,486	78,867
2007	1,422	76,173
2008	1,480	76,767
2009	1,53	73,670
2010	1,283	69,769
2011	1,407	73,108
2012	1,392	74,760
2013	1,479	78,611
2014	1,501	84,432
2015	1,328	94,600
2016	829	106,212
2017	126	55,001

Extinction from the Show Ring

Table 4 provides a list of the 60 breeds at the bottom of the stud book based on the number of litters registered. These are the breeds with the smallest number of pups registered, fewest number of dogs being bred and the fewest being exhibited (columns 9 and 11). The most troubling part of this data include the following:

1. All of these breeds produce less than 50 litters a year or one per state with the exception of the Bluetick Coonhounds and Affenincshers
2. All have less than 20 dogs being bred with four exceptions. Lagotti Romagnoli (24), Blue Tick Coonhounds (33) and Affenincshers (22)
3. Six of these breeds produce 5 or less registered litters per year
4. Twelve produced 10 or less registered litters per year
5. Ten produced 20 or less registered puppies
6. Thirty-four have 5 or less dogs being bred per year
7. Forty -eight exhibit 50 or less dogs a year which is well below the threshold for LE
8. Twenty- three exhibit 20 or less dogs a year which is well below the threshold for LE
9. None would likely be given regular status if they requested recognition today

The characteristics noted about this group of 60 breeds need close attention because they are the breeds at greatest risk.  At their current pace of decline many are not expected to have entries at any AKC conformation shows.

Summary

This report addresses some of the problems driving declining litters, dog registrations, show entries and their contributing factors. The three factors contributing most to these declines are low conversation rates, LE and LR.

Many of the problems identified in this report are not addressed such as: the greying effect, declining club membership, declining gene pool size and genetic diversity. They should be addressed separately.

Recommendations and Proposals.

Proposal # 1. Out Reach to the Stakeholders-Breed Clubs and Breeders

Finding new ways to attract new exhibits and breeders is a challenge for AKC. Given the significant differences between the 60 breeds at the bottom of the stud book and those in the top and middle groups cannot be ignored. Those classified as LE and those with high use of LR need attention and study. It seems reasonable to assume that at the very least the stakeholders for these breeds should be made aware of the consequences for doing nothing. Therefore, it is recommended that this data and information coupled with ideas and recommendations be offered to the officers, breeders and exhibitors of parent clubs, their regional affiliates and All-Breed clubs. For example, consideration might be given to the use of team meetings and webinars with parent clubs. Other efforts might be considered for those who purchase a LR pup such as offers of compelling reasons to register their pup.

Based on conversations with three parent clubs (Samoyed, Giant Schnauzer, German Shepherd Dog clubs) their officers are unaware of this data regarding their breed.

Thus, the first step in such an effort would be to share pertinent information and the consequences for doing nothing. Such an effort would be the first step in stabilizing the decline in show entries, breeders, exhibitors and breed size. An organized public relation, marketing and education effort is warranted.

Proposal # 2. National Sweepstakes

This proposal is aimed at increasing the number of registered litters, dog registrations and entries using three known elements that drive the sport and keep it alive. They are: titles, awards and recognitions. This proposal creates an AKC National Sweepstake and AKC National Maturity program for every breed.

Currently most novice breeders and exhibitors do not believe they can successfully compete and win against the professional handlers, experienced breeders and seasoned competitors. When costs and their lack of success are considered, many become frustrated and quit. Others just age out. An AKC National Sweepstakes would change this belief because it is not based on winning or defeating the professional handler, experienced breeder or seasoned exhibitor. Emphasis shifts to breeding and puppy placements at shows. The key features of the AKC National Sweepstake (S) are:

1. All breeds are included by definition.
2. Each year AKC designates several regional All-breed shows spread across the US (east, central, west)
3. No championship points are awarded for class placements.
4. Competition involves the 6-9 and 9-12 class at designated all-breed shows. Puppies that place 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th earn Sweepstake points toward the rank of their sire and dam in their breed. (See Table 7)
5. Puppies entered in the 6-9 and 9-12 classes at these designated shows would be the eligible competitors.
6. Sweepstakes points cumulate toward the ranking of sires, dams, breeders and owners in each breed.
7. At the end of each year, AKC ranks and publishes the top 25 sires, dams, breeders and owners in each breed.
8. The first place class winners from the 6-9 and 9-12 classes at the designated regional shows would be invited to Orlando to compete for the title, “AKC National Sweepstakes Winner” Breed Name.
9. Puppies entered in the Sweepstakes would be eligible for the Maturity competition the occurs in the following year. The same point totals (Table 7) would be used and final competition would take place in Orlando for the maturity dogs.  Maturity winners at Orlando would be called the AKC National Sweepstakes Maturity Winner Breed name.

The top 25 sires and dams with the highest point totals in each breed would be ranked and published by AKC along with their breeders and owners.

Table 7. Points Awarded Sire and Dam

Blue Ribbon	Red Ribbon	Yellow Ribbon	White Ribbon
4 points	3 Points	2 Points	1 Point

This Sweepstakes program gives every breeder and owner the opportunity to experience success and be recognized for their sire and dams ranking without requiring them to defeat the professional handlers, experienced breeder or seasoned exhibitor. The national Sweepstakes makes success believable, achievable and within reach of all breeders and owners in every breed.

