AKC Scent Work - Number of Dogs by Breed

Breed Counts as of Oct 05, 2025
Affenpinscher 2 14 21% 14% 29% 0%
Afghan Hound 15 324 6% 10% 14% 12%
Airedale Terrier 58 1282 10% 10% 12% 12%
Akita 52 2001 13% 13% 12% 10%
Alaskan Klee Kai 18 456 7% 8% 10% 9%
Alaskan Malamute 62 1723 13% 17% 12% 12%
All American Dog 4193 94962 16% 15% 13% 11%
American Bulldog 2 52 37% 19% 13% 13%
American English Coonhound 4 364 29% 18% 13% 10%
American Eskimo Dog 46 1179 16% 14% 12% 13%
American Foxhound 4 316 21% 16% 13% 15%
American Hairless Terrier 46 872 18% 15% 13% 12%
American Leopard Hound 1 39 13% 8% 5% 23%
American Staffordshire Terrier 66 1708 16% 14% 13% 11%
American Water Spaniel 6 154 35% 12% 11% 10%
Anatolian Shepherd Dog 3 118 18% 15% 19% 12%
Appenzeller Sennenhunde 2 41 15% 10% 7% 2%
Australian Cattle Dog 260 8193 21% 16% 14% 11%
Australian Kelpie 4 43 12% 12% 2% 14%
Australian Shepherd 1194 31829 21% 17% 14% 11%
Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog 10 519 29% 18% 12% 11%
Australian Terrier 21 592 16% 15% 10% 11%
Azawakh 2 14 7% 7% 29% 7%
Barbet 6 328 13% 17% 8% 13%
Basenji 57 1553 15% 14% 12% 10%
Basset Fauve de Bretagne 8 254 14% 13% 15% 10%
Basset Hound 160 4432 14% 14% 14% 13%
Bavarian Mountain Scent Hound 1 24 58% 4% 12% 8%
Beagle 371 11536 18% 17% 14% 12%
Bearded Collie 60 1882 12% 14% 13% 11%
Beauceron 80 1547 19% 15% 14% 11%
Bedlington Terrier 16 469 12% 14% 13% 11%
Belgian Laekenois 15 258 15% 10% 12% 11%
Belgian Malinois 457 12138 21% 17% 13% 11%
Belgian Sheepdog 200 4831 16% 15% 13% 12%
Belgian Tervuren 406 10583 16% 14% 13% 11%
Berger Picard 25 618 9% 10% 15% 13%
Bernese Mountain Dog 221 4575 12% 15% 13% 12%
Bichon Frise 26 625 10% 11% 11% 10%
Biewer Terrier 7 144 8% 10% 12% 8%
Black Russian Terrier 20 540 15% 11% 16% 15%
Black and Tan Coonhound 26 733 8% 11% 12% 9%
Bloodhound 34 617 11% 14% 14% 14%
Bluetick Coonhound 4 58 2% 10% 16% 16%
Boerboel 12 464 29% 16% 10% 6%
Bohemian Shepherd 7 126 5% 13% 12% 16%
Bolognese 3 246 13% 15% 16% 10%
Border Collie 1320 38530 23% 17% 14% 11%
Border Terrier 376 10270 15% 14% 14% 11%
Borzoi 27 1065 21% 17% 13% 10%
Boston Terrier 129 3429 12% 14% 13% 11%
Bouvier des Flandres 96 2317 14% 14% 13% 12%
Boxer 199 5246 13% 14% 13% 12%
Boykin Spaniel 28 582 15% 14% 17% 13%
Bracco Italiano 7 239 16% 19% 15% 13%
Braque Francais Pyrenean 3 52 35% 27% 8% 6%
Braque du Bourbonnais 1 2 0% 0% 50% 0%
Brazilian Terrier 1 46 20% 17% 22% 11%
Briard 24 416 12% 11% 12% 12%
Brittany 158 4737 19% 17% 14% 11%
