| Breed | Active | Population | Highest Levelled |
|---|---|---|---|
| Border Collie Group: Drovers | 74% | 265,647 | 125 Highest Retired: 123 |
| German Shepherd Dog Group: Guardian | 73% | 193,817 | 126 Highest Retired: 125 |
| Australian Shepherd Group: Drovers | 75% | 78,765 | 126 Highest Retired: 126 |
| American Pit Bull Terrier Group: Bull-Type Terriers | 77% | 63,527 | 120 Highest Retired: 119 |
| Borzoi Group: Sight Hounds | 74% | 63,370 | 117 Highest Retired: 120 |
| Siberian Husky Group: Draught | 75% | 52,010 | 130 Highest Retired: 124 |
| Shetland Sheepdog Group: Drovers | 75% | 45,815 | 125 Highest Retired: 123 |
| Dalmatian Group: Versatile | 74% | 44,786 | 112 Highest Retired: 119 |
| Alaskan Husky Group: Draught | 75% | 44,188 | 106 Highest Retired: 112 |
| Labrador Retriever Group: Retrievers | 71% | 39,558 | 114 Highest Retired: 119 |
| Great Dane Group: Hunting | 76% | 39,085 | 121 Highest Retired: 125 |
| Catahoula Leopard Dog Group: Drovers | 72% | 34,410 | 109 Highest Retired: 109 |
| Standard Poodle Group: Retrievers | 73% | 33,302 | 101 Highest Retired: 107 |
| Pomeranian Group: Companions | 73% | 33,074 | 102 Highest Retired: 100 |
| Central Asian Shepherd Group: Flock Guardians | 69% | 32,743 | 106 Highest Retired: 107 |
| Australian Koolie Group: Drovers | 77% | 31,930 | 97 Highest Retired: 105 |
| Akita Group: Hunting | 77% | 29,581 | 115 Highest Retired: 122 |
| Doberman Pinscher Group: Guardian | 78% | 29,365 | 117 Highest Retired: 120 |
| Silken Windhound Group: Sight Hounds | 76% | 28,536 | 103 Highest Retired: 103 |
| American Bully Group: Companions | 69% | 28,449 | 101 Highest Retired: 108 |
| Rough Collie Group: Drovers | 75% | 26,960 | 101 Highest Retired: 105 |
| Golden Retriever Group: Retrievers | 76% | 25,608 | 118 Highest Retired: 123 |
| Chihuahua Group: Companions | 72% | 25,277 | 108 Highest Retired: 110 |
| Saluki Group: Sight Hounds | 74% | 24,357 | 106 Highest Retired: 105 |
| Finnish Lapphund Group: Drovers | 73% | 23,930 | 119 Highest Retired: 124 |
| Dachshund Group: Scent Hounds | 73% | 23,858 | 98 Highest Retired: 102 |
| Miniature Australian Shepherd Group: Drovers | 78% | 23,262 | 108 Highest Retired: 109 |
| West Siberian Laika Group: Hunting | 76% | 22,098 | 100 Highest Retired: 109 |
| Alaskan Malamute Group: Draught | 78% | 21,940 | 98 Highest Retired: 102 |
| Afghan Hound Group: Sight Hounds | 75% | 21,804 | 113 Highest Retired: 113 |
| Beagle Group: Scent Hounds | 71% | 21,197 | 106 Highest Retired: 103 |
| Greenland Dog Group: Draught | 78% | 20,698 | 101 Highest Retired: 113 |
| Caucasian Ovtcharka Group: Flock Guardians | 75% | 20,037 | 106 Highest Retired: 112 |
| Belgian Malinois Group: Guardian | 79% | 19,924 | 107 Highest Retired: 108 |
| Cardigan Welsh Corgi Group: Drovers | 75% | 19,576 | 105 Highest Retired: 103 |
| Greyhound Group: Sight Hounds | 78% | 19,332 | 106 Highest Retired: 105 |
| Mudi Group: Drovers | 75% | 19,164 | 102 Highest Retired: 103 |
