A cute look at America’s favorite dog breeds

The Labrador Retriever spent 31 years as America’s top dog, which is less a ranking than a dynasty. Labs are friendly, athletic, trainable, and cheerful in the way only a creature with no mortgage can be. They retrieve, swim, serve, comfort, hunt, and shed on everything with patriotic commitment. Even after losing the top spot, the Lab remains the default setting for “good family dog.”