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Roll over Labrador, French bulldog now top US dog

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(15 Mar 2023) FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4424323 ASSOCIATED PRESS New York - November 2022 1. Various, French bulldog, playing outside HEADLINE: Roll over Labrador, French bulldog now top US dog ASSOCIATED PRESS New York - March 28, 2018 2. Various French bulldog ASSOCIATED PRESS New York - 28 February 2023 ++PARTIALLY COVERED ++ 3. SOUNDBITE (English) Brandi Munden, V.P. of Communications for the American Kennel Club: "Honestly I think the popularity has gone through the roof. The popularity has surged to the point where people are paying a lot of attention to it." ASSOCIATED PRESS New York - March 28, 2018 4. Various, French bulldog ANNOTATION: "The AKC's registry spans 200 breeds. ANNOTATION: "About 1 in every 7 registrations last year was for the Frenchie." ASSOCIATED PRESS London, Berkshire, UK - 7 February 2018 5. Various, French bulldog at veterinarian ANNOTATION: Amid the popularity a …...more
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(15 Mar 2023) FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4424323 ASSOCIATED PRESS New York - November 2022 1. Various, French bulldog, playing outside HEADLINE: Roll over Labrador, French bulldog now top US dog ASSOCIATED PRESS New York - March 28, 2018 2. Various French bulldog ASSOCIATED PRESS New York - 28 February 2023 ++PARTIALLY COVERED ++ 3. SOUNDBITE (English) Brandi Munden, V.P. of Communications for the American Kennel Club: "Honestly I think the popularity has gone through the roof. The popularity has surged to the point where people are paying a lot of attention to it." ASSOCIATED PRESS New York - March 28, 2018 4. Various, French bulldog ANNOTATION: "The AKC's registry spans 200 breeds. ANNOTATION: "About 1 in every 7 registrations last year was for the Frenchie." ASSOCIATED PRESS London, Berkshire, UK - 7 February 2018 5. Various, French bulldog at veterinarian ANNOTATION: Amid the popularity are concerns over the health of the breed." ANNOTATION: Frenchies are prone to breathing, spinal, eye and skin conditions." ANNOTATION: The AKC says that committed breeders prioritize health." ASSOCIATED PRESS New York - 28 February 2023 6. SOUNDBITE (English) Brandi Munden, V.P. of Communications for the American Kennel Club: " Many breeders that breed Frenchies have been doing this for a very long time and have many testaments to how health testing and proper breeding have elongated the life of the Frenchie enable them to have a wonderful life." ASSOCIATED PRESS New York - March 28, 2018 7. French bulldog walking ASSOCIATED PRESS New York - 15 March 2022 8. Various, Labrador retrievers ANNOTATION: "The wins gives the Frenchie a leg up on the Labrador retriever.' ANNOTATION: The Labrador held the top spot for a record 31 years." ASSOCIATED PRESS New York - 28 February 2023 9. SOUNDBITE (English) Brandi Munden, V.P. of Communications for the American Kennel Club: ++PARTIALLY COVERED++ "The lab is traditionally, everybody's always going to love the lab. It is what it is. But when it comes to registrations, the Frenchies really pulled ahead. It's not shocking, given ownership trends, people wanting something that's adaptable, especially because we've been home for the past three years for a lot of people, a lot more people working from home, a lot more people with flexibility and wanting something that can kind of move with them wherever they go and the Frenchie does have a lot of that." ASSOCIATED PRESS New York - 15 March 2022 10. various, French bulldog STORYLINE: For the first time in three decades, the U.S has a new top dog breed. According to the American Kennel Club, the French bulldog, the sturdy, push-faced, big-eared and distinctively droll pooch became the nation's top purebred dog last year. In winning the top slot, the Frenchie got a leg up on the Labrador retriever, which held the top spot for a record 31 years. Last year's 108,000 newly registered French bulldogs — a tenfold increase in a decade — surpassed Labs by over 21,000. The nonprofit AKC's registry spans about 200 breeds, but French bulldogs accounted for nearly 1 in every 7 of the more than 716,500 newcomers last year. Registration is voluntary. The rankings — based on the numbers of puppies and other dogs added in 2022 to the country's oldest canine registry. — cap an explosion in Frenchie fandom. The breed wasn't even in the top 75 a quarter-century ago. With roots in England and then France, French bulldogs became chic among American elites around the turn of the 20th century, then faded from favor. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...

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