| Whippet Group: Sight Hounds | 77% | 18,579 | 102 Highest Retired: 102 |
| Saarloos Wolfdog Group: Drovers | 81% | 18,189 | 99 Highest Retired: 101 |
| American Indian Dog Group: Hunting | 73% | 17,991 | 111 Highest Retired: 110 |
| Icelandic Sheepdog Group: Drovers | 74% | 17,742 | 103 Highest Retired: 100 |
| Australian Cattle Dog Group: Drovers | 77% | 17,234 | 111 Highest Retired: 110 |
| Azawakh Hound Group: Sight Hounds | 61% | 17,079 | 101 Highest Retired: 102 |
| Tibetan Mastiff Group: Flock Guardians | 74% | 16,897 | 116 Highest Retired: 118 |
| Africanis Group: Sight Hounds | 73% | 16,454 | 112 Highest Retired: 111 |
| Czechoslovakian Wolfdog Group: Drovers | 80% | 16,311 | 101 Highest Retired: 101 |
| Rottweiler Group: Guardian | 78% | 15,664 | 104 Highest Retired: 103 |
| Bulldog Group: Companions | 70% | 15,650 | 101 Highest Retired: 97 |
| Chinese Shar-Pei Group: Versatile | 59% | 15,323 | 98 Highest Retired: 98 |
| Newfoundland Group: Draught | 78% | 15,247 | 100 Highest Retired: 111 |
| Brittany Group: Pointers/Setters | 75% | 15,132 | 106 Highest Retired: 107 |
| Anatolian Shepherd Group: Flock Guardians | 76% | 15,129 | 111 Highest Retired: 112 |
| Aidi Group: Flock Guardians | 71% | 15,090 | 116 Highest Retired: 106 |
| Akita Inu Group: Hunting | 80% | 14,669 | 101 Highest Retired: 103 |
| Lapponian Herder Group: Drovers | 73% | 14,635 | 113 Highest Retired: 112 |
| Papillon Group: Companions | 78% | 14,625 | 100 Highest Retired: 105 |
| American Cocker Spaniel Group: Spaniels/Flushers | 69% | 14,295 | 117 Highest Retired: 114 |
| Irish Wolfhound Group: Sight Hounds | 77% | 14,268 | 109 Highest Retired: 114 |
| Otterhound Group: Scent Hounds | 68% | 14,191 | 113 Highest Retired: 113 |
| Kelpie Group: Drovers | 76% | 14,019 | 102 Highest Retired: 112 |
| Shiba Inu Group: Hunting | 75% | 13,989 | 114 Highest Retired: 113 |
| Xoloitzcuintle Group: Versatile | 72% | 13,588 | 102 Highest Retired: 101 |
| Toy Poodle Group: Companions | 73% | 13,562 | 105 Highest Retired: 102 |
| Chinese Crested Group: Companions | 76% | 13,556 | 102 Highest Retired: 101 |
| Pembroke Welsh Corgi Group: Drovers | 75% | 13,549 | 117 Highest Retired: 120 |
| Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever Group: Retrievers | 76% | 13,475 | 106 Highest Retired: 114 |
| Chart Polski Group: Sight Hounds | 74% | 13,145 | 109 Highest Retired: 107 |
| Belgian Tervuren Group: Guardian | 79% | 13,071 | 125 Highest Retired: 124 |
| Miniature Bull Terrier Group: Bull-Type Terriers | 75% | 12,779 | 100 Highest Retired: 102 |
| Bull Terrier Group: Bull-Type Terriers | 79% | 12,734 | 102 Highest Retired: 104 |
| Korean Jindo Group: Hunting | 78% | 12,702 | 97 Highest Retired: 101 |
| Cane Corso Group: Hunting | 76% | 12,606 | 103 Highest Retired: 98 |
| Staffordshire Bull Terrier Group: Bull-Type Terriers | 80% | 12,538 | 104 Highest Retired: 102 |
| Boerboel Group: Guardian | 69% | 12,518 | 98 Highest Retired: 108 |
