Ginevra Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 This is pure idle curiosity. It kinda just follows a train of thought I had earlier; I was thinking about the Doberman my MIL had several years ago. That was a great dog. But I was also thinking, "Come to think of it, I have not known anyone to have a Doberman since." They may be "out" as dog fashion goes, maybe. An awfully large number of people have Doodles or other Poodle crosses. It seems as though I barely hear someone say their dog's type anymore without saying "-oodle" in there somewhere. But I do not like Doodles or any kind of Poodle cross; this would not be the kind of dog for me. Retrievers seem perenially popular. I see them often. I love German Shepherds, and a few other herding types. I see Border Collies, Aussies, Shelties and some mixes of those types. I would happily have another GSD, or other herding type dog. Toys and terriers are not my style, although my neice fostered a very dear Rat Terrier-looking dog once; I wouldn't be opposed to one of them. So, what kinds of dogs are popular where you are? And/or what kinds of dogs do you like and are they common or uncommon where you live? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 (edited) I think many people around here are trying to rescue and most of the rescue dogs are pit mixes. We have a boxer and I have not seen another one at the dog park. When we had a mastiff, there was a bull mastiff that came to the dog park. They played well together. Haven't seen him in some time either. ETA: This is CA, greater Sacramento area. Edited April 18, 2016 by Liz CA 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Around here bird dogs/fetching dogs. Spaniels, retrievers, beagles, etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mabelen Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Popular as in available for adoption in a lot of animal shelters, chihuahua mixes and also pit bull mixes. Popular as in people will get from a breeder, labs, retrievers, and a whole variety of other breeds. I am in Southern California. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Labs & Goldens, mixes like Labradoodles Terriers Malteses, Shih Tzus, Bichons, Lhasa Apsos and similar small, "girlie" breeds Some beagles and German Shephers, though these seem less popular than when I was a kid I don't think I've seen any Huskies, Malamutes, Samoyeds etc. out here, probably because it gets too hot in the summer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Chihuahuas. Omg, I swear every third house has one. San Antonio, Texas. Haha! No offense to those who love them, but those dogs...well, they are not for me. :D 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reign Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 I live near Detroit. There are lots of Pitt mixes at the shelters. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 (edited) Lots of black and golden Labs, some spaniels and terriers, and -oodle-poos. Scotland. Edited April 18, 2016 by Laura Corin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonderchica Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Southern US. Little Yorkies and pits. I frequently see Huskies as well 🤔 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Our shelters are full of pit bulls and pit mixes. And I'd say one of every three dog owners has one. We don't. We have a Catahoula and a mystery mutt. :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 (edited) At the shelters and rescues -- Pit mixes, Labs and Lab mixes, beagles and plain old all American mutts Outside of shelters/rescue groups the most common that I notice are Labs, beagles and Shih Tzus. We just moved and in our new neighborhood so far I've met three other Shih Tzus (besides our own!) and a miniature Doxie. Dogs I've seen but not yet met include a whole bunch of beagles, a GSD, two what appear to be Lhasa Apsos, a mediumish shaggy terrier type and a couple of big all American mutts. ETA -- I"m in North Carolina. Edited April 18, 2016 by Pawz4me 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaKim Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Rural western Virginia. We have mostly coon hounds and pitts in our little area. I do have one neighbor with a doberman and another one with a great dane. We see a lot of chihuahua mixes as well. Otherwise, mutts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 I see a pretty good variety around here. Central NC. Lots of toy breeds and chihuahuas in the rescues I follow on FB. Lots of pits and lab mixes and large mutts in the shelters I follow. Tons of rescued hounds in my area, beagles and feists and more. My neighbor had a boxer that just got put down (age). At the trail we frequent, we see small terrier (the fluffy sort, as well as rat and Jack), as well as bigger dogs of the shaggy, friendly, nondescript variety. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paige Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 (edited) In our neighborhood I see a lot of goldendoodles and standard poodles, Aussies, golden retrievers, yorkies, and shitzus. We see others, but those are the most common. I saw a guy walking 2 beautiful collies last week. I used to see more of those as a kid, but those were the only ones I've seen in a while. I've seen several dobermans the last few years. A friend of mine had 2 and we've seen a couple at parks. --We are in VA Edited April 18, 2016 by Paige 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 DC - It seems like nearly everyone has a pit mix. I honestly get surprised when I see other types of dogs, especially little dogs. I'd wager that at least 75% of the dogs in my neighborhood are some sort of pit mix. I'm pretty sure it's because pit mixes are pretty much the only dogs you can adopt here and there aren't as many people who want to do breeders. