A golden retriever puppy yawns during the American Kennel¹ Club's most popular purebred dog in America news conference in New York January 21, 2009.

The Labrador Retriever is the most popular pure-bred dog in the United States for the 18th consecutive² year, according to the American Kennel Club.

More than 100,000 Labs were registered last year, more than twice as many other breed, the club said in a statement.

The Yorkshire Terrier came in second place with nearly 42,000 registrations³, followed by the German Shepherd, the Golden Retriever, the Beagle, the Boxer⁴ and the Dachshund.

The Bulldog is moving up the list with a 69 percent increase over the past decade, jumping two spots this year to number eight. Last year it made the top 10 for the first time in 70 years.

"The playful Lab may still reign⁵ supreme⁶, but the docile⁷ and adaptive nature of the Bulldog is gaining ground as a family favorite," said American Kennel Club spokeswoman Lisa Peterson.

The Poodle and the Shih Tzu completed the top 10.

Other breeds on the rise over the past decade are the Miniature Bull Terrier, up 109 percent, the Bull Terrier (102 percent), Staffordshire Bull Terrier (69 percent) and the Bullmastiff (22 percent).

Among the breeds on the decline are the Lhasa Apso, down 80 percent, Rottweiler (down 76 percent), Schipperke (75 percent), the Basset Hound (66 percent) and the Miniature Pinscher (75 percent).

Glen of Imaal Terriers, with 32 registrations, and English and American Foxhounds, with 17 registrations each, were the least popular breeds.

据美国养犬俱乐部统计，拉布拉多猎犬连续第18年当选美国最受欢迎的纯种犬。

该俱乐部在一份声明中称，去年全美共登记了10万多只拉布拉多猎犬，为其它很多犬种的两倍多。

约克郡犬以近4.2万只名列第二，其次是德国牧羊犬、金毛猎犬、小猎犬、拳师犬和达克斯猎犬。

牛头犬上升两个榜位，名列第八，在过去十年中该犬种的登记数量增加了69%。去年牛头犬70年来首次跻身十大最受欢迎犬种。

养犬俱乐部的女发言人利莎•彼得森说：“淘气的拉布拉多犬可能仍是宠物犬之王，但温顺好养的牛头犬也越来越受到家庭的青睐。”

同时跻身前十名的还有狮子狗和西施犬。

在过去十年中数量有所增长的其它犬种还包括迷你牛头梗（增长109%）、牛头梗（102%）、斯坦福德狗（69%）以及牛头獒（22%）。

数量减少的犬种包括拉萨犬（减少80%）、罗特韦尔犬（减少76%）、比利时小狗（75%）、矮脚长耳猎犬（66%）和迷你杜宾犬（75%），

艾莫劳峡谷梗以及英国和美国猎狐犬为最不受欢迎犬种。艾莫劳峡谷梗的登记数量只有32，英、美猎狐犬分别只有17。