C.K. plans to challenge these results all the way to the Supreme Court.
The Labrador Retriever is the most popular pure-bred dog in the United States for the 18th consecutive year, according to the American Kennel Club.
More than 100,000 Labs were registered last year, more than twice as many other breed, the club said in a statement.
The Yorkshire Terrier came in second place with nearly 42,000 registrations, followed by the German Shepherd, the Golden Retriever, the Beagle, the Boxer and the Dachshund.
Up until early last year, dachshunds wouldn’t have been anywhere near my top ten of dogs. Then I met a girl who owned two of them. I subsequently married her and the dogs came with the package. Now I love all three of ‘em.
I have been surprised, however, to discover just how willing people are to make complete doofuses of themselves around dachshunds.
We were walking ours in a park one Saturday afternoon and a middle-aged guy with a fake tan rolls by slow in a covertible with a much younger blonde women in the passenger seat. I’m looking at this guy and thinking he’s trying way too fucking hard to cool but then he looks over at us with the dogs and yells out, “Hey! Can I have some mustard with those?”
I mean WTF?
We had a dachsund when I was growing up, he was one hell of a bad ass who hated any kind of uniform.
My poor dad made the mistake of coming home from Vietnam wearing his Class As. He did that once. My mom had to pull Fang off of him. My mom once called the cops because she thought someone was trying to get in the house. The cop showed up, Fang attacked and he said “I don’t think you have anything to worry about with that dog in the house.
Yeah, they are protective dogs, and they don’t back down versus things bigger than them. My mom has one. Anytime the dog gets a new chew snack, it guards it and growls at anyone that comes near it or walks past, except for my mom. Though I’m sure with proper training that behavior could have been prevented. But mom prefers to spoil the dog.
But at any other time, the dog is fine.
I don’t have a whole lot of experience with dogs but dachsies have a unique personality all their own. Spoiled, but seriously defensive.
And yes, people lose their damn minds around them. I’ve had people stop in traffic, been swarmed by a bunch of kids, had little old ladies squeal in delight at the “weiner dog!!!!!” and more.
I literally busted up laughing at the thought of you being swarmed by CK’s adoring fans.
Well, I’m sure C. K. is smarter than my fourth place Golden Retriever. Ollie (named after Green Arrow) is a bit dim. Just like his namesake.
Still, fourth place ain’t bad…
In the past we’ve ‘owned’: a Labrador retriever, a golden retriever, and a Scottish terrier.
Retrievers are beautiful dogs with a great disposition, but unfortunately, due to poor breeding practices, many large dogs are afflicted with hip dysplasia and other joint problems which in their later years get to be extremely painful.
This happened to both of our retrievers and for this reason I wouldn’t own a large dog again.
The Scottish terrier is a medium size breed (not a lap dog as you might imagine) with intelligence and an even temper.
Unfortunately, we lost Beau to a rapidly developing bone tumor.
We now have a Shiba Inu, which is a medium size Japanese breed — a beautiful dog with ‘husky’ type markings and a ’squirrel’ tail, related to the malamute.
Originally bred for rodent control, the Shiba Inu was brought back from near extinction after WWII.
They are very intelligent, attentive and quick.
They don’t need to be taught how to hunt and kill rodents.
The Shiba Inu is my current favorite breed.
Our dogs have enjoyed the run of a 10 acre orchard/arboretum.
I don’t think I would have a dog if I lived in the city.
Animals need a lot of exercise to stay mentally and physically healthy.
PS/ Yesterday,the County Sheriff’s office busted several ‘puppy mills’ arresting the operators for animal cruelty.
These people deserve hard time.
Seventh? See that’s a good example of why polls and rankings don’t work. We need a playoff system.
Well I suppose for a being just a pure bred dog that’s doing pretty good. That’ll get you some turtle wax and a home version of the game. But since the American Kennel Club works hard to keep mixed breeds off their elitist and exclusionary lists and out of their competitions, we’ll never know how these registered dogs do in REAL competition.
And yes, people lose their damn minds around them. I’ve had people stop in traffic, been swarmed by a bunch of kids, had little old ladies squeal in delight at the “weiner dog!!!!!” and more.
I blame Gary Larson.
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I actually had a wired haired dachshund who was absolutely insane. My family was living in Germany and somehow my dad missed the fact we bought Mosbach from a hunter. These little things hunt badgers.