Popularity ranking · Canada

The 100 most popular Dog Breeds in Canada

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest dog breeds in Canada, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 134 dog breeds tracked in Canada, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Labrador Retriever, French Bulldog and Dachshund lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 8.4M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 442k, and the largest, Labrador Retriever, reaches around 3.1M people in Canada. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Canada who actively engage with each dog breed, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Canada and are refreshed weekly.

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Rank

Position in the Top 100, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in Canada who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in Canada. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.

Avg age

Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in Canada, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.

Female share

Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in Canada. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
26 American Bulldog 269k 39.4 66.4% Dog breed
27 Bullmastiff 267k 43.2 67.4% Dog breed
28 Bichon Frisé 245k 30.1 82.8% Dog breed
29 Irish Setter 245k 59.0 52.6% Dog breed
30 American Staffordshire Terrier 231k 40.3 62.3% Dog breed
31 Leonberger 218k 37.6 81.7% Dog breed
32 Bull Terrier 197k 38.6 51.1% Dog breed
33 Jack Russell Terrier 190k 40.5 71.1% Dog breed
34 Rhodesian Ridgeback 176k 36.4 84.0% Dog breed
35 Anatolian Shepherd 167k 37.6 50.7% Dog breed
36 Shiba Inu 159k 33.6 58.5% Dog breed
37 Soft-coated Wheaten Terrier 147k 33.1 55.3% Dog breed
38 Norwegian Elkhound 123k 59.0 66.1% Dog breed
39 Caucasian Shepherd Dog 121k 36.6 45.7% Dog breed
40 Airedale Terrier 113k 30.3 69.2% Dog breed
41 Pembroke Welsh Corgi 108k 39.1 63.1% Dog breed
42 Miniature Australian Shepherd 107k 46.1 74.4% Dog breed
43 Beauceron 107k 45.8 60.3% Dog breed
44 English Cocker Spaniel 106k 35.9 62.3% Dog breed
45 Lhasa Apso 101k 34.2 85.3% Dog breed
46 King Charles Spaniel 100k 43.1 71.2% Dog breed
47 Dutch Shepherd Dog 98k 39.1 64.3% Dog breed
48 Cairn Terrier 94k 29.5 55.4% Dog breed
49 Australian Cattle Dog 93k 36.4 72.7% Dog breed
50 Border Terrier 88k 37.8 66.2% Dog breed

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular dog breeds compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Canada and ranks each dog breed by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.

How often is the list updated?

The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.

What is the largest dog breed in Canada?

Labrador Retriever currently leads with an estimated audience of 3.1M people in Canada.

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