| Miniature Dachshund Group: Scent Hounds | 74% | 12,500 | 103 Highest Retired: 102 |
| English Cocker Spaniel Group: Spaniels/Flushers | 77% | 12,341 | 105 Highest Retired: 107 |
| Lagotto Romagnolo Group: Retrievers | 64% | 12,333 | 93 Highest Retired: 95 |
| American Staffordshire Terrier Group: Bull-Type Terriers | 79% | 12,233 | 103 Highest Retired: 104 |
| French Bulldog Group: Companions | 70% | 12,053 | 96 Highest Retired: 109 |
| Carpathian Shepherd Group: Flock Guardians | 71% | 12,050 | 118 Highest Retired: 117 |
| Smooth Collie Group: Drovers | 75% | 12,034 | 100 Highest Retired: 106 |
| Bernese Mountain Dog Group: Draught | 75% | 12,007 | 124 Highest Retired: 121 |
| Belgian Sheepdog Group: Guardian | 80% | 11,966 | 114 Highest Retired: 116 |
| Greater Swiss Mountain Dog Group: Draught | 76% | 11,955 | 115 Highest Retired: 117 |
| Samoyed Group: Draught | 79% | 11,910 | 98 Highest Retired: 105 |
| Portuguese Water Dog Group: Draught | 76% | 11,751 | 99 Highest Retired: 102 |
| Ibizan Hound Group: Sight Hounds | 78% | 11,717 | 115 Highest Retired: 115 |
| Italian Greyhound Group: Sight Hounds | 75% | 11,707 | 114 Highest Retired: 119 |
| Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Group: Companions | 75% | 11,695 | 108 Highest Retired: 106 |
| Saint Bernard Group: Draught | 74% | 11,682 | 96 Highest Retired: 100 |
| Canadian Eskimo Dog Group: Draught | 77% | 11,605 | 111 Highest Retired: 109 |
| Chinook Group: Draught | 75% | 11,574 | 99 Highest Retired: 100 |
| Havanese Group: Companions | 68% | 11,500 | 102 Highest Retired: 101 |
| Kooikerhondje Group: Spaniels/Flushers | 79% | 11,370 | 111 Highest Retired: 108 |
| Eurasier Group: Companions | 72% | 11,319 | 102 Highest Retired: 100 |
| Bluetick Coonhound Group: Scent Hounds | 77% | 11,308 | 128 Highest Retired: 125 |
| American White Shepherd Group: Guardian | 77% | 11,145 | 116 Highest Retired: 112 |
| Beauceron Group: Guardian | 80% | 11,044 | 104 Highest Retired: 102 |
| Great Pyrenees Group: Flock Guardians | 74% | 10,824 | 101 Highest Retired: 102 |
| Scottish Deerhound Group: Sight Hounds | 79% | 10,731 | 107 Highest Retired: 102 |
| Shih Tzu Group: Companions | 72% | 10,730 | 113 Highest Retired: 109 |
| Basset Hound Group: Scent Hounds | 76% | 10,593 | 100 Highest Retired: 100 |
| Pharaoh Hound Group: Sight Hounds | 80% | 10,535 | 108 Highest Retired: 105 |
| Basenji Group: Sight Hounds | 75% | 10,510 | 101 Highest Retired: 101 |
| Sloughi Group: Sight Hounds | 82% | 10,476 | 105 Highest Retired: 102 |
| Berger Picard Group: Drovers | 75% | 10,465 | 103 Highest Retired: 100 |
| German Shorthaired Pointer Group: Pointers/Setters | 74% | 10,360 | 96 Highest Retired: 101 |
| English Springer Spaniel Group: Spaniels/Flushers | 76% | 10,264 | 99 Highest Retired: 100 |
| Pug Group: Companions | 76% | 10,252 | 101 Highest Retired: 114 |
| Rat Terrier Group: Terriers | 68% | 10,020 | 105 Highest Retired: 101 |
| Hovawart Group: Guardian | 71% | 10,004 | 106 Highest Retired: 103 |