Brussels Griffon 14 196 8% 11% 14% 13%
Bull Terrier 37 985 14% 14% 11% 12%
Bulldog 54 2472 15% 16% 14% 12%
Bullmastiff 40 986 15% 17% 15% 13%
Cairn Terrier 105 3040 10% 13% 11% 11%
Canaan Dog 4 84 5% 7% 11% 15%
Cane Corso 66 1716 17% 16% 14% 13%
Cardigan Welsh Corgi 271 7520 14% 15% 13% 12%
Carolina Dog 6 110 21% 23% 10% 11%
Catahoula Leopard Dog 24 1075 19% 18% 13% 11%
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel 245 5930 13% 13% 13% 11%
Cesky Terrier 7 152 11% 20% 16% 11%
Chesapeake Bay Retriever 85 3002 24% 18% 13% 11%
Chihuahua 79 1847 11% 13% 13% 13%
Chinese Crested 78 2420 13% 17% 16% 12%
Chinese Shar-Pei 13 438 8% 11% 12% 10%
Chinook 6 56 12% 12% 9% 5%
Chow Chow 12 523 11% 16% 14% 13%
Cirneco dell'Etna 2 32 9% 16% 9% 19%
Clumber Spaniel 39 1108 10% 13% 14% 12%
Cocker Spaniel 238 6518 15% 14% 14% 12%
Collie 287 7544 17% 16% 14% 12%
Coton de Tulear 8 279 18% 15% 10% 12%
Curly-Coated Retriever 22 536 17% 15% 14% 12%
Czechoslovakian Vlciak 1 3 0% 33% 0% 0%
Dachshund 496 12284 13% 13% 13% 11%
Dalmatian 353 11498 16% 15% 13% 11%
Dandie Dinmont Terrier 6 165 4% 12% 13% 11%
Danish-Swedish Farmdog 45 1459 16% 17% 12% 11%
Deutscher Wachtelhund 2 141 40% 15% 13% 11%
Doberman Pinscher 736 19536 19% 16% 13% 11%
Dogo Argentino 5 120 17% 19% 18% 9%
Dogue de Bordeaux 5 113 12% 11% 11% 11%
Drentsche Patrijshond 5 186 11% 12% 11% 10%
Dutch Shepherd 69 1561 22% 15% 14% 12%
English Cocker Spaniel 362 10816 17% 15% 14% 11%
English Foxhound 1 39 0% 8% 13% 18%
English Setter 67 2301 10% 11% 12% 11%
English Springer Spaniel 424 12193 16% 15% 13% 12%
English Toy Spaniel 17 294 9% 11% 14% 13%
Entlebucher Mountain Dog 25 1080 24% 16% 14% 10%
Eurasier 2 37 5% 5% 5% 8%
Field Spaniel 122 3093 15% 16% 15% 12%
Finnish Lapphund 17 373 11% 12% 11% 10%
Finnish Spitz 2 53 19% 11% 9% 9%
Flat-Coated Retriever 193 5993 19% 16% 14% 11%
French Bulldog 143 2972 10% 13% 14% 11%
German Longhaired Pointer 1 38 13% 16% 11% 16%
German Pinscher 61 1552 11% 14% 12% 12%
German Shepherd Dog 1528 43813 18% 16% 14% 11%
German Shorthaired Pointer 303 8093 16% 14% 13% 11%
German Wirehaired Pointer 56 1443 17% 16% 14% 12%
Giant Schnauzer 106 4985 24% 18% 14% 11%
Glen of Imaal Terrier 14 460 12% 13% 11% 10%
Golden Retriever 1612 48739 17% 15% 13% 11%
Gordon Setter 43 1652 15% 14% 14% 11%
Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen 9 306 5% 11% 7% 14%
Great Dane 92 2636 14% 14% 13% 12%
Great Pyrenees 17 557 7% 11% 15% 15%
Greater Swiss Mountain Dog 32 327 15% 14% 13% 8%
