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2003 was record year for French dog fancy
Text by franck Haymann, pictures Christopher Hermeline

Main figures for 2003

- Provisional registrations at the book of origin: 175,629 (162,587 in 2001),
- Total of registrations at the Provisional book (dogs whose genealogy is not complete on three generations): 38 (124 in 2001),
- Grand total: 175,667 (162,711 in 2001).

While the German Shepherd and the Labrador are still the two top breeds – they’ve been so for over 10 years – some breeds, such as the Golden Retriever, the American Staffordshire Terrier and the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel seem decided to play an ever growing part in the coming years.
Let’s note that in 1994, there had been 14,477 registrations for the German Shepherd, 7,856 for the Labrador, 1,478 for the Golden Retriever, 212 for the American Staffordshire Terrier, and 2,327 for the Cavalier King Charles.

The Top 20 for 2003

1 German Shepherd Dog, 11 727 (11,484 en 2002)
2 Labrador Retriever, 8,740 (9,059)
3 Golden Retriever, 7,587 (6,363)
4 Rottweiler, 6,185 (6,177)
5 English Setter, 5,577 (5,636)
6 Brittany Spaniel, 5,570 (5,604)
7 Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, 5,407 (4,518)
8 American Staffordshire Terrier, 5,161 (4,049)
9 Yorkshire Terrier, 4,856 (4,691)
10 English Cocker, 4,768 (4,481)
11 Berger de Beauce, 4,019 (3,981)
12 Belgian Shepherd Malinois, 3,531 (3,434)
13 Dachshund, wire haired, 3,099 (2,648)
14 West Highland White Terrier, 2,999 (2,572)
15 French Bulldog, 2,992 (2,440)
16 Boxer, 2,667 (2,411)
17 Dobermann, 2,568 (2,335)
18 Bernese Mountain Dog, 2,455 (2,110)
19 Beagle, 2,451 (2,268)
20 Shih Tzu, 2,186 (2,104)

Here is a reminder of the Top 20 for 2002

1- German Shepherd Dog 11,484 Up (11,830 in 2001)
2- Labrador Retriever 9,059 (9,677) Down
3- Golden Retriever 6,363 (6,461) Down
4- Rottweiler 6,177 (6,381) Down
5- English Setter 5,636 (5,749) Down
6- Brittany Spaniel 5,604 (5,763) Down
7- Yorkshire Terrier 4,691 (4,866) Down
8- Cavalier King Charles 4,518 (4,169) Up
9- English Cocker 4,481 (4,104) Up
10- American Staffordshire Terrier 4,049 (3,486) Up
11- Berger de Beauce 3,981 (3,907) Up
12- Belgian Shepherd Malinois 3,434 (3,161) Up
13- Dachshund, wire haired 2,648 Up (2,997)
14- West Highland White Terrier 2,572 (3,021) Down
15- French Bulldog 2,440 (1,718) Up
16- Boxer 2,411 (2,561) Down
17- Dobermann 2,335 (2,323) Steady
18- Beagle 2,268 (1,969) Up
19- Bernese Mountain Down 2,110 (2,220) Down
20- Shih Tzu 2,104 (2,094) Steady

GROUP 1, with breeds by decreasing number of registrations

GROUP 2, with breeds by decreasing number of registrations

GROUP 3, with breeds by decreasing number of registrations

GROUP 4, with breeds by decreasing number of registrations

GROUP 5, with breeds by decreasing number of registrations

GROUP 6, with breeds by decreasing number of registrations

GROUP 7, with breeds by decreasing number of registrations

GROUP 8, with breeds by decreasing number of registrations

GROUP 9, with breeds by decreasing number of registrations

GROUP 10, with breeds by decreasing number of registrations

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