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
76 Irish Terrier 44k 54.7 89.7% Dog breed
77 Bully Dog 42k 35.4 58.2% Dog breed
78 Chow Chow 42k 31.1 33.6% Dog breed
79 Australian Kelpie 41k 31.8 57.8% Dog breed
80 Tibetan Terrier 41k 53.1 100.0% Dog breed
81 German Shorthaired Pointer 40k 31.9 57.6% Dog breed
82 German Wirehaired Pointer 39k 50.8 100.0% Dog breed
83 Affenpinscher 38k 33.7 66.9% Dog breed
84 Finnish Lapphund 35k 47.6 100.0% Dog breed
85 Greater Swiss Mountain Dog 35k 34.4 45.6% Dog breed
86 Bearded Collie 34k 49.1 84.5% Dog breed
87 Irish Water Spaniel 33k 45.3 100.0% Dog breed
88 Mountain dog 33k 44.4 91.1% Dog breed
89 Whippet 31k 36.5 66.1% Dog breed
90 Giant Schnauzer 30k 34.0 67.3% Dog breed
91 Norfolk Terrier 30k 45.8 89.6% Dog breed
92 Irish Wolfhound 29k 33.7 58.7% Dog breed
93 Shar Pei 29k 43.9 84.4% Dog breed
94 German Spitz 28k 36.8 71.0% Dog breed
95 Gordon Setter 28k 28.7 54.1% Dog breed
96 German Pinscher 28k 35.9 72.9% Dog breed
97 Miniature Pinscher 27k 41.9 56.5% Dog breed
98 Finnish Spitz 27k 53.9 100.0% Dog breed
99 Spanish Water Dog 26k 33.0 62.8% Dog breed
100 Smooth Collie 25k 54.0 100.0% 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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