Table 2 Popularity of breeds ranked in the top 20 registrations from micro-chip records, J Sainsbury's PLC pet insurance and UK Kennel Club registrations.

Unknown

23.37

2.73

Cross

12.60

28.91

Retriever (Labrador)

9.96

10.89

16.40

1

1

1

35.44

Staffordshire Bull Terrier

4.92

3.75

3.90

2

4

6

8.53

German Shepherd Dog (Alsatian)

4.22

3.60

4.32

3

5

4

-33.52

Border Collie

4.21

2.88

0.86

4

8

26

25.59

Spaniel (Cocker)

3.49

5.65

8.16

5

2

2

68.25

Spaniel (English Springer)

3.39

2.92

5.40

6

7

3

20.07

Yorkshire Terrier

2.49

1.70

1.43

7

10

17

-46.16

Retriever (Golden)

2.48

3.54

3.32

8

6

7

-28.05

West Highland White Terrier

2.48

2.34

2.66

9

9

10

-49.16

Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

2.01

4.83

4.07

10

3

5

-3.03

Rottweiler

1.57

0.79

0.95

11

20

23

-50.41

Border Terrier

1.46

1.61

3.32

12

11

8

138.84

Shih Tzu

1.25

1.25

1.99

13

12

11

45.33

Boxer

1.04

0.89

2.67

14

16

9

-25.68

Lhasa Apso

0.86

0.68

1.86

15

23

14

61.22

Poodle

0.83

0.88

1.31

16

17

21

-0.66

Bichon Frise

0.70

1.08

1.00

17

13

22

13.27

Greyhound

0.63

0.33

0.02

18

39

163

17.95

Weimaraner

0.63

0.91

0.83

19

15

27

-4.75

Dalmatian

0.60

0.76

0.57

20

22

37

-40.99

Miniature Schnauzer

0.60

1.00

1.93

21

14

13

142.19

Dachshund

0.60

0.57

1.98

22

26

12

1.47

Bulldog

0.54

0.78

1.65

23

21

15

115.72

Chihuahua

0.53

0.39

2.57

25

32

18

-18.80

Bull Terrier

0.49

0.79

1.06

27

19

20

11.02

Whippet

0.48

0.26

1.21

28

44

19

104.80

Pug

0.29

0.59

1.62

37

25

16

524.83

King Charles Spaniel

0.28

0.83

0.07

38

18

105

-15.38