Some people might go for a terrier over a bulldog. Some like giant dogs, while others like the teacup pooches. There’s my dog. There’s your dog. And well, my dog’s better than your dog, my dog’s better than yours, and so on.
How would someone even begin ranking the top breeds, you ask? We kept the formula simple: One part Classic Eye Test (that undeniable, sheer dogness), and 5000 parts dog-loving subjectivity.
Based on that, here are our 101 favorite dog breeds. (And yes, No. 101 could easily be No. 1… in your heart.)
101. Chinese crested
(Photo by Jens Schlueter/Getty Images)
100. Rat terrier
(ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
99. Italian greyhound
(USA TODAY)
98. Border terrier
(Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)
97. Basenji
(USA TODAY)
96. Pekingese
(Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
95. Australian cattle dog
(USA TODAY Network)
94. Staffordshire bull terrier
(Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
93. Pug
(Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images for Westminster Kennel Club)
92. Tibetan terrier
(Photo by Bruno Vincent/Getty Images)
91. Whippet
(USA TODAY)
90. Miniature pinscher
(USA TODAY)
89. Dogo Argentino
(Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images)
88. Leonberger
(Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
87. Jack Russell terrier
(USA TODAY)
86. Brussels griffon
(Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
85. Anatolian shepherd dog
(USA TODAY)
84. Standard poodle
(Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)
83. Keeshond
(Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
82. Rottweiler
(USA TODAY)
81. Norwegian elkhound
(Photo by John Normile/Getty Images)
80. Bichon Frise
(Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images for Westminster Kennel Club)
79. Airedale terrier
(USA TODAY)
78. Nova Scotia duck tolling retriever
(Joshua Clark/USA TODAY Network)
77. Boykin spaniel
(Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images for Westminster Kennel Club)
76. Lagotti Romagnoli
(AP Photo)
75. Standard schnauzer
(Cameron Clark, York Daily Record, York Daily Record)
74. Neapolitan mastiff
(Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
73. American Staffordshire terrier
(Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images for Westminster Kennel Club)
72. Chihuahua
(JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
71. Coton de Tulear
(USA TODAY)
70. Lhasa apso
(TIMOTH A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)
69. Irish setter
(OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)
68. Irish wolfhound
(Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
67. Cane corso
(Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
66. Giant schnauzer
(USA TODAY)
65. Cairn terrier
(USA TODAY)
64. Dogue de Bordeaux
(Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)
63. Pomeranian
(Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)
62. Welsh corgi
(USA TODAY)
61. Bull terrier
(Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images for Westminster Kennel Club)
60. Wirehaired pointing griffon
(Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images for Westminster Kennel Club)
59. Shiba Inu
(USA TODAY)
58. Shetland sheepdog
(USA TODAY)
57. Soft-coated wheaten terrier
(Joe Giddens/PA Wire URN:19233952)
56. Scottish terrier
(USA TODAY)
55. Samoyed
(USA TODAY)
54. Bullmastiff
(Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
53. Papillon
(Photo credit should read OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)
52. Rhodesian ridgeback
(Syndication: Louisville)
51. Belgian Malinois
(USA TODAY)
50. Chesapeake Bay retriever
(USA TODAY)
49. Portuguese water dog
(USA TODAY)
48. Akita
(Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images for Westminster Kennel Club)
47. Newfoundland
(USA TODAY)
46. Bloodhound
(Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)
45. Greater Swiss mountain dog
(TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)
44. West Highland white terrier
(USA TODAY)
43. Maltese
(ADEM ALTAN/AFP via Getty Images)
42. Saint Bernard
(Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)
41. English cocker spaniel
(USA TODAY Network)
40. Collie
(USA TODAY Network)
39. Weimaraner
(USA TODAY)
38. Shih Tzu
(USA TODAY Network)
37. Dalmatian
(Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports)
36. Doberman pinscher
(USA TODAY)
35. Vizsla
(OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)
34. Chow Chow
(Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images for Westminster Kennel Club)
33. Mastiff
(Jason J. Molyet/News Journal, Mansfield News Journal)
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