Appendix

TABLE 1. LIST OF BREEDS IN ALPHA ORDER

	Breed	Litters	Pups	Pups Registered	% Conversion Rate	Limited Reg.	% Limited Reg.	# Actually Bred	% Actually Bred	# Entered in Event	% Entered in Events
1	Affenpinschers	54	144	116	80.1%	9	8.0%	22	20.2%	53	46.1%
2	Afghan Hounds	86	484	377	78.4%	19	5.0%	18	4.4%	215	57.3%
3	Airedale Terriers	442	3,213	1,364	42.5%	483	35.4%	126	9.4%	100	7.4%
4	Akitas	825	4,506	1,747	38.7%	283	16.4%	304	17.0%	220	12.5%
5	Alaskan Malamutes	596	3,468	1,337	38.5%	479	36.0%	189	14.0%	165	12.3%
6	American English Coonhounds	11	86	30	35.0%		0.0%	5	15.2%	9	33.4%
7	American Eskimo Dogs	157	556	279	50.0%	26	9.1%	23	7.8%	63	22.8%
8	American Foxhounds	5	23	15	67.5%		0.0%	1	10.0%	12	84.3%
9	American Hairless Terriers	2	14	4	78.6%	0	9.1%	3	27.3%	7	63.6%
10	American Staffordshire Terriers	197	1,220	593	48.6%	111	18.7%	68	11.4%	174	29.3%
11	Anatolian Shepherd Dogs	151	1,060	442	41.8%	51	11.7%	79	18.1%	55	12.4%
12	Australian Cattle Dogs	554	2,902	1,318	45.5%	330	25.1%	172	13.1%	245	18.6%
13	Australian Shepherds	2,681	16,349	6,400	39.2%	1,396	21.8%	868	13.6%	920	14.4%
14	Australian Terriers	72	330	182	55.0%	54	29.6%	17	9.0%	70	38.5%
15	Basenjis	176	825	540	65.7%	134	24.7%	39	7.3%	235	43.6%
16	Basset Hounds	1,039	6,324	2,089	33.0%	329	15.7%	346	16.6%	221	10.6%
17	Beagles	8,995	42,374	19,589	46.2%	425	2.2%	2,888	14.2%	1,361	6.8%
18	Bearded Collies	66	352	250	71.2%	75	30.6%	10	3.7%	106	42.0%
19	Beaucerons	28	185	110	58.5%	42	38.3%	6	7.4%	38	33.5%
20	Bedlington Terriers	40	189	130	69.0%	25	18.9%	11	8.6%	52	39.7%
21	Belgian Malinois	358	2,476	1,275	51.6%	95	7.4%	168	13.4%	120	9.5%
22	Belgian Sheepdogs	47	277	224	80.7%	51	23.0%	6	2.5%	91	40.1%
23	Belgian Tervuren	84	479	349	73.0%	46	13.2%	19	5.6%	146	42.1%
24	Bergamasco	4	26	11	43.0%	3	64.5%	2	54.8%	2	3.2%
25	Berger Picards	13	51	11	66.7%	3	29.4%	2	5.9%	17	50.0%
26	Bernese Mountain Dogs	1,320	7,811	3,472	44.5%	1,311	37.8%	456	13.3%	404	11.7%
27	Bichons Frises	1,193	4,847	1,784	36.8%	634	35.7%	251	13.8%	139	7.7%
28	Black and Tan Coonhounds	62	410	196	47.9%	19	9.8%	24	11.4%	45	22.2%
29	Black Russian Terriers	57	342	232	68.2%	72	31.1%	16	7.3%	63	27.1%
30	Bloodhounds	637	4,336	1,548	35.7%	175	11.3%	255	16.2%	74	4.8%
31	Bluetick Coonhounds	52	439	133	29.9%	17	12.1%	33	26.6%	29	22.5%
32	Boerboels	24	164	51	52.4%	12	11.9%	18	32.7%	10	68.0%
33	Border Collies	658	3,515	1,837	52.3%	571	31.1%	213	11.7%	499	27.3%
34	Border Terriers	230	902	595	65.9%	223	37.6%	59	9.6%	206	34.5%
35	Borzois	92	524	421	80.3%	25	5.9%	20	4.8%	241	57.3%
36	Boston Terriers	3,177	13,176	4,648	35.3%	755	16.3%	995	21.3%	408	8.8%
37	Bouviers des Flandres	212	1,272	606	47.7%	206	34.1%	47	7.7%	135	22.2%
38	Boxers	5,946	34,397	11,239	32.6%	1,377	12.5%	1,690	14.5%	548	4.9%
39	Briards	41	268	169	63.1%	44	26.1%	10	6.0%	75	44.7%
40	Brittanys	1,503	9,291	4,050	43.6%	404	10.0%	344	8.6%	470	11.6%
41	Brussels Griffons	311	1,006	438	43.6%	76	17.2%	80	17.8%	140	32.1%
42	Bull Terriers	623	3,102	1,320	42.5%	104	8.1%	250	18.2%	129	9.8%
43	Bulldogs	10,337	46,076	19,910	43.2%	1,522	7.7%	4,030	19.9%	723	3.6%
44	Bullmastiffs	684	4,082	1,797	44.0%	259	14.5%	227	12.3%	250	13.9%
45	Cairn Terriers	597	2,373	877	36.9%	274	31.3%	123	13.4%	164	18.9%
46	Canaan Dogs	16	61	48	78.8%	9	17.8%	2	4.1%	17	36.2%
47	Cane Corso	518	3,784	1,451	38.9%	243	16.7%	412	28.8%	203	14.1%
48	Cardigan Welsh Corgis	223	1,160	776	66.9%	255	32.9%	76	9.9%	319	41.2%
49	Cavalier King Charles Spaniels	3,461	13,251	6,161	46.5%	2,533	41.1%	952	15.4%	687	11.1%
50	Cesky Terriers	5	18	13	75.2%	3	24.6%	4	28.3%	7	54.0%
51	Chihuahuas	3,578	10,435	3,856	37.0%	331	8.8%	861	21.5%	729	19.0%
52	Chinese Crested	482	1,680	818	48.8%	91	11.1%	133	15.6%	356	43.2%
53	Chinese Shar-Pei	800	3,252	1,159	35.6%	154	13.4%	232	19.5%	165	14.3%
54	Chinooks	9	56	46	80.0%	2	3.0%	3	7.3%	7	14.2%
55	Chow Chows	466	1,970	836	42.3%	118	14.3%	136	15.9%	129	15.2%
56	Cirnechi dell'Etna	8	45	14	95.6%	2	14.0%	1	0.0%	21	48.8%
57	Collies	966	5,187	2,456	47.3%	470	19.1%	342	13.9%	632	25.7%
58	Coton de Tulear	216	785	208	39.5%	70	32.8%	102	31.5%	37	13.1%
59	Dachshunds	6,397	23,470	8,001	34.1%	1,363	17.1%	1,907	23.6%	901	11.3%
60	Dalmatians	326	2,228	1,044	46.9%	272	26.1%	110	10.7%	223	21.4%
61	Dandie Dinmont Terriers	22	66	51	76.9%	10	19.8%	5	9.9%	25	50.0%
62	Doberman Pinschers	2,807	18,815	7,774	41.3%	1,675	21.6%	960	12.2%	621	8.0%