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingersmom Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 I love Dobermans but have not seen any in years. I definitely live in big dog country. Lots of labs and lab mixes, German shepherds, Rottweiler, boxers and several huskies in my neighborhood. I have a Chesapeake bay retriever but have not met any others. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 I'm in the southeast, I see: huskies, Great Danes, boxers, chihuahuas, pit mixes, yorkies, beagles, poodles, and poodle mixes. There always seem to be a lot of lab mixes at the humane society but I never see labs. Bird hunting isn't popular kind here so I guess that's why. I don't see Rottweilers around here either and they seemed popular where I grew up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mabelen Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Haha! No offense to those who love them, but those dogs...well, they are not for me. :D That's what I always thought too! We went to the shelter and came out with our beautiful, smart, cheeky and affectionate chihuahua mix! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Well, I run in dog circles, so I see a bunch of everything. Among our agility friends, I've learned that way more Border Collies exist than I ever thought possible! We are in a very hot climate, and I still see a bunch of Husky/Malamute, furry dogs - mostly snowbirds, I imagine, though. We have a lab, a mini australian shepherd, and two rescue mixes (most likely pitt/boxer/lab). The one dog I will say I don't seem to see a bunch of is chow chow; I probably notice because I grew up with 3 of them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama Geek Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Huskys do fine in hot weather. They shed most of their undercoat. Ours lived in Texas and Florida for awhile. If we had to leave him outside for any length of time we filled up a kiddie pool with water. He was an indoor dog. I loved him with all my heart and it broke my heart when we had to put him down due to old age. However, unless I have a lot of land I will not likely have another. They are very smart, very alpha, have a great desire to run, sees all animals other than dogs as supper and shed like crazy. He was a lot of work for a dog. I now have a standard poodle who doesn't have the instincts that the husky did but is still pretty smart. He gets upset easier and has some more health problems. He is a great dog in a lot of ways and is great with kids. I've seen lots of pits and mixes, shepherds, yorkies, labs, retrievers, and mutts. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluegoat Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 I'm in Nova Scotia. There is a fair variety, but among the types that people get on purpose there are a lot of labs, golden retrievers, and a fair variety of small dogs. More of those seem to be crosses these days, like cocker/cavalier, cocker/apso, poodles with any of those, and so on. They are just as expensive so I think people are generally looking for a small dog without the health issues, and they add in the poodle if they want to reduce fur problems. In urban areas a lot of the picked breeds seem to include pugs and French bulldogs. Quite a lot of people have more accidental mixes, and the most common include pits, German Shepherds, labs, and beagles - all the dogs who escape, I think. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluegoat Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 I love Dobermans but have not seen any in years. I definitely live in big dog country. Lots of labs and lab mixes, German shepherds, Rottweiler, boxers and several huskies in my neighborhood. I have a Chesapeake bay retriever but have not met any others. Dobermans were more common here a while ago. I think they've gone out of style. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Organic, slave-free, non-gluten, nut-free designer mutts. If it's not a rescue, you'd best claim it is. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
learning456 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 (edited) Lots of Boston Terriers and Shih Tzus in FL. Edited April 18, 2016 by learning456 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 (edited) Rural,OK. Pits. Lots and lots of Pits. Edited April 18, 2016 by Scarlett 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippen Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 MIdwest, in town-- Pugs, pit bulls, and lots of misc little yippy things. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Organic, slave-free, non-gluten, nut-free designer mutts. If it's not a rescue, you'd best claim it is. I laughed out loud, because I know (generally) where you live. