A hand-ranked Top 100 for this topic, ordered from the most obvious names near #1 to the hidden gems near #100.
This list was researched and ranked by hand for Centumth. Entries near #1 are the names almost everyone thinks of first. Entries near #100 are true, a little obscure, and still fair if you think sideways. Sources below are the starting point — the final order can include small editorial calls so the daily puzzle stays balanced.
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The full Top 100
- #1French Bulldog
- #2Labrador Retriever
- #3Golden Retriever
- #4German Shepherd Dog
- #5Poodle
- #6Dachshund
- #7Bulldog
- #8Beagle
- #9Rottweiler
- #10German Shorthaired Pointer
- #11Pembroke Welsh Corgi
- #12Australian Shepherd
- #13Yorkshire Terrier
- #14Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
- #15Doberman Pinscher
- #16Boxer
- #17Miniature Schnauzer
- #18Cane Corso
- #19Great Dane
- #20Shih Tzu
- #21Siberian Husky
- #22Bernese Mountain Dog
- #23Pomeranian
- #24Boston Terrier
- #25Havanese
- #26English Springer Spaniel
- #27Shetland Sheepdog
- #28Brittany
- #29Cocker Spaniel
- #30Border Collie
- #31Miniature American Shepherd
- #32Belgian Malinois
- #33Vizsla
- #34Chihuahua
- #35Pug
- #36Basset Hound
- #37Mastiff
- #38Maltese
- #39Collie
- #40English Cocker Spaniel
- #41Rhodesian Ridgeback
- #42Newfoundland
- #43Shiba Inu
- #44Weimaraner
- #45West Highland White Terrier
- #46Bichon Frise
- #47Bloodhound
- #48St. Bernard
- #49Akita
- #50Dalmatian
- #51Papillon
- #52Australian Cattle Dog
- #53Bullmastiff
- #54Samoyed
- #55Scottish Terrier
- #56Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier
- #57Whippet
- #58German Wirehaired Pointer
- #59Chinese Shar-Pei
- #60Airedale Terrier
- #61Wirehaired Pointing Griffon
- #62Bull Terrier
- #63Alaskan Malamute
- #64Cardigan Welsh Corgi
- #65Giant Schnauzer
- #66Old English Sheepdog
- #67Italian Greyhound
- #68Great Pyrenees
- #69Dogue de Bordeaux
- #70Russell Terrier
- #71Cairn Terrier
- #72Irish Setter
- #73Miniature Pinscher
- #74Greater Swiss Mountain Dog
- #75Staffordshire Bull Terrier
- #76Lhasa Apso
- #77Chinese Crested
- #78Coton de Tulear
- #79Anatolian Shepherd Dog
- #80Basenji
- #81English Setter
- #82Chow Chow
- #83Boykin Spaniel
- #84Lagotto Romagnolo
- #85Brussels Griffon
- #86Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
- #87Bouvier des Flandres
- #88American Staffordshire Terrier
- #89Rat Terrier
- #90Dogo Argentino
- #91Border Terrier
- #92Standard Schnauzer
- #93Keeshond
- #94Gordon Setter
- #95Leonberger
- #96Neapolitan Mastiff
- #97Flat-Coated Retriever
- #98Borzoi
- #99Wire Fox Terrier
- #100Afghan Hound
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