Where the dogs are in Toronto (part two)

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Map of the Week: Where the dogs are (part two)

via Map of the Week by Toronto Star on 10/23/08

Here is the second part of our dog map series - a series of maps, one for each of Toronto's top 20 dog breeds. (If you missed Part 1, click here.)

In 2008, these were:

	2008 rank				2008 total		2004 rank
	1		Labrador retrievers		3,529		2		↑
	2		Golden retrievers		2,360		3		↑
	3		German shepherds		1,793		1		↓
	4		Parson Russell Terriers		1,422		16		↑
	5		Shih Tzus		1,384		8		↑
	6		Beagles		955		5		↓
	7		Pit bulls		895		11		↑
	8		Labrador retriever mix		834		*
	9		Miniature schnauzers		802		20		↑
	10		German shepherd mix		771		*
	11		Bichon Frise		758		18		↑
	12		Miniature poodles		752		7		↓
	13		Yorkshire terriers		666		23		↑
	14		Cocker spaniels		660		9		↓
	15		Siberian huskies		653		6		↓
	16		Border collies		625		12		↓
	17		Standard poodles		622		31		↑
	18		Soft-Coated Wheaten Terriers		587		29		↑
	19		Rottweilers		567		4		↓
	20		Boxers		524		25		↑
							* (classified differently in 2004)

You can start with our top-rated breed, Labrador retrievers, and work your way through all the maps, or use the links below to go to one directly.

Some breeds have clear patterns, while others don't. Purebred Labs are centred in the high-income areas along Yonge St. south of the 401, while mixed Labs are spread out across south Etobicoke, Riverdale, the Beaches and part of the coastline part of Scarborough.

Pit bulls form a rough V across the city, with strong pockets around Bloor and Dufferin and Queen and Coxwell. (The ban on pit bulls seems not to have had much of an effect on their numbers over the last four years.)

As an aside, two dogs in the database are listed as a Siberian husky/wolf cross, one near Bathurst and Sheppard and the other near Brown's Line. An animal described as a 'wolf cross' lives around Birchmount and Sheppard. Hopefully none of them have to live in small apartments.

1: Labrador retrievers | 2: Golden retrievers | 3: German shepherds | 4: Parson Russell Terriers | 5: Shih Tzus | 6: Beagles | 7: Pit bulls | 8: Labrador retriever mix | 9: Miniature schnauzers | 10: German shepherd mix | 11: Bichon Frise | 12: Miniature poodles | 13: Yorkshire terriers | 14: Cocker spaniels | 15: Siberian huskies | 16: Border collies | 17: Standard poodles | 18: Soft-Coated Wheaten Terriers | 19: Rottweilers | 20: Boxers |