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Original poster

To ask which dog breed you think is most represented in the media?

115 replies

Farkinell · 17/07/2024 14:36

Can't work out if my mind is playing tricks on me or if my puppy is the most used dog type in advertising/branding/television shows etc.

I'm aware of Baader-Meinhoff phenomenon so I'm wondering if it's that (or confirmation bias??).

So I'm trying for objectivity here 😂.

Which breed do you think you see most often? And useful to know if it's your breed or one that's close to your heart?

Puppy tax will be paid later so not to sway your responses.

OP posts:
SuePreemly · 17/07/2024 16:44

Aww patterdales are all born minus a couple of screws. Like a canine version of the cartoon character Taz 🤣🤣🤣

Selford · 17/07/2024 16:43

Patterdales are the SAS of the terrier world.

Ime, they're only ever in the news for being rescued by the Fire Brigade after spending several days down a fox hole.

But they have a way of making you love them.

Original poster
Farkinell · 17/07/2024 16:42

well I think Labrador has won it.

So I think it must be frequency illusions for me.

meet Machete

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Vroomfondleswaistcoat · 17/07/2024 16:41

Wahine24 · 17/07/2024 16:40

@Vroomfondleswaistcoat I had three different pattetdale crosses at one point! I have one pattetdale cross and one bedlington cross now.
There's a few "spirited" patterdales near me.......not saying mines an angel either 🤣

Your sainthood is in the post.

SummerSnowstorm · 17/07/2024 16:40

Labrador then border collie or spaniel

Wahine24 · 17/07/2024 16:40

@Vroomfondleswaistcoat I had three different pattetdale crosses at one point! I have one pattetdale cross and one bedlington cross now.
There's a few "spirited" patterdales near me.......not saying mines an angel either 🤣

Caerulea · 17/07/2024 16:39

@mitogoshi Completely agree. I've got 3 of the idiots, one b&w who would live in a sling attached to my body if he could, one blue merle whose as braindead as he's pretty & their tri-colour mum who is belligerent & downright manipulative. They are awesome though 😍

thesurrealist · 17/07/2024 16:37

Id say golden retrievers....but that might be because I have one so more aware.

Takoneko · 17/07/2024 16:37

On TV or in movies… labs, golden retrievers, dachshunds, pugs.

In social media I also see a lot of corgis, Shiba Inu, frenchies and just recently cane corsos.

ElizabethanAgain · 17/07/2024 16:36

Jack russell terriers, but I'm in Australia and it might be different in UK.

TheKoalaWhoCould · 17/07/2024 16:34

Pugs

Sunnydiary · 17/07/2024 16:34

Jack Russell

Here for the puppy tax 😍

Starlight1979 · 17/07/2024 16:34

Labs, any Doodle mix, Daschunds and (unfortunately) Frenchies.

mitogoshi · 17/07/2024 16:32

@Caerulea

I think collies are used partly because they are so easy to train and love learning new things. That said they never met mine who stubborn and lazy

ShouldhavebeencalledAppollo · 17/07/2024 16:30

I don’t really think there’s one. I would say recently it’s labs, golden retrievers, poodle crosses, spaniels and a few Jack Russell’s

In that order

Caerulea · 17/07/2024 16:30

Labs for sure. I'd say classic black & white collie too, especially for advertising.

@Demonhunter I LOVE that guy, he's just so talented. Really impressive

Vroomfondleswaistcoat · 17/07/2024 16:29

Wahine24 · 17/07/2024 16:20

Dachshunds?
I love a good twatterdale 🐕🤣
( I've had several love the little buggers)

Edited

My deepest sympathies.

I adore mine, absolutely love every hair on her little whiskery face. But my God is she hard work!

PuppyMonkey · 17/07/2024 16:29

In fact, Google “generic dog pic” and that’s him in most of them on Shutterstock etc.

mitogoshi · 17/07/2024 16:29

Depends on what media you access, if it's countryfile and outdoorsy YouTube feeds then collies are ubiquitous. I would say cockerpoos are pretty common along with Labradors

PuppyMonkey · 17/07/2024 16:27

My golden retriever is literally the generic dog pic used by dog food brands, vets, insurance, everyone. Grin

longdistanceclaraclara · 17/07/2024 16:24

ShillingForLabour · 17/07/2024 14:47

Not a dog owner, but Labrador, then border terriers (or similar like Cairn terriers), then probably alsatians.

Apart from Toto I don't think over seen a cairn!

FastFood · 17/07/2024 16:22

I'd say Golden retrievers, JRT, dachshunds, corgi and frenchies

Wahine24 · 17/07/2024 16:20

Dachshunds?
I love a good twatterdale 🐕🤣
( I've had several love the little buggers)

eosmum · 17/07/2024 16:19

I keep seeing Beagles, but I have one so BM may apply.

TrixieFatell · 17/07/2024 16:18

I'd say frenchies, smooth haired dachshunds and labs. XL bullies in the news.

I never really see my dogs breed much, he's a sausage but the wire haired type (the best type)