| Dutch Shepherd Group: Guardian | 75% | 9,988 | 106 Highest Retired: 109 |
| Boxer Group: Hunting | 76% | 9,922 | 118 Highest Retired: 117 |
| Miniature Poodle Group: Versatile | 52% | 9,883 | 70 Highest Retired: 77 |
| English Shepherd Group: Drovers | 77% | 9,790 | 107 Highest Retired: 103 |
| American Bulldog Group: Versatile | 72% | 9,695 | 106 Highest Retired: 107 |
| Swedish Vallhund Group: Drovers | 77% | 9,499 | 121 Highest Retired: 121 |
| Alaskan Klee Kai Group: Companions | 75% | 9,452 | 101 Highest Retired: 97 |
| Pekingese Group: Companions | 56% | 9,204 | 98 Highest Retired: 99 |
| Black Mouth Cur Group: Scent Hounds | 71% | 8,969 | 100 Highest Retired: 101 |
| Bearded Collie Group: Drovers | 78% | 8,881 | 107 Highest Retired: 100 |
| Canaan Dog Group: Drovers | 77% | 8,821 | 112 Highest Retired: 109 |
| Neapolitan Mastiff Group: Guardian | 75% | 8,808 | 102 Highest Retired: 101 |
| Puli Group: Drovers | 83% | 8,764 | 117 Highest Retired: 119 |
| Jack Russell Terrier Group: Terriers | 72% | 8,729 | 109 Highest Retired: 112 |
| Stabyhoun Group: Pointers/Setters | 77% | 8,700 | 101 Highest Retired: 102 |
| Old English Sheepdog Group: Drovers | 76% | 8,689 | 108 Highest Retired: 107 |
| Croatian Sheepdog Group: Drovers | 80% | 8,678 | 106 Highest Retired: 105 |
| Weimaraner Group: Pointers/Setters | 74% | 8,390 | 98 Highest Retired: 102 |
| Bedlington Terrier Group: Terriers | 73% | 8,055 | 104 Highest Retired: 107 |
| Chow-chow Group: Versatile | 76% | 7,932 | 109 Highest Retired: 113 |
| Finnish Spitz Group: Hunting | 83% | 7,902 | 103 Highest Retired: 111 |
| Bracco Italiano Group: Pointers/Setters | 68% | 7,897 | 116 Highest Retired: 105 |
| Pointer Group: Pointers/Setters | 75% | 7,876 | 110 Highest Retired: 113 |
| English Setter Group: Pointers/Setters | 73% | 7,836 | 104 Highest Retired: 107 |
| Carolina Dog Group: Versatile | 77% | 7,822 | 93 Highest Retired: 94 |
| Tibetan Spaniel Group: Companions | 71% | 7,682 | 105 Highest Retired: 104 |
| Russell Terrier Group: Terriers | 73% | 7,671 | 106 Highest Retired: 105 |
| German Wirehaired Pointer Group: Pointers/Setters | 74% | 7,604 | 101 Highest Retired: 111 |
| Flat Coated Retriever Group: Retrievers | 75% | 7,584 | 106 Highest Retired: 101 |
| Large Munsterlander Group: Pointers/Setters | 81% | 7,546 | 95 Highest Retired: 96 |
| Belgian Laekenois Group: Guardian | 79% | 7,523 | 102 Highest Retired: 100 |
| Leonberger Group: Flock Guardians | 75% | 7,462 | 96 Highest Retired: 102 |
| English Foxhound Group: Scent Hounds | 68% | 7,447 | 100 Highest Retired: 100 |
| Jamthund Group: Hunting | 75% | 7,416 | 101 Highest Retired: 104 |
| Ainu Dog Group: Hunting | 75% | 7,408 | 93 Highest Retired: 100 |
| Spinone Italiano Group: Pointers/Setters | 80% | 7,408 | 103 Highest Retired: 100 |
| Gordon Setter Group: Pointers/Setters | 81% | 7,402 | 103 Highest Retired: 100 |
| Rhodesian Ridgeback Group: Scent Hounds | 76% | 7,385 | 108 Highest Retired: 110 |