Greyhound 45 933 15% 17% 13% 14%
Harrier 6 93 16% 10% 9% 10%
Havanese 74 1826 12% 12% 12% 10%
Hokkaido 2 11 0% 0% 0% 9%
Hovawart 9 236 11% 11% 11% 13%
Ibizan Hound 26 694 10% 11% 11% 13%
Icelandic Sheepdog 37 880 18% 15% 16% 10%
Irish Red and White Setter 18 534 17% 12% 15% 13%
Irish Setter 86 2136 12% 13% 13% 10%
Irish Terrier 19 784 7% 9% 9% 12%
Irish Water Spaniel 50 1755 20% 17% 13% 12%
Irish Wolfhound 21 405 8% 9% 9% 11%
Italian Greyhound 44 1280 13% 13% 12% 10%
Jagdterrier 1 9 22% 0% 22% 11%
Japanese Akitainu 6 87 24% 22% 5% 8%
Japanese Chin 5 65 9% 15% 8% 5%
Japanese Terrier 1 25 4% 4% 28% 20%
Kai Ken 5 44 2% 5% 5% 0%
Karelian Bear Dog 2 153 15% 14% 11% 10%
Keeshond 54 1368 20% 16% 12% 12%
Kerry Blue Terrier 26 459 10% 14% 14% 14%
Kishu Ken 1 52 12% 13% 21% 25%
Korean Jindo Dog 1 20 0% 5% 0% 5%
Kromfohrlander 6 111 9% 5% 8% 13%
Kuvasz 15 343 3% 5% 9% 6%
Labrador Retriever 1615 48144 24% 17% 13% 11%
Lagotto Romagnolo 112 4283 23% 18% 14% 10%
Lakeland Terrier 17 620 10% 10% 13% 12%
Lancashire Heeler 8 113 15% 17% 14% 14%
Lapponian Herder 2 25 16% 8% 24% 12%
Large Munsterlander 2 90 11% 14% 8% 7%
Leonberger 59 1234 12% 14% 12% 12%
Lhasa Apso 8 175 11% 6% 17% 14%
Lowchen 29 725 10% 12% 11% 10%
Maltese 20 395 14% 16% 10% 14%
Manchester Terrier 33 945 18% 16% 14% 10%
Mastiff 33 770 18% 17% 15% 12%
Miniature American Shepherd 398 10470 21% 16% 14% 11%
Miniature Bull Terrier 22 615 5% 8% 8% 6%
Miniature Pinscher 51 1471 18% 16% 13% 12%
Miniature Schnauzer 186 4906 13% 14% 13% 13%
Mountain Cur 3 190 8% 8% 9% 11%
Mudi 56 1055 14% 13% 13% 11%
Nederlandse Kooikerhondje 46 1419 21% 19% 13% 11%
Newfoundland 83 2127 8% 12% 12% 11%
Norfolk Terrier 37 1418 18% 16% 13% 12%
Norrbottenspets 2 35 9% 17% 6% 14%
Norwegian Buhund 13 262 19% 13% 13% 10%
Norwegian Elkhound 64 1718 10% 13% 13% 12%
Norwegian Lundehund 1 14 21% 14% 29% 7%
Norwich Terrier 26 452 10% 10% 11% 10%
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever 286 8365 17% 15% 13% 11%
Old English Sheepdog 30 837 19% 14% 13% 12%
Otterhound 15 264 10% 7% 7% 13%
Papillon 264 6951 15% 15% 12% 11%
Parson Russell Terrier 98 2719 18% 14% 13% 10%
Pekingese 4 97 25% 35% 14% 10%
Pembroke Welsh Corgi 536 16565 18% 16% 14% 11%
Peruvian Inca Orchid 2 35 0% 6% 3% 11%
Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen 90 2203 17% 16% 14% 11%
Pharaoh Hound 19 396 15% 17% 14% 10%
Plott Hound 4 94 6% 7% 10% 10%
Pointer 31 1272 13% 16% 14% 13%
Polish Lowland Sheepdog 4 59 24% 17% 14% 5%
