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The 101 most popular dog breeds, ranked

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Man’s best friend is not an exact science.

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

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(Photo by Jens Schlueter/Getty Images)

100. Rat terrier

(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

99. Italian greyhound

(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

98. Border terrier

(Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)
(Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

97. Basenji

(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

96. Pekingese

(AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
(AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

95. Australian cattle dog

(USA TODAY Network)
(USA TODAY Network)

94. Staffordshire bull terrier

(Evgenya Novozhenina / Sputnik via AP)
(Evgenya Novozhenina / Sputnik via AP)

93. Pug

(Photo by Lev Radin/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)
(Photo by Lev Radin/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)

92. Tibetan terrier

(Photo by Bruno Vincent/Getty Images)
(Photo by Bruno Vincent/Getty Images)

91. Whippet

(AP Photo/John Minchillo)
(AP Photo/John Minchillo)

90. Miniature pinscher

(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

89. Dogo Argentino

(Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images)
(Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images)

88. Leonberger

(Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
(Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

87. Jack Russell terrier

(Photo by: Frank Hormann/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images)
(Photo by: Frank Hormann/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images)

86. Brussels griffon

(Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
(Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

85. Anatolian shepherd dog

(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

84. Standard poodle

(AP Photo/John Minchillo)
(AP Photo/John Minchillo)

83. Keeshond

(Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
(Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

82. Rottweiler

(Federico Gambarini/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images)
(Federico Gambarini/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images)

81. Norwegian elkhound

(AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
(AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

80. Bichon frise

(AP Photo/Jens Meyer)
(AP Photo/Jens Meyer)

79. Airedale terrier

(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

78. Nova Scotia duck tolling retriever

(Joshua Clark/USA TODAY Network)
(Joshua Clark/USA TODAY Network)

77. Boykin spaniel

(AP Photo)
(AP Photo)

76. Lagotti Romagnoli

(AP Photo)
(AP Photo)

75. Standard schnauzer

(Cameron Clark, York Daily Record, York Daily Record)
(Cameron Clark, York Daily Record, York Daily Record)

74. Neapolitan mastiff

100. Neapolitan mastiff
(AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

73. American Staffordshire terrier

(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

72. Chihuahua

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(JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)

71. Coton de Tulear

(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

70. Lhasa apso

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(TIMOTH A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)

69. Irish setter

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(OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

68. Irish wolfhound

(Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
(Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

67. Cane corso

(Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
(Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

66. Giant schnauzer

(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

65. Cairn terrier

(Evgenya Novozhenina / Sputnik via AP)
(Evgenya Novozhenina / Sputnik via AP)

64. Dogue de Bordeaux

(Press Association via AP Images)
(Press Association via AP Images)

63. Pomeranian

(Press Association via AP Images)
(Press Association via AP Images)

62. Welsh corgi

(Adam Hunger-USA TODAY Sports)
(Adam Hunger-USA TODAY Sports)

61. Bull terrier

(AP Photo/Jennifer Peltz)
(AP Photo/Jennifer Peltz)

60. Wirehaired pointing griffon

(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

59. Shiba Inu

(Photo by: Annette Riedl/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images)
(Photo by: Annette Riedl/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images)

58. Shetland sheepdog

(AP Photo/John Minchillo)
(AP Photo/John Minchillo)

57. Soft-coated wheaten terrier

(Joe Giddens/PA Wire URN:19233952)
(Joe Giddens/PA Wire URN:19233952)

56. Scottish terrier

(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

55. Samoyed

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(Press Association via AP Images)

54. Bullmastiff

(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

53. Papillon

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(Photo credit should read OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

52. Rhodesian ridgeback

(Syndication: Louisville)
(Syndication: Louisville)

51. Belgian Malinois

(Photo by Jorge Sanz / SOPA Images/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)
(Photo by Jorge Sanz / SOPA Images/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)