63	Dogues de Bordeaux	380	2,256	924	40.9%	94	10.2%	182	19.3%	99	10.7%
64	English Foxhounds	2	10	10	97.6%	1	6.7%	0	3.3%	5	48.8%
65	English Toy Spaniels	84	242	165	68.3%	7	4.3%	30	18.9%	86	53.0%
66	Entlebucher Mountain Dogs	25	135	77	58.9%	32	39.9%	9	11.0%	15	18.8%
67	Finnish Lapphunds	11	48	42	87.2%	15	37.5%	3	7.2%	20	46.1%
68	Finnish Spitz	20	74	41	56.2%	10	23.3%	6	13.8%	16	37.8%
69	Fox Terriers (Smooth)	89	321	249	77.3%	25	9.9%	24	9.3%	151	60.8%
70	Fox Terriers (Wire)	235	949	441	46.4%	109	24.6%	63	13.9%	82	18.5%
71	French Bulldogs	6,559	25,417	11,623	46.0%	1,490	12.8%	3,765	33.5%	692	6.1%
72	German Pinschers	33	189	150	79.1%	67	44.9%	9	5.9%	47	31.2%
73	German Shepherd Dogs	15,601	96,426	39,588	41.1%	6,024	15.2%	5,531	14.0%	955	2.4%
74	Giant Schnauzers	207	1,391	599	43.0%	209	35.0%	74	12.1%	93	15.5%
75	Glen of Imaal Terriers	13	67	58	85.5%	22	34.5%	1	1.7%	22	39.8%
76	Great Danes	3,118	22,382	7,487	33.5%	1,544	20.7%	1,327	17.6%	630	8.4%
77	Great Pyrenees	376	2,365	881	37.3%	172	19.6%	121	13.6%	130	14.7%
78	Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs	164	906	701	77.1%	350	49.9%	44	5.9%	173	24.4%
79	Greyhounds	21	122	87	73.0%	2	2.2%	4	4.4%	50	57.9%
80	Harriers	4	18	14	69.1%	1	4.5%	1	3.0%	7	45.0%
81	Havanese	2,903	12,025	4,321	35.9%	1,823	42.2%	720	16.7%	448	10.4%
82	Ibizan Hounds	16	85	77	90.2%	4	5.1%	4	5.1%	58	75.8%
83	Icelandic Sheepdogs	31	136	120	88.0%	18	14.3%	9	8.4%	43	36.3%
84	Irish Terriers	77	386	234	60.9%	59	26.0%	26	11.3%	33	14.6%
85	Irish Wolfhounds	223	1,405	817	58.7%	196	24.0%	81	9.9%	229	28.1%
86	Italian Greyhounds	467	1,825	794	43.5%	99	12.4%	101	12.6%	223	28.0%
87	Japanese Chin	304	815	409	50.2%	40	10.0%	63	15.1%	184	44.8%
88	Keeshonden	165	875	521	59.5%	226	43.3%	41	7.7%	160	30.7%
89	Kerry Blue Terriers	58	283	207	73.2%	40	19.4%	17	8.5%	79	38.0%
90	Komondorok	24	121	56	46.3%	3	6.5%	9	15.3%	12	20.1%
91	Kuvaszok	23	111	82	74.7%	5	6.4%	5	6.1%	21	25.5%
92	Lagotti Romagnoli	35	201	42	62.7%	21	50.8%	24	9.5%	22	17.5%
93	Lakeland Terriers	68	246	128	51.9%	35	27.7%	22	16.7%	34	26.3%
94	Leonbergers	80	517	411	79.4%	185	45.2%	23	5.7%	93	22.6%
95	Lhasa Apsos	538	2,293	778	33.9%	130	16.9%	123	15.6%	115	14.8%
96	Lowchen	32	88	73	84.1%	23	30.7%	7	9.1%	41	55.3%
97	Maltese	3,082	8,717	3,108	35.8%	493	16.0%	613	19.3%	196	6.3%
98	Manchester Terriers	80	290	174	60.4%	40	23.0%	18	9.9%	87	49.4%
99	Mastiffs	1,588	10,209	4,149	40.6%	575	14.0%	588	13.7%	338	8.2%
100	Miniature American Shepherds	161	860	336	51.5%	130	12.9%	313	10.4%	195	6.5%
101	Miniature Bull Terriers	74	297	192	64.8%	41	21.6%	31	16.3%	77	40.0%
102	Miniature Pinschers	778	2,616	926	35.5%	138	14.9%	155	16.1%	217	23.8%
103	Miniature Schnauzers	4,774	19,633	6,434	32.8%	1,686	26.3%	1,309	20.1%	266	4.1%
104	Neapolitan Mastiffs	104	584	294	50.3%	30	10.0%	56	18.8%	36	12.3%
105	Newfoundlands	917	5,428	2,338	43.1%	851	36.4%	304	13.2%	255	11.0%
106	Norfolk Terriers	101	259	166	64.4%	46	27.8%	22	13.0%	55	33.4%
107	Norwegian Buhunds	15	72	53	74.5%	8	14.4%	2	3.6%	22	41.4%
108	Norwegian Elkhounds	205	1,094	434	39.8%	67	15.5%	60	14.0%	68	16.0%
109	Norwegian Lundehunds	6	17	10	55.4%		0.0%	1	5.8%	3	39.0%
110	Norwich Terriers	227	602	441	73.2%	115	26.1%	54	11.7%	158	35.8%
111	Old English Sheepdogs	299	1,957	745	38.3%	225	30.2%	88	11.6%	113	15.2%
112	Otterhounds	6	30	30	99.1%	0	1.3%	1	3.8%	19	60.7%
113	Papillons	1,239	3,417	1,709	50.1%	338	20.0%	270	15.2%	551	32.3%
114	Parson Russell Terriers	167	648	346	53.4%	59	16.7%	49	13.5%	116	33.5%
115	Pekingese	375	1,156	536	46.5%	16	3.0%	96	16.9%	168	31.5%
116	Pembroke Welsh Corgis	2,545	12,685	5,317	41.9%	1,286	24.1%	935	17.8%	566	10.7%
117	Petits Bassets Griffons Vendeens	39	169	107	63.3%	37	34.4%	12	11.0%	44	41.8%
118	Pharaoh Hounds	13	69	52	73.7%	13	29.2%	3	4.2%	26	46.9%
119	Plotts	33	204	67	32.7%	0	0.5%	15	21.5%	12	19.4%
120	Pointers	48	289	215	74.2%	15	6.9%	20	10.3%	132	60.7%
121	Pointers (German Shorthaired)	2,816	19,707	8,585	43.6%	722	8.4%	921	10.9%	708	8.3%
122	Pointers (German Wirehaired)	273	1,924	888	46.1%	101	11.5%	86	9.4%	123	13.9%
123	Polish Lowland Sheepdogs	25	96	53	55.9%	33	62.1%	5	8.9%	12	22.3%
124	Pomeranians	4,578	12,189	4,846	39.8%	533	11.1%	1,103	22.3%	489	10.1%
125	Poodles	7,077	29,466	11,939	40.6%	3,401	28.5%	2,010	16.8%	1,169	9.8%
126	Portuguese Podengo Pequenos	31	76	66	87.2%	2	3.5%	15	22.8%	41	61.0%
