America’s top 20 dog breeds
A Labrador retriever puppy is introduced to journalists at a news conference Feb. 22 in New York.
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Aug. 26 is National Dog Day, a time to celebrate humans’ best friend. Here are the top dog breeds, according to the American Kennel Club.
German shepherds Commander, right, and puppy Tsunami at a 2013 American Kennel Club news conference in New York.
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A golden retriever puppy named Teddy attends a 2015 news conference in New York.
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A bulldog puppy named Winter at a 2015 news conference in New York.
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Shiloh, a beagle, gets a snack from Mary Cummings at a 2013 American Kennel Club press conference in New York.
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French bulldog puppies pose in New York in 2014.
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An owner poses for a photograph with his Yorkshire terrier in 2015 on the fourth and final day of the Crufts dog show at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, England.
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Standard poodles compete Feb. 15 during the Westminster Kennel Club dog show at Madison Square Garden in New York.
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A rottweiler at the 2009 All Breed Championship Dog Show in Ahmedabad, India.
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A boxer mix rests in 2014 after playing in the West Hills Dog Park in Huntington, N.Y.
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C.J., a German shorthaired pointer, performs Feb. 16 during the 140th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show at Madison Square Garden in New York.
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Siberian huskies line up during judging at the 2005 Crown Classic Dog Show in Cleveland.
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Mini dachshunds compete last year in the Hophaus Southgate Inaugural Best Dressed Dachshund competition in Melbourne, Australia.
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A Doberman pinscher competes at the 2015 Westminster Kennel Club dog show in New York.
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Sophia Rogers, of Columbus, N.J., and Joy, a Great Dane, at the 139th annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show news conference in 2015.
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Xie Linrui stands next to her miniature schnauzer, waiting to compete during a 2014 dog show in Hangzhou, China.
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Australian shepherd Finnick licks the face of Lindsey Lund, of Whitmore, Mich., on the last day of the International Cluster of Dog Shows, hosted by the International Kennel Club of Chicago, at the Lakeside Center at McCormick Place in 2014.
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A Cavalier King Charles spaniel in the staging area at the 136th Westminster Kennel Club annual dog show at Madison Square Garden in 2012.
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Panda, a shih tzu, competes Feb. 16 at the 140th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show in New York.
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A corgi is groomed at the 2015 Crufts dog show in Birmingham, England.
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