50. Chesapeake Bay retriever

(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

49. Portuguese water dog

(AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
(AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

48. Akita

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(Imaginechina via AP Images)

47. Newfoundland

(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

46. Bloodhound

(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

45. Greater Swiss mountain dog

(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

44. West Highland white terrier

(AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
(AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

43. Maltese

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(ADEM ALTAN/AFP via Getty Images)

42. Saint Bernard

(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

41. English cocker spaniel

(USA TODAY Network)
(USA TODAY Network)

40. Collie

(USA TODAY Network)
(USA TODAY Network)

39. Weimaraner

(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

38. Shih Tzu

(USA TODAY Network)
(USA TODAY Network)

37. Dalmatian

(AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
(AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

36. Doberman pinscher

(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

35. Vizsla

(Press Association via AP Images)
(Press Association via AP Images)

34. Chow Chow

(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

33. Mastiff

(Jason J. Molyet/News Journal, Mansfield News Journal)
(Jason J. Molyet/News Journal, Mansfield News Journal)

32. Old English sheepdog

(Press Association via AP Images)
(Press Association via AP Images)

31. Miniature American shepherd

(Jennifer Corbett, Delaware News Journal, Delaware News Journal)
(Jennifer Corbett, Delaware News Journal, Delaware News Journal)

30. Cocker spaniel

(JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)
(JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

29. German shorthaired pointer

(AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
(AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

28. Boston terrier

(USA TODAY Network)
(USA TODAY Network)

27. Beagle

(USA TODAY Network)
(USA TODAY Network)

26. English setter

(Photo by: Björn Steinz/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images)
(Photo by: Björn Steinz/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images)

25. Pembroke Welsh corgi

(Alexander Vilf/Sputnik via AP)
(Alexander Vilf/Sputnik via AP)

24. Havanese

(AP Photo/John Minchillo)
(AP Photo/John Minchillo)

23. Great pyrenees

(Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
(Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

22. Boxer

(Adam Hunger-USA TODAY Sports)
(Adam Hunger-USA TODAY Sports)

21. Bouvier des Flandres

(Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
(Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

20. Brittany spaniel

(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

19. Miniature schnauzer

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(Photo by Alex Milan Tracy/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)

18. French bulldog

(AP Photo/Richard Drew)
(AP Photo/Richard Drew)

17. Australian shepherd

(Mohssen Assanimoghaddam/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images)
(Mohssen Assanimoghaddam/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images)

16. Siberian husky

(Adam Hunger-USA TODAY Sports)
(Adam Hunger-USA TODAY Sports)

15. Great Dane

(AP Photo/John Minchillo)
(AP Photo/John Minchillo)

14. German shepherd

(Ilya Naymushin / Sputnik via AP)
(Ilya Naymushin / Sputnik via AP)

13. Yorkshire terrier

(Alexander Vilf/Sputnik via AP)
(Alexander Vilf/Sputnik via AP)

12. German wirehaired pointer

(AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
(AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

11. Dachshund

(Ryan Wilusz/News Sentinel, Knoxville News Sentinel)
(Ryan Wilusz/News Sentinel, Knoxville News Sentinel)

10. Basset hound

(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

9. Border collie

(Patrick Pleul/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images)
(Patrick Pleul/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images)

8. Shar pei

(YURI CORTEZ/AFP via Getty Images)
(YURI CORTEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

7. English springer spaniel

(Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
(Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

6. Labrador retriever

(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

5. Bernese mountain dog

(AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
(AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

4. Alaskan Malamute

(Maria Devakhina / Sputnik via AP)
(Maria Devakhina / Sputnik via AP)

3. Bulldog

(Adam Hunger-USA TODAY Sports)
(Adam Hunger-USA TODAY Sports)

2. Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

(Doug Hood)
(Doug Hood)

1. Golden retriever

(AP Photo/John Minchillo)
(AP Photo/John Minchillo)

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