127	Portuguese Water Dogs	338	2,353	1,516	64.5%	943	62.2%	82	5.4%	256	16.9%
128	Pugs	2,299	9,259	3,191	34.5%	477	15.1%	646	20.0%	374	11.7%
129	Pulik	33	149	90	60.2%	10	11.2%	7	7.8%	22	23.7%
130	Pyrenean Shepherds	12	40	36	90.6%	1	5.0%	3	6.7%	26	70.3%
131	Rat Terriers	130	649	274	41.7%	33	12.0%	86	36.6%	99	37.9%
132	Redbone Coonhounds	37	254	89	36.3%	10	10.9%	16	18.2%	28	31.4%
133	Retrievers (Chesapeake Bay)	594	4,145	2,071	50.0%	452	21.9%	154	7.4%	252	12.1%
134	Retrievers (Curly-Coated)	14	83	67	81.0%	10	15.3%	3	5.5%	25	39.0%
135	Retrievers (Flat-Coated)	93	618	468	75.8%	188	40.2%	14	3.0%	177	37.7%
136	Retrievers (Golden)	10,162	72,704	26,658	36.7%	9,786	36.7%	3,007	11.4%	1,432	5.4%
137	Retrievers (Labrador)	25,536	179,827	68,476	38.1%	12,895	18.8%	7,366	10.8%	3,328	4.9%
138	Retrievers (Nova Scotia Duck Tolling)	102	542	421	77.8%	196	46.4%	26	6.1%	137	32.4%
139	Rhodesian Ridgebacks	581	4,406	2,175	49.4%	874	40.2%	130	6.1%	459	21.1%
140	Rottweilers	4,438	26,638	11,006	41.4%	1,225	11.1%	1,560	14.2%	517	4.7%
141	Russell Terriers	195	788	325	41.4%	70	21.3%	92	28.7%	79	24.3%
142	Salukis	39	195	179	91.6%	5	2.8%	5	2.6%	127	70.9%
143	Samoyeds	344	1,738	998	57.4%	320	32.2%	86	8.5%	296	29.6%
144	Schipperkes	190	636	332	52.3%	57	17.2%	43	12.8%	108	32.5%
145	Scottish Deerhounds	17	95	78	82.2%	4	4.9%	4	5.7%	50	63.7%
146	Scottish Terriers	703	3,003	1,269	42.2%	280	22.1%	172	13.4%	198	15.5%
147	Sealyham Terriers	23	83	67	81.1%	4	6.2%	8	13.6%	29	43.0%
148	Setters (English)	96	542	395	72.9%	48	12.1%	22	5.4%	161	40.7%
149	Setters (Gordon)	114	726	389	53.5%	43	11.0%	27	6.7%	103	26.6%
150	Setters (Irish Red and White)	16	121	102	85.4%	26	25.4%	5	5.0%	39	38.1%
151	Setters (Irish)	216	1,593	810	50.9%	147	18.3%	57	6.9%	270	33.3%
152	Shetland Sheepdogs	2,635	10,571	4,885	46.2%	1,346	27.6%	628	12.5%	1,044	21.2%
153	Shiba Inu	890	3,065	1,369	44.7%	412	30.0%	245	18.1%	156	11.4%
154	Shih Tzu	5,379	19,178	5,901	30.8%	1,188	20.4%	1,391	23.1%	294	5.0%
155	Siberian Huskies	4,134	21,459	7,716	36.0%	1,717	22.2%	1,435	18.8%	377	4.9%
156	Silky Terriers	269	934	368	39.4%	33	9.2%	56	15.1%	77	20.9%
157	Skye Terriers	7	32	29	93.0%	1	3.2%	2	7.9%	18	61.1%
158	Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers	708	4,201	1,420	33.8%	541	38.0%	141	10.0%	176	12.4%
159	Spaniels (American Water)	21	141	99	70.0%	13	12.5%	4	3.8%	13	13.1%
160	Spaniels (Boykin)	67	443	251	56.5%	87	33.6%	40	17.1%	22	8.9%
161	Spaniels (Clumber)	43	196	141	71.4%	26	18.6%	13	9.9%	79	56.9%
162	Spaniels (Cocker)	2,106	9,452	3,325	35.2%	673	20.3%	562	16.7%	547	16.4%
163	Spaniels (English Cocker)	429	2,061	1,170	57.1%	148	12.6%	137	11.8%	270	23.1%
164	Spaniels (English Springer)	1,722	11,161	4,014	36.0%	1,028	25.6%	467	11.6%	443	11.0%
165	Spaniels (Field)	34	166	135	81.5%	46	34.0%	10	7.3%	58	43.1%
166	Spaniels (Irish Water)	19	132	114	86.3%	16	14.3%	4	3.2%	41	35.8%
167	Spaniels (Sussex)	13	51	44	86.0%	1	3.1%	4	9.9%	27	61.5%
168	Spaniels (Welsh Springer)	43	252	187	74.2%	86	45.7%	11	5.7%	63	33.5%
169	Spanish Water Dogs	7	41	16	59.6%	8	47.4%	3	34.8%	4	36.0%
170	Spinoni Italiani	61	434	287	66.3%	80	27.8%	20	7.3%	71	25.0%
171	St. Bernards	635	4,102	1,489	36.3%	254	17.2%	204	13.5%	177	11.8%
172	Staffordshire Bull Terriers	258	1,201	620	51.6%	117	19.0%	100	15.8%	144	23.3%
173	Standard Schnauzers	135	871	495	57.0%	240	48.4%	35	7.2%	127	25.6%
174	Swedish Vallhunds	25	114	85	74.9%	25	29.4%	5	5.9%	34	40.0%
175	Tibetan Mastiffs	44	268	168	62.5%	32	19.0%	14	8.5%	55	32.8%
176	Tibetan Spaniels	120	415	291	69.6%	31	10.7%	40	12.6%	179	61.6%
177	Tibetan Terriers	201	1,019	508	49.9%	245	48.2%	32	6.1%	124	24.4%
178	Toy Fox Terriers	190	595	328	55.1%	37	11.3%	49	14.6%	140	42.7%
179	Treeing Walker Coonhounds	39	241	91	36.2%	0	0.3%	9	10.1%	38	42.3%
180	Vizslas	1,003	6,635	3,136	47.3%	1,053	33.5%	203	6.7%	519	16.6%
181	Weimaraners	1,093	7,530	2,928	38.8%	974	33.4%	292	9.8%	251	8.6%
182	Welsh Terriers	189	792	353	44.4%	161	45.4%	46	12.5%	55	15.5%
183	West Highland White Terriers	1,561	6,108	2,219	36.3%	729	32.9%	340	15.2%	160	7.2%
184	Whippets	311	1,873	1,246	66.5%	210	16.8%	71	5.8%	529	42.5%
185	Wirehaired Pointing Griffons	193	1,507	807	53.9%	206	25.0%	64	8.7%	95	12.0%
186	Wirehaired Vizslas	14	81	40	77.2%	14	34.3%	5	7.5%	15	24.6%
187	Xoloitzcuintli	55	217	130	59.8%	21	16.8%	24	18.7%	61	33.1%
188	Yorkshire Terriers	12,737	39,721	13,435	33.8%	1,537	11.7%	2,734	19.6%	1,145	8.6%