| Irish Setter Group: Pointers/Setters | 75% | 7,372 | 105 Highest Retired: 102 |
| Affenpinscher Group: Versatile | 76% | 7,367 | 105 Highest Retired: 104 |
| Irish Water Spaniel Group: Retrievers | 88% | 7,318 | 100 Highest Retired: 101 |
| Vizsla Group: Pointers/Setters | 81% | 7,306 | 101 Highest Retired: 99 |
| Shikoku Group: Hunting | 77% | 7,292 | 111 Highest Retired: 103 |
| Chesapeake Bay Retriever Group: Retrievers | 80% | 7,288 | 103 Highest Retired: 98 |
| Skye Terrier Group: Terriers | 71% | 7,247 | 106 Highest Retired: 105 |
| Curly Coated Retriever Group: Retrievers | 77% | 7,194 | 100 Highest Retired: 99 |
| Norwegian Elkhound Group: Hunting | 82% | 7,192 | 103 Highest Retired: 100 |
| Karelian Bear Dog Group: Hunting | 77% | 7,182 | 106 Highest Retired: 109 |
| Plott Group: Scent Hounds | 73% | 7,175 | 101 Highest Retired: 104 |
| Giant Schnauzer Group: Guardian | 76% | 7,160 | 107 Highest Retired: 105 |
| English Toy Spaniel Group: Companions | 66% | 7,089 | 93 Highest Retired: 97 |
| Thai Ridgeback Dog Group: Hunting | 80% | 7,087 | 111 Highest Retired: 113 |
| Norwegian Lundehund Group: Hunting | 83% | 7,070 | 105 Highest Retired: 100 |
| Dogo Argentino Group: Hunting | 81% | 7,067 | 101 Highest Retired: 115 |
| Welsh Terrier Group: Terriers | 66% | 7,048 | 97 Highest Retired: 100 |
| Kai Ken Group: Hunting | 77% | 7,032 | 95 Highest Retired: 103 |
| Welsh Springer Spaniel Group: Spaniels/Flushers | 81% | 6,815 | 114 Highest Retired: 113 |
| Schipperke Group: Versatile | 70% | 6,800 | 94 Highest Retired: 99 |
| Clumber Spaniel Group: Spaniels/Flushers | 82% | 6,790 | 103 Highest Retired: 100 |
| Sussex Spaniel Group: Spaniels/Flushers | 79% | 6,717 | 100 Highest Retired: 100 |
| Lhasa Apso Group: Versatile | 72% | 6,707 | 106 Highest Retired: 106 |
| Yorkshire Terrier Group: Terriers | 70% | 6,679 | 95 Highest Retired: 100 |
| Field Spaniel Group: Spaniels/Flushers | 75% | 6,656 | 101 Highest Retired: 102 |
| Akbash Dog Group: Flock Guardians | 76% | 6,653 | 102 Highest Retired: 104 |
| Keeshond Group: Versatile | 80% | 6,652 | 104 Highest Retired: 106 |
| Taiwan Dog Group: Scent Hounds | 71% | 6,634 | 98 Highest Retired: 102 |
| Boykin Spaniel Group: Spaniels/Flushers | 81% | 6,631 | 102 Highest Retired: 101 |
| Miniature Schnauzer Group: Terriers | 72% | 6,511 | 112 Highest Retired: 114 |
| Brussels Griffon Group: Versatile | 83% | 6,408 | 101 Highest Retired: 102 |
| Miniature Pinscher Group: Versatile | 77% | 6,401 | 97 Highest Retired: 97 |
| Scottish Terrier Group: Terriers | 64% | 6,367 | 109 Highest Retired: 111 |
| Harrier Group: Scent Hounds | 75% | 6,261 | 103 Highest Retired: 102 |
| Kuvasz Group: Flock Guardians | 82% | 6,247 | 97 Highest Retired: 98 |
| Redbone Coonhound Group: Scent Hounds | 80% | 6,218 | 105 Highest Retired: 100 |
| Dogue de Bordeaux Group: Flock Guardians | 81% | 6,213 | 102 Highest Retired: 103 |
| Bloodhound Group: Scent Hounds | 78% | 6,201 | 107 Highest Retired: 103 |
| Black and Tan Coonhound Group: Scent Hounds | 77% | 6,200 | 102 Highest Retired: 100 |
