According to AKC statistics of new registrations for 41 cities, the German Shepherd Dog was the most popular in these cities:
- Buffalo
- Chicago
- Columbus
- Miami
- Oakland
- Philadelphia
- West Palm Beach
The GSD was second most popular in these cities:
- Atlanta
- Baltimore
- Boston
- Cincinnati
- Denver
- Detroit (GSD were first last year, 2011 the 1st place breed was Yorkshire Terriers)
- Houston
- Kansas City
- Nashville
- Phoenix
- Pittsburgh
- Portland
- Providence (tied for 2nd with Labrador Ret; Golden Retriever were 1st)
- St. Louis
- Tampa
The German Shepherd Dog was in the top 3 in most cities and always in the top 10 of the cities listed. San Francisco ranked the lowest for GSD new registrations at 8th place.
Minneapolis/St. Paul was not listed.
With all of the good looking A-T pups in Central FL, Orlando should be on the list next year!