 

TABLE 2. Stud Book Listed Based on Total Number of Litters

	Breed	Litters	Pups<	Pups Registered	% Conversion Rate	Limited Reg.	% Limited Reg.	# Actually Bred	% Actually Bred	# Entered in Events	% Entered in Events
1	Retrievers (Labrador)	25,536	179,827	68,476	38.1%	12,895	18.8%	7,366	10.8%	3,328	4.9%
2	German Shepherd Dogs	15,601	96,426	39,588	41.1%	6,024	15.2%	5,531	14.0%	955	2.4%
3	Yorkshire Terriers	12,737	39,721	13,435	33.8%	1,537	11.7%	2,734	19.6%	1,145	8.6%
4	Bulldogs	10,337	46,076	19,910	43.2%	1,522	7.7%	4,030	19.9%	723	3.6%
5	Retrievers (Golden)	10,162	72,704	26,658	36.7%	9,786	36.7%	3,007	11.4%	1,432	5.4%
6	Beagles	8,995	42,374	19,589	46.2%	425	2.2%	2,888	14.2%	1,361	6.8%
7	Poodles	7,077	29,466	11,939	40.6%	3,401	28.5%	2,010	16.8%	1,169	9.8%
8	French Bulldogs	6,559	25,417	11,623	46.0%	1,490	12.8%	3,765	33.5%	692	6.1%
9	Dachshunds	6,397	23,470	8,001	34.1%	1,363	17.1%	1,907	23.6%	901	11.3%
10	Boxers	5,946	34,397	11,239	32.6%	1,377	12.5%	1,690	14.5%	548	4.9%
11	Shih Tzu	5,379	19,178	5,901	30.8%	1,188	20.4%	1,391	23.1%	294	5.0%
12	Miniature Schnauzers	4,774	19,633	6,434	32.8%	1,686	26.3%	1,309	20.1%	266	4.1%
13	Pomeranians	4,578	12,189	4,846	39.8%	533	11.1%	1,103	22.3%	489	10.1%
14	Rottweilers	4,438	26,638	11,006	41.4%	1,225	11.1%	1,560	14.2%	517	4.7%
15	Siberian	4,134	21,459	7,716	36.0%	1,717	22.2%	1,435	18.8%	377	4.9%
16	Chihuahuas	3,578	10,435	3,856	37.0%	331	8.8%	861	21.5%	729	19.0%
17	Cavalier King Charles Spaniels	3,461	13,251	6,161	46.5%	2,533	41.1%	952	15.4%	687	11.1%
18	Boston Terriers	3,177	13,176	4,648	35.3%	755	16.3%	995	21.3%	408	8.8%
19	Great Danes	3,118	22,382	7,487	33.5%	1,544	20.7%	1,327	17.6%	630	8.4%
20	Maltese	3,082	8,717	3,108	35.8%	493	16.0%	613	19.3%	196	6.3%
21	Havanese	2,903	12,025	4,321	35.9%	1,823	42.2%	720	16.7%	448	10.4%
22	Pointers (German Shorthaired)	2,816	19,707	8,585	43.6%	722	8.4%	921	10.9%	708	8.3%
23	Doberman Pinschers	2,807	18,815	7,774	41.3%	1,675	21.6%	960	12.2%	621	8.0%
24	Australian Shepherds	2,681	16,349	6,400	39.2%	1,396	21.8%	868	13.6%	920	14.4%
25	Shetland Sheepdogs	2,635	10,571	4,885	46.2%	1,346	27.6%	628	12.5%	1,044	21.2%
26	Pembroke Welsh Corgis	2,545	12,685	5,317	41.9%	1,286	24.1%	935	17.8%	566	10.7%
27	Pugs	2,299	9,259	3,191	34.5%	477	15.1%	646	20.0%	374	11.7%
28	Spaniels (Cocker)	2,106	9,452	3,325	35.2%	673	20.3%	562	16.7%	547	16.4%
29	Spaniels (English Springer)	1,722	11,161	4,014	36.0%	1,028	25.6%	467	11.6%	443	11.0%
30	Mastiffs	1,588	10,209	4,149	40.6%	575	14.0%	588	13.7%	338	8.2%
31	West Highland White Terriers	1,561	6,108	2,219	36.3%	729	32.9%	340	15.2%	160	7.2%
32	Brittanys	1,503	9,291	4,050	43.6%	404	10.0%	344	8.6%	470	11.6%
33	Bernese Mountain Dogs	1,320	7,811	3,472	44.5%	1,311	37.8%	456	13.3%	404	11.7%
34	Papillons	1,239	3,417	1,709	50.1%	338	20.0%	270	15.2%	551	32.3%
35	Bichons Frises	1,193	4,847	1,784	36.8%	634	35.7%	251	13.8%	139	7.7%
36	Weimaraners	1,093	7,530	2,928	38.8%	974	33.4%	292	9.8%	251	8.6%
37	Basset Hounds	1,039	6,324	2,089	33.0%	329	15.7%	346	16.6%	221	10.6%
38	Vizslas	1,003	6,635	3,136	47.3%	1,053	33.5%	203	6.7%	519	16.6%
39	Collies	966	5,187	2,456	47.3%	470	19.1%	342	13.9%	632	25.7%
40	Newfoundlands	917	5,428	2,338	43.1%	851	36.4%	304	13.2%	255	11.0%
41	Shiba Inu	890	3,065	1,369	44.7%	412	30.0%	245	18.1%	156	11.4%
42	Akitas	825	4,506	1,747	38.7%	283	16.4%	304	17.0%	220	12.5%
43	Chinese Shar-Pei	800	3,252	1,159	35.6%	154	13.4%	232	19.5%	165	14.3%
44	Miniature Pinschers	778	2,616	926	35.5%	138	14.9%	155	16.1%	217	23.8%
45	Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers	708	4,201	1,420	33.8%	541	38.0%	141	10.0%	176	12.4%
46	Scottish Terriers	703	3,003	1,269	42.2%	280	22.1%	172	13.4%	198	15.5%
47	Bullmastiffs	684	4,082	1,797	44.0%	259	14.5%	227	12.3%	250	13.9%
48	Border Collies	658	3,515	1,837	52.3%	571	31.1%	213	11.7%	499	27.3%
49	Bloodhounds	637	4,336	1,548	35.7%	175	11.3%	255	16.2%	74	4.8%
50	St. Bernards	635	4,102	1,489	36.3%	254	17.2%	204	13.5%	177	11.8%
51	Bull Terriers	623	3,102	1,320	42.5%	104	8.1%	250	18.2%	129	9.8%
52	Cairn Terriers	597	2,373	877	36.9%	274	31.3%	123	13.4%	164	18.9%
53	Alaskan Malamutes	596	3,468	1,337	38.5%	479	36.0%	189	14.0%	165	12.3%
54	Retrievers (Chesapeake Bay)	594	4,145	2,071	50.0%	452	21.9%	154	7.4%	252	12.1%
55	Rhodesian Ridgebacks	581	4,406	2,175	49.4%	874	40.2%	130	6.1%	459	21.1%
56	Australian Cattle Dogs	554	2,902	1,318	45.5%	330	25.1%	172	13.1%	245	18.6%
57	Lhasa Apsos	538	2,293	778	33.9%	130	16.9%	123	15.6%	115	14.8%
58	Cane Corso	518	3,784	1,451	38.9%	243	16.7%	412	28.8%	203	14.1%
59	Chinese Crested	482	1,680	818	48.8%	91	11.1%	133	15.6%	356	43.2%
60	Italian Greyhounds	467	1,825	794	43.5%	99	12.4%	101	12.6%	223	28.0%
61	Chow Chows	466	1,970	836	42.3%	118	14.3%	136	15.9%	129	15.2%
62	Airedale Terriers	442	3,213	1,364	42.5%	483	35.4%	126	9.4%	100	7.4%
63	Spaniels (English Cocker)	429	2,061	1,170	57.1%	148	12.6%	137	11.8%	270	23.1%
64	Dogues de Bordeaux	380	2,256	924	40.9%	94	10.2%	182	19.3%	99	10.7%
65	Great Pyrenees	376	2,365	881	37.3%	172	19.6%	121	13.6%	130	14.7%
66	Pekingese	375	1,156	536	46.5%	16	3.0%	96	16.9%	168	31.5%
67	Belgian Malinois	358	2,476	1,275	51.6%	95	7.4%	168	13.4%	120	9.5%
68	Samoyeds	344	1,738	998	57.4%	320	32.2%	86	8.5%	296	29.6%
69	Portuguese Water Dogs	338	2,353	1,516	64.5%	943	62.2%	82	5.4%	256	16.9%
70	Dalmatians	326	2,228	1,044	46.9%	272	26.1%	110	10.7%	223	21.4%
71	Whippets	311	1,873	1,246	66.5%	210	16.8%	71	5.8%	529	42.5%
72	Brussels Griffons	311	1,006	438	43.6%	76	17.2%	80	17.8%	140	32.1%
73	Japanese Chin	304	815	409	50.2%	40	10.0%	63	15.1%	184	44.8%
74	Old English Sheepdogs	299	1,957	745	38.3%	225	30.2%	88	11.6%	113	15.2%
75	Pointers (German Wirehaired)	273	1,924	888	46.1%	101	11.5%	86	9.4%	123	13.9%
76	Silky Terriers	269	934	368	39.4%	33	9.2%	56	15.1%	77	20.9%
77	Staffordshire Bull Terriers	258	1,201	620	51.6%	117	19.0%	100	15.8%	144	23.3%
78	Fox Terriers (Wire)	235	949	441	46.4%	109	24.6%	63	13.9%	82	18.5%
79	Border Terriers	230	902	595	65.9%	223	37.6%	59	9.6%	206	34.5%
80	Norwich Terriers	227	602	441	73.2%	115	26.1%	54	11.7%	158	35.8%
81	Irish Wolfhounds	223	1,405	817	58.7%	196	24.0%	81	9.9%	229	28.1%
82	Cardigan Welsh Corgis	223	1,160	776	66.9%	255	32.9%	76	9.9%	319	41.2%
83	Setters (Irish)	216	1,593	810	50.9%	147	18.3%	57	6.9%	270	33.3%
84	Coton de Tulear	216	785	208	39.5%	70	32.8%	102	31.5%	37	13.1%
85	Bouviers des Flandres	212	1,272	606	47.7%	206	34.1%	47	7.7%	135	22.2%
86	Giant Schnauzers	207	1,391	599	43.0%	209	35.0%	74	12.1%	93	15.5%
87	Norwegian Elkhounds	205	1,094	434	39.8%	67	15.5%	60	14.0%	68	16.0%
