It’s International Dog Day! Here are the most popular breeds in Toronto

It’s Worldwide Canine Day, and Toronto is spotlighting all of its paw-some, four-legged residents throughout town! 

The annual vacation was created in 2004 by U.S.-based animal advocate and pet professional Colleen Paige. Whereas the special occasion acknowledges canine of all breeds, it additionally brings consciousness to the rising variety of canine in rescue centres looking for their furever properties and to encourage adoption, in response to the Worldwide Group for Animal Safety. 

On Monday morning, the Metropolis of Toronto posted a thread on X to commemorate the day, whereas additionally highlighting the a number of pups in want of adoption because of overcrowded animal shelters. 

There have been fairly a number of occasions over the Aug. 24 to 25 weekend within the metropolis that honoured Worldwide Canine Day, together with Pups within the Park at St. Andrew’s Playground. The occasion featured a canine pool, ball pits, a pup parade and tons of giveaways and freebies. 

In case your pup missed out on this occasion, there’s yet one more developing this week to get their tail wagging! 

Bark within the Park TO returns from Aug. 30 to Sept. 2 at Woodbine Park, and is 4 days of canine extravaganza! Canine can obtain gourmand treats, trendy equipment, and revolutionary toys, in addition to take part in quite a lot of actions like costume contests, impediment programs, play zones and splash pads. 

MOST POPULAR DOG BREEDS IN TORONTO

There are over a million pet house owners in Toronto, and pet-sitting software Rover just lately launched a survey forward of Worldwide Canine Day that centered on the commonest canine breeds within the metropolis. 

Topping the listing was combined breed canine, which accounted for 62 per cent of canine within the metropolis. 

Following combined breed canine have been Goldendoodles, Cockapoos, Golden and Labrador retrievers, Shih tzus, Chihuahuas, French bulldogs, Yorkshire terriers and lastly, German Shepherds.  

“As a metropolis of virtually 3 million folks Toronto has a well-earned popularity as an thrilling and multicultural melting-pot,” the Rover report mentioned. 

“It was no shock to search out that town’s fashionable breeds are a snapshot of diverging tastes.”

The survey additionally checked out trending canine breeds this yr, highlighting which breeds have been most on the rise. A few of these breeds included Nice Dane, Cocker Spaniel, Samoyed, Chow Chow and Akita Inu. 

The information additionally highlighted the rarest canine breeds within the metropolis by analyzing the least frequent amongst pet house owners in Toronto. These included Wire Fox Terrier, Tibetan Spaniel, Teddy Roosevelt Terrier and Scotch Collie. 

“The rarest was the Wire Fox Terrier, which originated within the early nineteenth century in Britain as a looking canine. Second place goes to the Tibetan Spaniel, often known as ‘comforter canine’ because of their affinity for continuous snuggling,” Rover mentioned. 

“However don’t let this idiot you – they’re additionally spirited and sensible and require psychological stimulation to remain actually content material.”