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Crossbreed and Designer Dog Statistics UK 2026: Between 14% and 42% of Dogs Are Crossbreeds

Between 14% and 42% of UK dogs are crossbreeds, depending on who is counting, and designer crosses such as the Cockapoo are a growing share of puppies. Figures from 39 checked sources on numbers, health, behaviour and price.

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Rising and Declining Dog Breeds UK 2026: Ten Years of Kennel Club Data

The UK's flat-faced dog boom is over: French Bulldog registrations fell 43.8% in 2025 while Jack Russells and Dachshunds climbed. Ten years of Kennel Club data for 216 breeds, checked against 18 sources.

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Dog Owner Statistics UK 2026: 11.6 Million Adults Live With a Dog

About one in five adults in Great Britain lives with a dog, around 11.6 million people. Figures from 37 sources on who owns dogs by age, sex, family, income, ethnicity, housing and region.

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UK Dog Ownership Statistics 2026: Between 10.2 and 15.5 Million Dogs

There are somewhere between 10.2 million and 15.5 million pet dogs in the UK in 2026, depending on who is counting. Figures from 51 sources on who owns them, where they come from, and why the surveys disagree.