88	Tibetan Terriers	201	1,019	508	49.9%	245	48.2%	32	6.1%	124	24.4%
89	American Staffordshire Terriers	197	1,220	593	48.6%	111	18.7%	68	11.4%	174	29.3%
90	Russell Terriers	195	788	325	41.4%	70	21.3%	92	28.7%	79	24.3%
91	Wirehaired Pointing Griffons	193	1,507	807	53.9%	206	25.0%	64	8.7%	95	12.0%
92	Schipperkes	190	636	332	52.3%	57	17.2%	43	12.8%	108	32.5%
93	Toy Fox Terriers	190	595	328	55.1%	37	11.3%	49	14.6%	140	42.7%
94	Welsh Terriers	189	792	353	44.4%	161	45.4%	46	12.5%	55	15.5%
95	Basenjis	176	825	540	65.7%	134	24.7%	39	7.3%	235	43.6%
96	Parson Russell Terriers	167	648	346	53.4%	59	16.7%	49	13.5%	116	33.5%
97	Keeshonden	165	875	521	59.5%	226	43.3%	41	7.7%	160	30.7%
98	Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs	164	906	701	77.1%	350	49.9%	44	5.9%	173	24.4%
99	Miniature American Shepherds	161	860	336	51.5%	130	12.9%	313	10.4%	195	6.5%
100	American Eskimo Dogs	157	556	279	50.0%	26	9.1%	23	7.8%	63	22.8%
101	Anatolian Shepherd Dogs	151	1,060	442	41.8%	51	11.7%	79	18.1%	55	12.4%
102	Standard Schnauzers	135	871	495	57.0%	240	48.4%	35	7.2%	127	25.6%
103	Rat Terriers	130	649	274	41.7%	33	12.0%	86	36.6%	99	37.9%
104	Tibetan Spaniels	120	415	291	69.6%	31	10.7%	40	12.6%	179	61.6%
105	Setters (Gordon)	114	726	389	53.5%	43	11.0%	27	6.7%	103	26.6%
106	Neapolitan Mastiffs	104	584	294	50.3%	30	10.0%	56	18.8%	36	12.3%
107	Retrievers (Nova Scotia Duck Tolling)	102	542	421	77.8%	196	46.4%	26	6.1%	137	32.4%
108	Norfolk Terriers	101	259	166	64.4%	46	27.8%	22	13.0%	55	33.4%
109	Setters (English)	96	542	395	72.9%	48	12.1%	22	5.4%	161	40.7%
110	Retrievers (Flat-Coated)	93	618	468	75.8%	188	40.2%	14	3.0%	177	37.7%
111	Borzois	92	524	421	80.3%	25	5.9%	20	4.8%	241	57.3%
112	Fox Terriers (Smooth)	89	321	249	77.3%	25	9.9%	24	9.3%	151	60.8%
113	Afghan Hounds	86	484	377	78.4%	19	5.0%	18	4.4%	215	57.3%
114	Belgian Tervuren	84	479	349	73.0%	46	13.2%	19	5.6%	146	42.1%
115	English Toy Spaniels	84	242	165	68.3%	7	4.3%	30	18.9%	86	53.0%
116	Manchester Terriers	80	290	174	60.4%	40	23.0%	18	9.9%	87	49.4%
117	Leonbergers	80	517	411	79.4%	185	45.2%	23	5.7%	93	22.6%
118	Irish Terriers	77	386	234	60.9%	59	26.0%	26	11.3%	33	14.6%
119	Miniature Bull Terriers	74	297	192	64.8%	41	21.6%	31	16.3%	77	40.0%
120	Australian Terriers	72	330	182	55.0%	54	29.6%	17	9.0%	70	38.5%
121	Lakeland Terriers	68	246	128	51.9%	35	27.7%	22	16.7%	34	26.3%
122	Spaniels (Boykin)	67	443	251	56.5%	87	33.6%	40	17.1%	22	8.9%
123	Bearded Collies	66	352	250	71.2%	75	30.6%	10	3.7%	106	42.0%
124	Black and Tan Coonhounds	62	410	196	47.9%	19	9.8%	24	11.4%	45	22.2%
125	Spinoni Italiani	61	434	287	66.3%	80	27.8%	20	7.3%	71	25.0%
126	Kerry Blue Terriers	58	283	207	73.2%	40	19.4%	17	8.5%	79	38.0%
127	Black Russian Terriers	57	342	232	68.2%	72	31.1%	16	7.3%	63	27.1%
128	Xoloitzcuintli	55	217	130	59.8%	21	16.8%	24	18.7%	61	33.1%
129	Affenpinschers	54	144	116	80.1%	9	8.0%	22	20.2%	53	46.1%
130	Bluetick Coonhounds	52	439	133	29.9%	17	12.1%	33	26.6%	29	22.5%
131	Pointers	48	289	215	74.2%	15	6.9%	20	10.3%	132	60.7%
132	Belgian Sheepdogs	47	277	224	80.7%	51	23.0%	6	2.5%	91	40.1%
133	Tibetan Mastiffs	44	268	168	62.5%	32	19.0%	14	8.5%	55	32.8%
134	Spaniels (Welsh Springer)	43	252	187	74.2%	86	45.7%	11	5.7%	63	33.5%
135	Spaniels (Clumber)	43	196	141	71.4%	26	18.6%	13	9.9%	79	56.9%
136	Briards	41	268	169	63.1%	44	26.1%	10	6.0%	75	44.7%
137	Bedlington Terriers	40	189	130	69.0%	25	18.9%	11	8.6%	52	39.7%
138	Treeing Walker Coonhounds	39	241	91	36.2%	0	0.3%	9	10.1%	38	42.3%
139	Petits Bassets Griffons Vendeens	39	169	107	63.3%	37	34.4%	12	11.0%	44	41.8%
140	Salukis	39	195	179	91.6%	5	2.8%	5	2.6%	127	70.9%
141	Redbone Coonhounds	37	254	89	36.3%	10	10.9%	16	18.2%	28	31.4%
142	Lagotti Romagnoli	35	201	42	62.7%	21	50.8%	24	9.5%	22	17.5%
143	Spaniels (Field)	34	166	135	81.5%	46	34.0%	10	7.3%	58	43.1%
144	German Pinschers	33	189	150	79.1%	67	44.9%	9	5.9%	47	31.2%
145	Plotts	33	204	67	32.7%	0	0.5%	15	21.5%	12	19.4%
146	Pulik	33	149	90	60.2%	10	11.2%	7	7.8%	22	23.7%
147	Lowchen	32	88	73	84.1%	23	30.7%	7	9.1%	41	55.3%
148	Icelandic Sheepdogs	31	136	120	88.0%	18	14.3%	9	8.4%	43	36.3%
149	Portuguese Podengo Pequenos	31	76	66	87.2%	2	3.5%	15	22.8%	41	61.0%
150	Beaucerons	28	185	110	58.5%	42	38.3%	6	7.4%	38	33.5%
151	Swedish Vallhunds	25	114	85	74.9%	25	29.4%	5	5.9%	34	40.0%
152	Entlebucher Mountain Dogs	25	135	77	58.9%	32	39.9%	9	11.0%	15	18.8%
153	Polish Lowland Sheepdogs	25	96	53	55.9%	33	62.1%	5	8.9%	12	22.3%
154	Komondorok	24	121	56	46.3%	3	6.5%	9	15.3%	12	20.1%
155	Boerboels	24	164	51	52.4%	12	11.9%	18	32.7%	10	68.0%
156	Kuvaszok	23	111	82	74.7%	5	6.4%	5	6.1%	21	25.5%
157	Sealyham Terriers	23	83	67	81.1%	4	6.2%	8	13.6%	29	43.0%
158	Dandie Dinmont Terriers	22	66	51	76.9%	10	19.8%	5	9.9%	25	50.0%
159	Greyhounds	21	122	87	73.0%	2	2.2%	4	4.4%	50	57.9%
160	Spaniels (American Water)	21	141	99	70.0%	13	12.5%	4	3.8%	13	13.1%
161	Finnish Spitz	20	74	41	56.2%	10	23.3%	6	13.8%	16	37.8%
162	Spaniels (Irish Water)	19	132	114	86.3%	16	14.3%	4	3.2%	41	35.8%
163	Scottish Deerhounds	17	95	78	82.2%	4	4.9%	4	5.7%	50	63.7%
164	Setters (Irish Red and White)	16	121	102	85.4%	26	25.4%	5	5.0%	39	38.1%
165	Canaan Dogs	16	61	48	78.8%	9	17.8%	2	4.1%	17	36.2%
166	Ibizan Hounds	16	85	77	90.2%	4	5.1%	4	5.1%	58	75.8%
167	Norwegian Buhunds	15	72	53	74.5%	8	14.4%	2	3.6%	22	41.4%
168	Retrievers (Curly-Coated)	14	83	67	81.0%	10	15.3%	3	5.5%	25	39.0%
169	Wirehaired Vizslas	14	81	40	77.2%	14	34.3%	5	7.5%	15	24.6%
170	Glen of Imaal Terriers	13	67	58	85.5%	22	34.5%	1	1.7%	22	39.8%
171	Spaniels (Sussex)	13	51	44	86.0%	1	3.1%	4	9.9%	27	61.5%
172	Berger Picards	13	51	11	66.7%	3	29.4%	2	5.9%	17	50.0%
173	Pharaoh Hounds	13	69	52	73.7%	13	29.2%	3	4.2%	26	46.9%
174	Pyrenean Shepherds	12	40	36	90.6%	1	5.0%	3	6.7%	26	70.3%
175	American English Coonhounds	11	86	30	35.0%		0.0%	5	15.2%	9	33.4%
176	Finnish Lapphunds	11	48	42	87.2%	15	37.5%	3	7.2%	20	46.1%
177	Chinooks	9	56	46	80.0%	2	3.0%	3	7.3%	7	14.2%
178	Cirnechi dell'Etna	8	45	14	95.6%	2	14.0%	1	0.0%	21	48.8%
179	Skye Terriers	7	32	29	93.0%	1	3.2%	2	7.9%	18	61.1%
180	Spanish Water Dogs	7	41	16	59.6%	8	47.4%	3	34.8%	4	36.0%
181	Norwegian Lundehunds	6	17	10	55.4%		0.0%	1	5.8%	3	39.0%
182	Otterhounds	6	30	30	99.1%	0	1.3%	1	3.8%	19	60.7%
183	Cesky Terriers	5	18	13	75.2%	3	24.6%	4	28.3%	7	54.0%
184	American Foxhounds	5	23	15	67.5%		0.0%	1	10.0%	12	84.3%
185	Harriers	4	18	14	69.1%	1	4.5%	1	3.0%	7	45.0%
186	Bergamasco	4	26	11	43.0%	3	64.5%	2	54.8%	2	3.2%
187	American Hairless Terriers	2	14	4	78.6%	0	9.1%	3	27.3%	7	63.6%
188	English Foxhounds	2	10	10	97.6%	1	6.7%	0	3.3%	5	48.8%

