Following a huge survey of 10,000 people,Britain's most popular dogs have been revealed. The results of the comprehensive survey - which required dog owners to submit what type of dog they own - were shared on Britain's Favourite Dogs: Top 100 on ITV, presented by Sara Cox and Ben Fogle.
Credit: Britain's Favourite Dogs: Top 100
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The show got off to a cracking start, with viewers left baffled by Fogle's gate fail.
After that, the only way was up as Fogle and Cox counted their way towards the coveted top spot.
The results featured many breeds that most of us had probably never heard of (Hungarian Vizsla, Basenji or Dandie Dinmont anyone?), but arrived in much more familiar territory once they got into the top 20.
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That included the Greyhound, Chihuahua, Boxer, Dachshund, Golden Retriever, Yorkshire Terrier, Labradoodle, West Highland Terrier, Shih-Tzu, Pug, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Springer Spaniel, German Shepherd, Cockapoo, Cocker Spaniel, Border Collie, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Jack Russell and mixed breed.
And the top dog will probably come as no surprise: the humble Labrador.
The second choice caused a bit of upset on Twitter, as people were less than happy that 'mixed breed' beat registered breeds to the silver medal. In fact, the number of crossbreeds also caused a degree of consternation.
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"Wish they were all actual registered breeds and not mongrels/crossbreeds," tweeted one viewer, while another aimed the following at ITV: "You should be ashamed of yourselves, barely any of these are actual breeds. They're cross bred to make money."
Meanwhile, a third viewer was much more succinct about their views, posting: "Most of them were crossbreeds, stupid programme."
Oh well, can't please everyone, I guess.
READ THE FULL LIST OF BRITAIN'S TOP 100 DOGS HERE:
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100. Dandie dinmont
99. Bedlington terrier
98. Welsh terrier
97. Wheaten terrier
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96. Airedale terrier
95. Gordon setter
94. Saluki
93. Lakeland terrier
92. Chorkie
91. Jorkie
90. Staffy Jack
89. Goldador
88. Poochon
87. Bullmastiff
86. Dogue de Bordeaux
85. Leonberger
84. St Bernard
83. Fox terrier
82. Corgi
81. Chinese crested
80. Shih-poo
79. Boston terrier
78. Sheprador
77. Rhodesian ridgeback
76. Staffrador
75. Japanese Akita
74. Basenji
73. Schnoodle
72. Italian spinone
71. English pointer
70. Rough collie
69. English bull terrier
68. Border Jack
67. Sproodle
66. Chow Chow
65. Flat-coated retriever
64. Jug
63. Afghan hound
62. Shar Pei
61. Shollie
60. Hungarian vizsla
59. Bearded collie
58. Puggle
57. German short-haired pointer
56. Great Dane
55. Old English sheepdog
54. Scottish terrier
53. Shetland sheepdog
52. Doberman pinscher
51. Tibetan terrier
50. Alaskan malamute
49. Sprollie
48. Maltese
47. Parson Russell terrier
46. Patterdale
45. Newfoundland
44. Borador
43. Cairn terrier
42. Weimaraner
41. Irish setter
40. Jackahuahua
39. Dalmatian
38. Springador
37. Whippet
36. Sprocker
35. Pomeranian
34. Cavapoo
33. Basset hound
32. Rottweiler
31. French bulldog
30. Cavachon
29. Miniature schnauzer
28. Siberian husky
27. Lhasa apso
26. British bulldog
25. Bichon frise
24. Lurcher
23. Beagle
22. Poodle
21. Border terrier
20. Greyhound
19. Chihuahua
18. Boxer
17. Dachshund
16. Golden retriever
15. Yorkshire terrier
14. Labradoodle (Labrador and Poodle)
13. West Highland terrier
12. Shih-tzu
11. Pug
10. Cavalier King Charles spaniel
9. Springer spaniel
8. German shepherd
7. Cockapoo
6. Cocker Spaniel
5. Border Collie
4. Staffordshire bull terrier
3. Jack Russell
2. Mixed Breed
1. Labrador
The Labrador's paws are the ones to beat having raced across the finish line in first place, being voted Britons' top dog breed.
Its no surprise really as Lab's are known for being a very intelligent, loyal and calm breed. You will often find these dogs being used as guide dogs for the blind or visually impaired.
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