| Bichon Frise Group: Companions | 80% | 6,200 | 105 Highest Retired: 101 |
| Norwegian Buhund Group: Flock Guardians | 74% | 6,191 | 97 Highest Retired: 101 |
| Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen Group: Scent Hounds | 78% | 6,179 | 98 Highest Retired: 106 |
| Greek Harehound Group: Scent Hounds | 76% | 6,170 | 98 Highest Retired: 97 |
| Porcelaine Group: Scent Hounds | 80% | 6,115 | 100 Highest Retired: 101 |
| Bouvier des Flandres Group: Guardian | 75% | 6,112 | 99 Highest Retired: 101 |
| Wire Fox Terrier Group: Terriers | 70% | 6,102 | 105 Highest Retired: 101 |
| Komondor Group: Flock Guardians | 82% | 6,099 | 116 Highest Retired: 116 |
| Japanese Spitz Group: Companions | 79% | 6,055 | 95 Highest Retired: 98 |
| Maltese Group: Companions | 73% | 5,980 | 90 Highest Retired: 92 |
| Maremma Sheepdog Group: Flock Guardians | 79% | 5,980 | 98 Highest Retired: 101 |
| Toy Fox Terrier Group: Companions | 76% | 5,955 | 102 Highest Retired: 102 |
| Japanese Chin Group: Companions | 81% | 5,930 | 103 Highest Retired: 107 |
| American Eskimo Dog Group: Companions | 77% | 5,831 | 109 Highest Retired: 108 |
| Azores Cattle Dog Group: Guardian | 83% | 5,814 | 111 Highest Retired: 110 |
| Appenzeller Mountain Dog Group: Guardian | 78% | 5,793 | 109 Highest Retired: 108 |
| English Mastiff Group: Guardian | 79% | 5,781 | 106 Highest Retired: 108 |
| Boston Terrier Group: Companions | 77% | 5,773 | 111 Highest Retired: 116 |
| Briard Group: Guardian | 78% | 5,771 | 99 Highest Retired: 102 |
| West Highland White Terrier Group: Terriers | 72% | 5,763 | 102 Highest Retired: 104 |
| Tosa Inu Group: Guardian | 83% | 5,697 | 96 Highest Retired: 100 |
| Airedale Terrier Group: Guardian | 76% | 5,692 | 101 Highest Retired: 101 |
| Bullmastiff Group: Guardian | 73% | 5,677 | 101 Highest Retired: 100 |
| German Pinscher Group: Guardian | 80% | 5,647 | 100 Highest Retired: 109 |
| Dandie Dinmont Terrier Group: Terriers | 71% | 5,639 | 101 Highest Retired: 101 |
| Border Terrier Group: Terriers | 81% | 5,622 | 100 Highest Retired: 99 |
| Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier Group: Terriers | 73% | 5,609 | 118 Highest Retired: 110 |
| Irish Terrier Group: Terriers | 80% | 5,583 | 106 Highest Retired: 104 |
| Mastiff Group: Guardian | 80% | 5,574 | 105 Highest Retired: 104 |
| Cairn Terrier Group: Terriers | 77% | 5,555 | 107 Highest Retired: 105 |
| Norwich Terrier Group: Terriers | 74% | 5,527 | 100 Highest Retired: 101 |
| Kerry Blue Terrier Group: Terriers | 73% | 5,519 | 118 Highest Retired: 118 |
| Smooth Fox Terrier Group: Terriers | 73% | 5,519 | 102 Highest Retired: 103 |
| Manchester Terrier Group: Terriers | 81% | 5,492 | 106 Highest Retired: 101 |
| Norfolk Terrier Group: Terriers | 69% | 5,487 | 100 Highest Retired: 98 |
| Dutch Smoushond Group: Terriers | 82% | 5,485 | 103 Highest Retired: 110 |
| Silky Terrier Group: Terriers | 80% | 5,460 | 96 Highest Retired: 96 |