 

Table 3. Low Entry Breeds

	Breed	Litters	Pups	Pups Registered	% Conversion Rate	Limited Reg.	% Limited Reg.	# Actually Bred	% Actually Bred	# Entered in	% Entered in Events
1	Affenpinschers	54	144	116	80.1%	9	8.0%	22	20.2%	53	46.1%
2	Airedale Terriers	442	3,213	1,364	42.5%	483	35.4%	126	9.4%	100	7.4%
3	American English Coonhounds	11	86	30	35.0%		0.0%	5	15.2%	9	33.4%
4	American Eskimo Dogs	157	556	279	50.0%	26	9.1%	23	7.8%	63	22.8%
5	American Foxhounds	5	23	15	67.5%		0.0%	1	10.0%	12	84.3%
6	American Hairless Terriers	2	14	4	78.6%	0	9.1%	3	27.3%	7	63.6%
7	Anatolian Shepherd Dogs	151	1,060	442	41.8%	51	11.7%	79	18.1%	55	12.4%
8	Australian Terriers	72	330	182	55.0%	54	29.6%	17	9.0%	70	38.5%
9	Beaucerons	28	185	110	58.5%	42	38.3%	6	7.4%	38	33.5%
10	Bedlington Terriers	40	189	130	69.0%	25	18.9%	11	8.6%	52	39.7%
11	Belgian Malinois	358	2,476	1,275	51.6%	95	7.4%	168	13.4%	120	9.5%
12	Belgian Sheepdogs	47	277	224	80.7%	51	23.0%	6	2.5%	91	40.1%
13	Bergamasco	4	26	11	43.0%	3	64.5%	2	54.8%	2	3.2%
14	Berger Picards	13	51	11	66.7%	3	29.4%	2	5.9%	17	50.0%
15	Black and Tan Coonhounds	62	410	196	47.9%	19	9.8%	24	11.4%	45	22.2%
16	Black Russian Terriers	57	342	232	68.2%	72	31.1%	16	7.3%	63	27.1%
17	Bloodhounds	637	4,336	1,548	35.7%	175	11.3%	255	16.2%	74	4.8%
18	Bluetick Coonhounds	52	439	133	29.9%	17	12.1%	33	26.6%	29	22.5%
19	Boerboels	24	164	51	52.4%	12	11.9%	18	32.7%	10	68.0%
20	Briards	41	268	169	63.1%	44	26.1%	10	6.0%	75	44.7%
21	Canaan Dogs	16	61	48	78.8%	9	17.8%	2	4.1%	17	36.2%
22	Cesky Terriers	5	18	13	75.2%	3	24.6%	4	28.3%	7	54.0%
23	Chinooks	9	56	46	80.0%	2	3.0%	3	7.3%	7	14.2%
24	Cirnechi dell'Etna	8	45	14	95.6%	2	14.0%	1	0.0%	21	48.8%
25	Coton de Tulear	216	785	208	39.5%	70	32.8%	102	31.5%	37	13.1%
26	Dandie Dinmont Terriers	22	66	51	76.9%	10	19.8%	5	9.9%	25	50.0%
27	Dogues de Bordeaux	380	2,256	924	40.9%	94	10.2%	182	19.3%	99	10.7%
28	English Foxhounds	2	10	10	97.6%	1	6.7%	0	3.3%	5	48.8%
29	English Toy Spaniels	84	242	165	68.3%	7	4.3%	30	18.9%	86	53.0%
30	Entlebucher Mountain Dogs	25	135	77	58.9%	32	39.9%	9	11.0%	15	18.8%
31	Finnish Lapphunds	11	48	42	87.2%	15	37.5%	3	7.2%	20	46.1%
32	Finnish Spitz	20	74	41	56.2%	10	23.3%	6	13.8%	16	37.8%
33	Fox Terriers (Wire)	235	949	441	46.4%	109	24.6%	63	13.9%	82	18.5%
34	German Pinschers	33	189	150	79.1%	67	44.9%	9	5.9%	47	31.2%
35	Giant Schnauzers	207	1,391	599	43.0%	209	35.0%	74	12.1%	93	15.5%
36	Glen of Imaal Terriers	13	67	58	85.5%	22	34.5%	1	1.7%	22	39.8%
37	Greyhounds	21	122	87	73.0%	2	2.2%	4	4.4%	50	57.9%
38	Harriers	4	18	14	69.1%	1	4.5%	1	3.0%	7	45.0%
39	Ibizan Hounds	16	85	77	90.2%	4	5.1%	4	5.1%	58	75.8%
40	Icelandic Sheepdogs	31	136	120	88.0%	18	14.3%	9	8.4%	43	36.3%
41	Irish Terriers	77	386	234	60.9%	59	26.0%	26	11.3%	33	14.6%
42	Komondorok	24	121	56	46.3%	3	6.5%	9	15.3%	12	20.1%
43	Kuvaszok	23	111	82	74.7%	5	6.4%	5	6.1%	21	25.5%
44	Lagotti Romagnoli	35	201	42	62.7%	21	50.8%	24	9.5%	22	17.5%
45	Lakeland Terriers	68	246	128	51.9%	35	27.7%	22	16.7%	34	26.3%
46	Leonbergers	80	517	411	79.4%	185	45.2%	23	5.7%	93	22.6%
47	Lhasa Apsos	538	2,293	778	33.9%	130	16.9%	123	15.6%	115	14.8%
48	Lowchen	32	88	73	84.1%	23	30.7%	7	9.1%	41	55.3%
49	Miniature Bull Terriers	74	297	192	64.8%	41	21.6%	31	16.3%	77	40.0%
50	Neapolitan Mastiffs	104	584	294	50.3%	30	10.0%	56	18.8%	36	12.3%
51	Norfolk Terriers	101	259	166	64.4%	46	27.8%	22	13.0%	55	33.4%
52	Norwegian Buhunds	15	72	53	74.5%	8	14.4%	2	3.6%	22	41.4%
53	Norwegian Elkhounds	205	1,094	434	39.8%	67	15.5%	60	14.0%	68	16.0%
54	Norwegian Lundehunds	6	17	10	55.4%		0.0%	1	5.8%	3	39.0%
55	Otterhounds	6	30	30	99.1%	0	1.3%	1	3.8%	19	60.7%
56	Parson Russell Terriers	167	648	346	53.4%	59	16.7%	49	13.5%	116	33.5%
57	Petits Bassets Griffons Vendeens	39	169	107	63.3%	37	34.4%	12	11.0%	44	41.8%
58	Pharaoh Hounds	13	69	52	73.7%	13	29.2%	3	4.2%	26	46.9%
59	Plotts	33	204	67	32.7%	0	0.5%	15	21.5%	12	19.4%
60	Pointers (German Wirehaired)	273	1,924	888	46.1%	101	11.5%	86	9.4%	123	13.9%
61	Polish Lowland Sheepdogs	25	96	53	55.9%	33	62.1%	5	8.9%	12	22.3%
62	Portuguese Podengo Pequenos	31	76	66	87.2%	2	3.5%	15	22.8%	41	61.0%
63	Pulik	33	149	90	60.2%	10	11.2%	7	7.8%	22	23.7%
64	Pyrenean Shepherds	12	40	36	90.6%	1	5.0%	3	6.7%	26	70.3%
65	Rat Terriers	130	649	274	41.7%	33	12.0%	86	36.6%	99	37.9%
66	Redbone Coonhounds	37	254	89	36.3%	10	10.9%	16	18.2%	28	31.4%
67	Retrievers (Curly-Coated)	14	83	67	81.0%	10	15.3%	3	5.5%	25	39.0%
68	Retrievers (Flat-Coated)	93	618	468	75.8%	188	40.2%	14	3.0%	177	37.7%
69	Russell Terriers	195	788	325	41.4%	70	21.3%	92	28.7%	79	24.3%
70	Salukis	39	195	179	91.6%	5	2.8%	5	2.6%	127	70.9%
71	Scottish Deerhounds	17	95	78	82.2%	4	4.9%	4	5.7%	50	63.7%
72	Sealyham Terriers	23	83	67	81.1%	4	6.2%	8	13.6%	29	43.0%
73	Setters (Irish Red and White)	16	121	102	85.4%	26	25.4%	5	5.0%	39	38.1%
74	Silky Terriers	269	934	368	39.4%	33	9.2%	56	15.1%	77	20.9%
75	Skye Terriers		32	29	93.0%	1	3.2%	2	7.9%	18	61.1%
76	Spaniels (American Water)	21	141	99	70.0%	13	12.5%	4	3.8%	13	13.1%
77	Spaniels (Boykin)	67	443	251	56.5%	87	33.6%	40	17.1%	22	8.9%
78	Spaniels (Clumber)	43	196	141	71.4%	26	18.6%	13	9.9%	79	56.9%
79	Spaniels (Field)	34	166	135	81.5%	46	34.0%	10	7.3%	58	43.1%
80	Spaniels (Irish Water)	19	132	114	86.3%	16	14.3%	4	3.2%	41	35.8%
81	Spaniels (Sussex)	13	51	44	86.0%	1	3.1%	4	9.9%	27	61.5%
82	Spaniels (Welsh Springer)	43	252	187	74.2%	86	45.7%	11	5.7%	63	33.5%
83	Spanish Water Dogs	7	41	16	59.6%	8	47.4%	3	34.8%	4	36.0%
84	Spinoni Italiani	61	434	287	66.3%	80	27.8%	20	7.3%	71	25.0%
85	Swedish Vallhunds	25	114	85	74.9%	25	29.4%	5	5.9%	34	40.0%
86	Tibetan Mastiffs	44	268	168	62.5%	32	19.0%	14	8.5%	55	32.8%
87	Treeing Walker Coonhounds	39	241	91	36.2%	0	0.3%	9	10.1%	38	42.3%
88	Welsh Terriers	189	792	353	44.4%	161	45.4%	46	12.5%	55	15.5%
89	Wirehaired Vizslas	14	81	40	77.2%	14	34.3%	5	7.5%	15	24.6%
90	Xoloitzcuintli	55	217	130	59.8%	21	16.8%	24	18.7%	61	33.1%