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Rural western PA: Labs, Beagles, GSDs, Pit Bulls, other hounds, Boxers, and mixes of these breeds. It is rare our shelter has small and/or fluffy dogs, although I do see them at the dog club along with a wider variety of purebred dogs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daria Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 (edited) DC - It seems like nearly everyone has a pit mix. I honestly get surprised when I see other types of dogs, especially little dogs. I'd wager that at least 75% of the dogs in my neighborhood are some sort of pit mix. I'm pretty sure it's because pit mixes are pretty much the only dogs you can adopt here and there aren't as many people who want to do breeders. When we adopted my dog, who is either a rare kooikerhondje https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kooikerhondje or a fluffy little mutt, there was a pretty wide variety of dogs available in DC area rescues. But I agree that many people rescue pits and pit mixes. I now live in the suburbs, in a neighborhood of rental apartments, all of which ban pits. I see a lot of boxers and Old English Bulldogs which seem to be what you get when you can't have a pit, and lab mixes, and a lot of small fluffy designer dogs -- Cavachons and miniature goldedoodles in particular. My friends who live in houses seem to have a lot of beagles, but beagles are too noisy for apartments. Edited April 18, 2016 by Daria 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 lots of misc little yippy things. I'd originally written "yippy" and changed it to "girlie" because I wanted to be fair. Not all the little "girlie" breed digs are yippy even if it seems that most are... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 We live in a mix area... but lots of pits. Also, a lot of small dogs. My neighbor has something that looks like a mini-papillon - they have no kids. She's really cute - will look like a puppy forever... but man- she barks at anything that moves and is very aggressive. Our neighborhood has mostly small dogs like Maltese, Jack Russels, Bostons... with a few big ones thrown in - mostly labs and retrievers. We even have a very large Huskie in the condo's in our neighborhood. I feel very sorry for that dog. It gets far too hot here for a dog like that - and that thing looks like a Huskie- Bernese Mountain dog mix. It's that big and hairy. Not too many GSD (which I also LOVE). And not too Spaniels - which I also like. We have Coonhound mix ... everyone remarks at how beautiful he is. I think it's because we don't see very many of them around here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outdoorsy Type Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 PNW - rescue dogs of any kind, but especially mixed mountain dog (Bernese, Bernard) and pit breeds. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Girls' Mom Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Most of the dogs I see around here are Aussies, Labs, Hounds, or terriers...or some mix. We live out in the country, so many of the dogs are farm dogs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsWeasley Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Pretty classic dogs: labs, german shepherds, bulldogs, and retrievers. We live in the midwest. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Labs & Goldens, mixes like Labradoodles Terriers Malteses, Shih Tzus, Bichons, Lhasa Apsos and similar small, "girlie" breeds Some beagles and German Shephers, though these seem less popular than when I was a kid I don't think I've seen any Huskies, Malamutes, Samoyeds etc. out here, probably because it gets too hot in the summer. I live next to a high density area full of young singles/young marrieds and retired people and the little dogs make sense in these small apartments/condos/houses. I see a few people in the broader neighborhood with big dogs (newfies, standard poodles, alsatians), but mostly it's the "substitute baby" dogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 I laughed out loud, because I know (generally) where you live. :D You'd better not try to break in or my hypo-allergenic dog will sniff haughtily at you. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali in OR Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 My youngest has fallen in love with Corgis and now points them out whenever we pass them. And so it seems like we see a lot of them. There is one who must live in our neighborhood--we see him a lot. In fact, I think we keep seeing the same 5 or 6 dogs over and over. Did you know Corgi breeders want $1200-$1500? Yikes. And you can't run with them. If we get dd a dog I'd want she could run with. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waa510 Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 (edited) Tokyo area, Japan: Pomeranians, Chihuahua, Dachsund, mini Poodle, Golden Retriever, Husky (occasionally) Housing is small so I think most people try to have smaller sized dogs. Owning pets here is expensive and seen as a luxury thing (like a status symbol almost) and it's mostly about dressing up your dog with bows, studded collars, skirts, sweaters,etc. May be different in a more rural area though. Edited April 19, 2016 by waa510 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 I'm not much help since I just live on da Interwebz as far as da Interwebz are concerned, but there are only two kinds of dogs in my undisclosed location: pit bulls and not-pit bulls. If you own a not-pit bull, you are in danger of people jumping to the erroneous conclusion that you don't like pit bulls. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 (edited) Anything goes here...I can think of friends who have everything from registered Cockapoos, Labs, terriers.... to mini-sized dogs that would fit in your pocket, Chihuahuas, maltipoos...... to Great Danes, Akbash, Rots, We live 15 minutes from a large city, so small dogs are popular there. We live in the suburbs so family dogs are popular in my neighborhood. Ranches are 15 on the other side, so real working dogs are popular there. Edited April 19, 2016 by Tap 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluegoat Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 My youngest has fallen in love with Corgis and now points them out whenever we pass them. And so it seems like we see a lot of them. There is one who must live in our neighborhood--we see him a lot. In fact, I think we keep seeing the same 5 or 6 dogs over and over. Did you know Corgi breeders want $1200-$1500? Yikes. And you can't run with them. If we get dd a dog I'd want she could run with. You can't run with them? They are heelers though, wouldn't they have to run a lot for that? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlett Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 I'd originally written "yippy" and changed it to "girlie" because I wanted to be fair. Not all the little "girlie" breed digs are yippy even if it seems that most are... My SIL and her room mate rescued a chihuahua. NOT my favorite bred at all. I had never known a no yippy one and I can not tolerate yippy. But this one doesn't yip at all. She has actually grown on me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbecueMom Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 No idea. Lots of medium-big dogs, but I'm not a dog person. And people look at you like you have decapitated heads stored in your deep freezer when you tell them that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsWeasley Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 (edited) No idea. Lots of medium-big dogs, but I'm not a dog person. And people look at you like you have decapitated heads stored in your deep freezer when you tell them that. Totally a tangent, but I know! I'm really allergic to dogs. Not being able to breathe when handling them despite that I take a daily antihistamine pretty distinctly makes me not a dog person, but people seem to think it's a moral failure that I want to have nothing to do with your dog. People don't act that way about my comparable allergy to cats and horses. I wish it could be treated with the same moral neutrality as peanut butter. Edited April 19, 2016 by MrsWeasley 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 I don't have a clue. I see a lot of labs (both black and yellow but rarely chocolate) and lab mixes. Our shelter has a lot of pit bulls but I think that has more to do with the rescue situation than their popularity. I'm going to go with labs and lab mixes as well as general mixed breeds (aka mutts). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Well that's because nobody likes cats! (I'm kidding, I'm kidding, please don't come after me Cat People!) I won't come after you. I'll send my attack cat after you instead. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbecueMom Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Well that's because nobody likes cats! (I'm kidding, I'm kidding, please don't come after me Cat People!) LOL, I have a cat and I'm not a cat person, either. The vet's office gets so irritated because we got the cat at 6-8 weeks old and I have no idea how old she is. I have to count back, but can't remember exactly which year and usually am off by 1-2 years. I'm not making her a cake or throwing a party, I barely get that much done for my kids. Come to think of it, maybe I'm not a kid person either... Anyway, back to dogs. Sorry. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 (edited) Pitbulls and Boxers are pretty big around here. GSDs and toy breeds after that, I guess. Mutt rescues are probably the most common, thank goodness. We had GSD/Rottie and Lab/Rottie mixes. Now we have a <5lb rat-like thing, said to be a chi/pug/pom/shih mutt, but I'm guessing more chi/terrier/pug. Forgot to add: semi-rural PA. Edited April 19, 2016 by Carrie12345 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forty-two Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 My youngest has fallen in love with Corgis and now points them out whenever we pass them. And so it seems like we see a lot of them. There is one who must live in our neighborhood--we see him a lot. In fact, I think we keep seeing the same 5 or 6 dogs over and over. Did you know Corgi breeders want $1200-$1500? Yikes. And you can't run with them. If we get dd a dog I'd want she could run with. I was waiting for someone to mention corgis :wub:. Granted, idk anyone else in our area with one, but everyone seems to think our guy's all kinds of cute ;). We managed to get ours for $850 last summer (did have to drive 2.5 hours to the breeder, but that's not bad), and there are many corgi rescue societies; granted, there's a lot more people wanting corgis from the corgi rescue than corgis being rescued, but my sis-in-law is connected with the corgi rescues groups and seemed to have no problem finding available corgis when we were looking. Maybe friend all the regional corgi rescue groups on FB and your dd can get to know the people involved - have corgi fun even if y'all don't end up getting one of your own :). (As for the actual question, I'm not very good with breeds - only size and color ;). I'd say half the dogs in our area are biggish short-haired dogs, and the other half are various smaller dogs with longer or curly fur. Lots of help, I know ;).) You can't run with them? They are heelers though, wouldn't they have to run a lot for that? Our corgi at least runs pretty fast - my oldest can run with him pretty well. But maybe that's more a jogging pace for an adult/teen, instead of a running pace (as it is for my 9yo). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mabelen Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Pitbulls and Boxers are pretty big around here. GSDs and toy breeds after that, I guess. Mutt rescues are probably the most common, thank goodness. We had GSD/Rottie and Lab/Rottie mixes. Now we have a <5lb rat-like thing, said to be a chi/pug/pom/shih mutt, but I'm guessing more chi/terrier/pug. Lol! I have heard chihuahuas being described at times as rats that bark... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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