The French bulldog sits, stays at the top of U.S. dog owners' hearts [View all]
It's official — the French have captured the hearts of Americans.
Or, the French bulldog has, anyway.
According to the latest statistics from the American Kennel Club released Wednesday, the dog popularly known as the Frenchie has held its crown as America's most popular dog breed for the second year in a row.
The bat-eared, smushed-nose, wrinkly-faced pups beat out roughly 200 other breeds to be named top dog, with the AKC saying it registered close to 98,500 Frenchies in 2023.
Rounding out the top five most common registered breeds were Labradors, golden retrievers, German shepherds and poodles.
The AKC statistic does have its limits. Registration is voluntary and it only ranks the club's 200 recognized breeds, which doesn't include hybrids such as goldendoodles or pomskies.
https://www.npr.org/2024/03/21/1239835753/french-bulldog-most-popular-breed
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I'm sorry to say: French Bulldogs SHOULD NOT EXIST!!
They are adorable, but they are a freak of human engineering.
Bitches have to be artificially inseminated, as the sexes cannot breed naturally.
All litters have to be born by c-section. This is not a healthy breed.
Go ahead, flame away!
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