 

Table4. Bottom 60 Breeds

	Breed	Litters	Pups	Pups Registered	% Conversion Rate	Limited Reg.	% Limited	# Actually Bred	% Actually Bred	# Entered in Events	% Entered in Events
1	English Foxhounds	2	10	10	97.6%	1	6.7%	0	3.3%	5	48.8%
2	American Hairless Terriers	2	14	4	78.6%	0	9.1%	3	27.3%	7	63.6%
3	Bergamasco	4	26	11	43.0%	3	64.5%	2	54.8%	2	3.2%
4	Harriers	4	14	69.1%	1	4.5%	1	3.0%	7	45.0%
5	AmericanFoxhounds	5	23	15	67.5%		0.0%	1	10.0%	12	84.3%
6	CeskyTerriers	5	18	13	75.2%	3	24.6%	4	28.3%	7	54.0%
7	Otterhounds	6	30	30	99.1%	0	1.3%	1	3.8%	19	60.7%
8	NorwegianLundehunds	6	17	10	55.4%		0.0%	1	5.8%	3	39.0%
9	SpanishWater Dogs	7	41	16	59.6%	8	47.4%	3	34.8%	4	36.0%
10	SkyeTerriers	7	32	29	93.0%	1	3.2%	2	7.9%	18	61.1%
11	Cirnechidell'Etna	8	45	14	95.6%	2	14.0%	1	0.0%	21	48.8%
12	Chinooks	9	56	46	80.0%	2	3.0%	3	7.3%	7	14.2%
13	FinnishLapphunds	11	48	42	87.2%	15	37.5%	3	7.2%	20	46.1%
14	AmericanEnglish Coonhounds	11	86	30	35.0%		0.0%	5	15.2%	9	33.4%
15	PyreneanShepherds	12	40	36	90.6%	1	5.0%	3	6.7%	26	70.3%
16	PharaohHounds	13	69	52	73.7%	13	29.2%	3	4.2%	26	46.9%
17	BergerPicards	13	51	11	66.7%	3	29.4%	2	5.9%	17	50.0%
18	Glen ofImaal Terriers	13	67	58	85.5%	22	34.5%	1	1.7%	22	39.8%
19	Spaniels(Sussex)	13	51	44	86.0%	1	3.1%	4	9.9%	27	61.5%
20	WirehairedVizslas	14	81	40	77.2%	14	34.3%	5	7.5%	15	24.6%
21	Retrievers(Curly-Coated)	14	83	67	81.0%	10	15.3%	3	5.5%	25	39.0%
22	NorwegianBuhunds	15	72	53	74.5%	8	14.4%	2	3.6%	22	41.4%
23	Canaan Dogs	16	61	48	78.8%	9	17.8%	2	4.1%	17	36.2%
24	IbizanHounds	16	85	77	90.2%	4	5.1%	4	5.1%	58	75.8%
25	Setters(Irish Red and White)	16	121	102	85.4%	26	25.4%	5	5.0%	39	38.1%
26	ScottishDeerhounds	17	95	78	82.2%	4	4.9%	4	5.7%	50	63.7%
27	Spaniels(Irish Water)	19	132	114	86.3%	16	14.3%	4	3.2%	41	35.8%
28	FinnishSpitz	20	74	41	56.2%	10	23.3%	6	13.8%	16	37.8%
29	Greyhounds	21	122	87	73.0%	2	2.2%	4	4.4%	50	57.9%
30	Spaniels(American Water)	21	141	99	70.0%	13	12.5%	4	3.8%	13	13.1%
31	DandieDinmont Terriers	22	66	51	76.9%	10	19.8%	5	9.9%	25	50.0%
32	Kuvaszok	23	111	82	74.7%	5	6.4%	5	6.1%	21	25.5%
33	SealyhamTerriers	23	83	67	81.1%	4	6.2%	8	13.6%	29	43.0%
34	Boerboels	24	164	51	52.4%	12	11.9%	18	32.7%	10	68.0%
35	Komondorok	24	121	56	46.3%	3	6.5%	9	15.3%	12	20.1%
36	EntlebucherMountain Dogs	25	135	77	58.9%	32	39.9%	9	11.0%	15	18.8%
37	PolishLowland Sheepdogs	25	96	53	55.9%	33	62.1%	5	8.9%	12	22.3%
38	SwedishVallhunds	25	114	85	74.9%	25	29.4%	5	5.9%	34	40.0%
39	Beaucerons	28	185	110	58.5%	42	38.3%	6	7.4%	38	33.5%
40	IcelandicSheepdogs	31	136	120	88.0%	18	14.3%	9	8.4%	43	36.3%
41	PortuguesePodengo Pequenos	31	76	66	87.2%	2	3.5%	15	22.8%	41	61.0%
42	Lowchen	32	88	73	84.1%	23	30.7%	7	9.1%	41	55.3%
43	Plotts	33	204	67	32.7%	0	0.5%	15	21.5%	12	19.4%
44	Pulik	33	149	90	60.2%	10	11.2%	7	7.8%	22	23.7%
45	GermanPinschers	33	189	150	79.1%	67	44.9%	9	5.9%	47	31.2%
46	Spaniels(Field)	34	166	135	81.5%	46	34.0%	10	7.3%	58	43.1%
47	LagottiRomagnoli	35	201	42	62.7%	21	50.8%	24	9.5%	22	17.5%
48	RedboneCoonhounds	37	254	89	36.3%	10	10.9%	16	18.2%	28	31.4%
49	Salukis	39	195	179	91.6%	5	2.8%	5	2.6%	127	70.9%
50	PetitsBassets Griffons Vendeens	39	169	107	63.3%	37	34.4%	12	11.0%	44	41.8%
51	TreeingWalker Coonhounds	39	241	91	36.2%	0	0.3%	9	10.1%	38	42.3%
52	BedlingtonTerriers	40	189	130	69.0%	25	18.9%	11	8.6%	52	39.7%
53	Briards	41	268	169	63.1%	44	26.1%	10	6.0%	75	44.7%
54	Spaniels(Clumber)	43	196	141	71.4%	26	18.6%	13	9.9%	79	56.9%
55	Spaniels(Welsh Springer)	43	252	187	74.2%	86	45.7%	11	5.7%	63	33.5%
56	TibetanMastiffs	44	268	168	62.5%	32	19.0%	14	8.5%	55	32.8%
57	BelgianSheepdogs	47	277	224	80.7%	51	23.0%	6	2.5%	91	40.1%
58	Pointers	48	289	215	74.2%	15	6.9%	20	10.3%	132	60.7%
59	BluetickCoonhounds	52	439	133	29.9%	17	12.1%	33	26.6%	29	22.5%
60	Affenpinschers	54	144	116	80.1%	9	8.0%	22	20.2%	53	46.1%