AKC: Labrador retriever unseats Yorkshire terrier as top dog

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By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times - Wednesday, January 30, 2013

The Yorkshire terrier is no longer top dog in New York City. According to an American Kennel Club survey, the favorite canine for city dwellers is now the Labrador retriever.

The Yorkie fell hard on the AKC’s Top 10 list for the city, from No. 1 to No. 5 in just a year’s time, The Associated Press reported.

The lab was the No. 1 dog in the nation.

Following close behind in the AKC’s top 10 breeds were the German shepherd and the golden retriever.

The beagle came in fourth, while the bulldog checked in a five.

They were followed, in order, by the Yorkie, boxer, poodle, Rottweiler and “hot dog,” er, dachshund.

• Cheryl K. Chumley can be reached at cchumley@washingtontimes.com.

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AKC: Labrador retriever unseats Yorkshire terrier as top dog

In this Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012, photo, "Strider," a chocolate Labrador Retriever, runs with a tennis ball back to owner Sarah Ranes, on a dog friendly beach at Fort DeSoto Park in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

A male golden retriever plays in the water of Rock Lake near Pequot Lakes, Minn., Sunday, July 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)

Georgetown mascot "Jack the Bulldog" tears into a box labeled as Louisville during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, in Washington. Georgetown won 53-51. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

A Yorkshire Terrier is inspected by his master for his contest at the dog show in Dortmund, Germany, Friday, May 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Millie, an 18-month-old Boxer owned by Barbara Grizlo of Smithtown, N.Y., peers over her cage at the Bay Colony Dog Show in Boston, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Natascha Kolbe of Germany cuts the hair of a large poodle during the dog-salon competition at the international dog-grooming championship in Stadtroda, central Germany, on Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)

Heidi Zandri plays backstage with her rottweiler Capone, during the second day of the 135th Westminster Dog Show, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011, at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen)

Dachshund Molly, right, cuts in front of last year's winner Longfellow to take one of the top three spots in a run off during the Annual Savannah Weiner Dawg Race on historic River Street, Saturday Oct. 4, 2008 in Savannah, Ga. (AP Photo/Stephen Morton)

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