Most popular dog and cat breeds
A boxer dog looks out of its stall at the Crufts dog show in Birmingham, England, in 2011.
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April 11 is National Pet Day. To celebrate, here is a list of the most popular cat and dog breeds, according to Purina and the American Kennel Club. Give your furry friend a little extra love today.
A Yorkshire terrier prepares to be judged during the Crufts dog show in Birmingham, England, in 2014.
(Matt Cardy / Getty Images)A Rottweiler is shown as the American Kennel Club reveals the most popular dog breeds of 2016 at AKC Canine Retreat in New York City on March 21, 2017.
(Jamie McCarthy / Getty Images)A poodle is taken outside on the first day of the Crufts dog show in Birmingham, England, in 2015.
(Oli Scarff / AFP/Getty Images)French bulldog Ollie is dressed as the superhero The Arrow outside the San Diego Convention Center at Comic Con International 2015.
(ROBYN BECK / AFP/Getty Images)Two beagle puppies play as American Kennel Club officials announce the annual list of the most popular dog breeds in the U.S in 2010.
(DON EMMERT / AFP/Getty Images)A bulldog rests before competing at the 141st Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on Feb. 13, 2017, in New York City.
(Drew Angerer / Getty Images)Rumor the German shepherd poses for photos after winning Best In Show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on Feb. 14, 2017, in New York City.
(Drew Angerer / Getty Images)A Labrador looks out from its bench at the Crufts Dog Show in Birmingham, England, on March 11, 2017.
(Matt Cardy / Getty Images)A sphynx cat is held at the Supreme Championship Cat Show in Birmingham, England, in 2012.
(Oli Scarff / Getty Images)A Siamese cat sits in its cage during the Supreme Championship Cat Show in Birmingham, England, in 2015.
(Christopher Furlong / Getty Images)A Ragdoll cat during the TICA international cat show in Wuhan, China, in 2016.
(Wang He / Getty Images)Tizian, a Persian cat, gets a last-minute brushing before judging at a competition in Berlin in 2012.
(Sean Gallup / Getty Images)An owner poses with her Oriental shorthair cat during an international cat exhibition in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on March 19, 2017.
(Vyacheslav Oseledko / AFP/Getty Images)A Maine coon cat is presented during a cat exhibition in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on March 19, 2017.
(Igor Kovalenko / EPA)A Birman cat sits during an international cat show in Israel in 2009.
(Jack Guez / AFP/Getty Images)Uno, an American shorthaired cat from Trenton, N.J., is seen during a Meet the Breeds event at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on Feb. 11, 2017, in New York.
(Mary Altaffer / AP)An Abyssinian cats licks another after winning champion titles among young cats during an international pedigree cats exhibition in Warsaw, Poland, in 2001.
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