FAVORITE DOG BREEDS (Top 20...)

Because in the past I've attempted again and again to do this and wound up with lists of 50-100+...let's just glance over the poster on my wall & narrow this bitch once and for all...

1. Saluki
2. Poodle
3. Irish Water Spaniel
4. Curly-Coated Retriever
5. Bedlington Terrier
6. Russian Toy (the Phalène-like longhair)
7. Chinese Crested
8. Borzoi 🩵
9. Afghan hound
10. Kuvasz 🤍
11. Scottish Deerhound (<3 wolfhound too)
12. Cirneco Dell'Etna
13. Pharaoh hound
14. Ibizan hound
15. Italian Greyhound
16. Whippet
17. Greyhound
18. Sloughi
19. Azawakh
20. Silken Windhound (or Tazy/Tazi/Tasy, Taigan...🤔)

[Obviously all the sighthounds+lurchers/longdogs. ;p And obviously basically limiting to breeds currently at least in the AKC Misc. class or Foundation Stock Service...there are similar & related ones NOT recognized by them yet at all which I also love, but this cutoff prevents me from attempting the impossible task of like, approximately ranking all 400+ or whatever...;p]

...Beauty unmatched and unsurpassed. +D And some of the most diverse of breeds, too. 
e.g., the Crested--from ugliest-dog contenders to exquisite stunning beauties. ^3

Can continue (e.g., several other terriers [esp. Irish & Skye], all 3 German pointers [esp. wirehair & longhair], Munsterlanders, Kooikerhondje, Pyr-Shep, Maremma Sheepdog, smooth Collie, Kromfohrlander, Dachsie, Lagotto Romagnolo, Staby/Wetterhoun, Barbet & Spanish/Portuguese Water Dogs [watery doggos w/ 'water' in their names be kewl], AWS...scores more for one reason or another)...but it would again go literally on and on forever until nearly all of the hundreds of breeds ever to exist were sorta-ranked. >p<

"Because reasons": #Kooikerhondje #Kromfohrlander #PyreneanShepherd #MaremmaSheepdog #GermanWirehairedPointer #GermanLonghairedPointer #IrishTerrier #SkyeTerrier #TibetanSpaniel #LhasaApso #TibetanTerrier #Dachshund #StandardSchnauzer #KerryBlueTerrier #WireFoxTerrier #Pomeranian #SilkyTerrier #AmericanEskimoDog #[toy]manchesterterrier #germanpinscher #BelgianLaekenois #SpanishWaterDog #Mudi #Pumi #SmoothCollie #AustralianCattleDog #LagottoRomagnolo #Barbet #Stabyhoun #Wetterhoun #Munsterlander #FrenchSpaniel #DrentschePatrijshond #Pudelpointer #AmericanFoxhound #Porcelaine #Drever #CatahoulaLeopardDog #PeruvianIncaOrchid #DutchShepherd #SmoothFoxTerrier #Jagdterrier [etc.] #ChapaneseJin ~ #Maltese #GoldenRetriever #BerneseMountainDog #BluetickCoonhound #Beagle #Brittany #Bloodhound #GreatDane #Mastiff ...SEE 5/15/23 COMMENT. & rest. >3

[characters of all kinds everywhere...all the PiMPs & other plastic/plush pals who're faves due to their unusual coloration, outstanding & remarkable designs/names, less common breeds, similarities to other faves, connections to ones I ever viewed as remarkable for any reason...tended to marry them to/pair them with top faves]

See, top 75 or so [AKCs] is totally doable! ^w~

 

This remains too true. And can you get in on co-owning lots of dogs? x-3 Like, "Kinda feelin' these breeds, anybody out there lookin' to share doggy care?" Guess there's also always breed rescue/fostering, adopting older adults/seniors...not having to get tons of puppies...even though I'd certainly have preferences and appreciate choice...

Aaaaand, for my cat list...Top 20:

1. Cornish Rex
2. Oriental
3. Selkirk Rex
   
4. LaPerm
5. American Wirehair
   
6. Nebelung
   
7. Turkish Angora
   
8. Khao Manee
   
9. Russian Blue (& Shorthair)
10. Korat
11. Chartreux
12. Balinese
13. Bombay
14. Havana Brown
15. Devon Rex
16. Australian Mist
17. Siamese
18. Egyptian Mau
19. Norwegian Forest Cat
20. Savannah

 The top two cats are pretty solid...but eh, you can shake the (cat) and (dog) lists up at least a bit.