Pomeranian 75 2127 15% 15% 13% 12%
Poodle 816 19621 13% 14% 13% 11%
Porcelaine 4 139 14% 9% 10% 17%
Portuguese Podengo 1 153 17% 23% 17% 14%
Portuguese Podengo Pequeno 25 876 23% 15% 13% 10%
Portuguese Sheepdog 1 14 29% 29% 21% 7%
Portuguese Water Dog 509 15114 17% 15% 13% 11%
Presa Canario 2 6 17% 17% 0% 17%
Pug 44 936 12% 14% 15% 12%
Puli 3 61 5% 16% 8% 5%
Pumi 39 835 20% 15% 14% 11%
Pyrenean Shepherd 40 979 19% 20% 13% 11%
Rat Terrier 108 2392 16% 16% 14% 11%
Redbone Coonhound 3 99 9% 20% 13% 18%
Rhodesian Ridgeback 208 4789 12% 15% 13% 11%
Rottweiler 405 12599 16% 15% 13% 11%
Russell Terrier 91 2676 17% 15% 14% 11%
Russian Toy 14 304 8% 15% 10% 13%
Saint Bernard 15 414 19% 16% 10% 9%
Saluki 17 264 11% 8% 18% 14%
Samoyed 75 1630 11% 12% 12% 12%
Schapendoes 1 90 20% 23% 12% 17%
Schipperke 61 2068 15% 15% 15% 12%
Scottish Terrier 52 1463 14% 15% 13% 11%
Sealyham Terrier 9 323 11% 11% 14% 12%
Shetland Sheepdog 784 22218 15% 15% 14% 12%
Shiba Inu 47 1377 9% 8% 9% 11%
Shih Tzu 34 929 9% 13% 13% 12%
Shikoku Ken 1 26 0% 4% 12% 15%
Siberian Husky 140 3000 11% 12% 11% 11%
Silky Terrier 16 447 15% 13% 15% 12%
Skye Terrier 2 127 5% 14% 10% 8%
Small Munsterlander Pointer 2 27 26% 15% 11% 4%
Smooth Fox Terrier 40 761 15% 14% 12% 11%
Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier 50 1501 11% 14% 15% 13%
Spanish Water Dog 9 226 13% 15% 10% 12%
Spinone Italiano 12 188 12% 14% 17% 14%
Stabyhoun 13 309 10% 13% 9% 9%
Staffordshire Bull Terrier 112 2350 16% 15% 13% 11%
Standard Schnauzer 129 3329 12% 14% 13% 11%
Sussex Spaniel 6 164 10% 12% 14% 8%
Swedish Vallhund 76 2383 14% 14% 13% 10%
Teddy Roosevelt Terrier 6 169 21% 15% 11% 9%
Thai Ridgeback 1 17 6% 18% 6% 6%
Tibetan Mastiff 1 4 0% 0% 25% 25%
Tibetan Spaniel 22 316 4% 7% 6% 8%
Tibetan Terrier 43 1158 9% 12% 12% 11%
Toy Fox Terrier 37 810 10% 12% 10% 11%
Transylvanian Hound 1 2 0% 0% 0% 0%
Treeing Walker Coonhound 5 148 12% 9% 13% 15%
Vizsla 463 13535 18% 15% 13% 11%
Weimaraner 196 5822 16% 15% 13% 11%
Welsh Springer Spaniel 57 1060 11% 14% 14% 11%
Welsh Terrier 17 437 8% 10% 11% 13%
West Highland White Terrier 195 5849 10% 12% 13% 11%
Whippet 212 4722 13% 14% 13% 12%
Wire Fox Terrier 43 869 15% 13% 14% 9%
Wirehaired Pointing Griffon 28 749 14% 16% 15% 11%
Wirehaired Vizsla 14 480 17% 13% 14% 10%
Working Kelpie 8 353 11% 15% 16% 15%
Xoloitzcuintli 18 582 17% 13% 15% 11%
Yakutian Laika 4 64 11% 11% 9% 17%
Yorkshire Terrier 29 841 13% 15% 15% 12%
Total 29736 806939 17% 15% 13% 11%