Japan Pet Food Association conducted a survey of pet dogs. According to it, the most common dog breed was Dachshund. Among total 1274 dogs kept as pets, 14.5% of them are Dachshund dogs. 20% of them are hybrid (mongrel).
Figure : Percentage of Popular Dog Breeds in Japan, 2014 (unit : %, n=1274)
| Rank | Breed | % |
| 1 | Dachshund | 14.5 |
| 2 | Chihuahua | 10.3 |
| 3 | Toy Poodle | 8.7 |
| 4 | Shiba inu | 6.7 |
| 5 | Papillon | 4.1 |
| 6 | Yorkshire Terrier | 3.5 |
| 7 | Shih Tzu | 3.1 |
| 8 | Golden Retriever | 2.3 |
| 9 | Labrador Retriever | 2.2 |
| 10 | Pomeranian | 2.1 |
| 11 | Maltese | 2.0 |
| 12 | Miniature Schnauzer | 2.0 |
| 13 | Pembroke Welsh Corgi | 2.0 |
| 14 | Pug | 1.3 |
| 15 | Jack Russell Terrier | 1.2 |
| 16 | Shetland Sheepdog | 1.1 |
| 17 | Beagle | 1.0 |
| 18 | Miniature Pinscher | 0.9 |
| 19 | French Bulldog | 0.8 |
| 20 | Kaninchen Dachshund | 0.7 |
| 21 | Border Collie | 0.7 |
| 22 | Cavalier King Charles Spaniel | 0.6 |
| 23 | American Cocker Spaniel | 0.5 |
| 24 | Boston Terrier | 0.5 |
| 25 | Italian Greyhound | 0.3 |
| 26 | Pekingese | 0.1 |
| Other Genuine | 5.3 | |
| Hybrid | 20.5 | |
| Unknown | 1.0 |
Source is Japan Pet Food Association.
www.petfood.or.jp/data/chart2014/index.html (主要指標のまとめ)
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