Category

Dogs

This index adds up the scores of 8 questions. 76 brands are ranked.

Edition
Nov 12, 2026
Methodology
v5.0

AI Visibility Ranking

Brands across every question in this category, ordered by GenRank score.

#BrandScore

The GenRank score sums each brand’s question-level visibility inside this category. Higher means AI names the brand more often and earlier. It is not bounded, so compare brands within one category, not across categories. Methodology

The questions behind this index

8

Each question with its top three brands by GenRank score and how many brands its answers named.

Rank trend

Rank trends are drawn once two weekly editions under the same methodology exist. Only the first edition is in so far.

Named by surface

Each cell: of the surface's 8 answers, how many named the brand. Darker means named more often.

Window
Oct 18, 2026 ~ Nov 8, 2026
Named by surface
BrandGoogle AI OverviewsChatGPTClaudeGeminiGoogle AI ModeMicrosoft Copilot
1Labrador Retriever555555
2Golden Retriever555555
3Cavalier King Charles Spaniel514444
4French Bulldog213532
5Poodle234444
6Shih Tzu433213
7Havanese441133
8Bichon Frise223414
9Bernese Mountain Dog313323
10Beagle123334
11Papillon134123
12German Shepherd212223
13Newfoundland212211
14Border Collie112212
15Pug201332

Named alongside

Brands named in the same answers in the last four weeks. Circle size: answers naming the brand. Line width: answers naming both.

Named alongsideBrands named in the same answers in the last four weeks. Circle size: answers naming the brand. Line width: answers naming both.Labrador Retriever: named in 36 answersLabrador RetrieverGolden Retriever: named in 36 answersGolden RetrieverCavalier King Charles Spaniel: named in 28 answersCavalier King Charles SpanielFrench Bulldog: named in 19 answersFrench BulldogPoodle: named in 27 answersPoodleShih Tzu: named in 19 answersShih TzuHavanese: named in 17 answersHavaneseBichon Frise: named in 21 answersBichon FriseBernese Mountain Dog: named in 19 answersBernese Mountain DogBeagle: named in 19 answersBeaglePapillon: named in 17 answersPapillonGerman Shepherd: named in 15 answersGerman ShepherdNewfoundland: named in 11 answersNewfoundlandBorder Collie: named in 12 answersBorder ColliePug: named in 15 answersPugGreyhound: named in 12 answersGreyhoundAustralian Cattle Dog: named in 8 answersAustralian Cattle DogWhippet: named in 10 answersWhippetMixed-breed dog: named in 9 answersMixed-breed dogChihuahua: named in 9 answersChihuahuaBoston Terrier: named in 12 answersBoston TerrierDachshund: named in 9 answersDachshundGreat Dane: named in 7 answersGreat Daneadult mixed-breed rescue: named in 7 answersStandard Poodle: named in 5 answersStandard PoodleMiniature Poodle: named in 8 answersMiniature PoodleToy Poodle: named in 7 answersToy PoodleMaltese: named in 8 answersMalteseBoxer: named in 8 answersBoxerRottweiler: named in 5 answersRottweiler
  • Answers naming the brand
  • 5
  • 12
  • 36
  • Answers naming both
  • 1
  • 36
Named alongsideBrands named in the same answers in the last four weeks. Circle size: answers naming the brand. Line width: answers naming both.Labrador Retriever: named in 36 answersLabrador RetrieverGolden Retriever: named in 36 answersGolden RetrieverCavalier King Charles Spaniel: named in 28 answersFrench Bulldog: named in 19 answersPoodle: named in 27 answersPoodleShih Tzu: named in 19 answersShih TzuHavanese: named in 17 answersHavaneseBichon Frise: named in 21 answersBichon FriseBernese Mountain Dog: named in 19 answersBernese Mountain DogBeagle: named in 19 answersBeaglePapillon: named in 17 answersPapillonGerman Shepherd: named in 15 answersGerman ShepherdNewfoundland: named in 11 answersBorder Collie: named in 12 answersPug: named in 15 answersPugGreyhound: named in 12 answersGreyhoundAustralian Cattle Dog: named in 8 answersWhippet: named in 10 answersWhippetMixed-breed dog: named in 9 answersChihuahua: named in 9 answersChihuahuaBoston Terrier: named in 12 answersBoston TerrierDachshund: named in 9 answersDachshundGreat Dane: named in 7 answersadult mixed-breed rescue: named in 7 answersStandard Poodle: named in 5 answersStandard PoodleMiniature Poodle: named in 8 answersMiniature PoodleToy Poodle: named in 7 answersToy PoodleMaltese: named in 8 answersMalteseBoxer: named in 8 answersBoxerRottweiler: named in 5 answersRottweiler
  • Answers naming the brand
  • 5
  • 12
  • 36
  • Answers naming both
  • 1
  • 36
Named alongside
BrandAnswers naming the brandNamed alongside
Labrador Retriever36Golden Retriever (36), Poodle (24), Bernese Mountain Dog (19)
Golden Retriever36Labrador Retriever (36), Poodle (24), Bernese Mountain Dog (19)
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel28Bichon Frise (20), Shih Tzu (16), Golden Retriever (14)
French Bulldog19Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (13), Pug (12), Bichon Frise (12)
Poodle27Golden Retriever (24), Labrador Retriever (24), Beagle (16)
Shih Tzu19Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (16), Bichon Frise (15), Pug (10)
Havanese17Shih Tzu (10), Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (10), Greyhound (7)
Bichon Frise21Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (20), Shih Tzu (15), Pug (12)
Bernese Mountain Dog19Golden Retriever (19), Labrador Retriever (19), Newfoundland (11)
Beagle19Poodle (16), Golden Retriever (13), Labrador Retriever (13)
Papillon17Poodle (11), Golden Retriever (10), Labrador Retriever (10)
German Shepherd15Golden Retriever (15), Labrador Retriever (15), Poodle (12)
Newfoundland11Golden Retriever (11), Bernese Mountain Dog (11), Labrador Retriever (11)
Border Collie12Poodle (10), Golden Retriever (9), Papillon (9)
Pug15Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (14), French Bulldog (12), Bichon Frise (12)
Greyhound12Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (10), Bichon Frise (10), Pug (9)
Australian Cattle Dog8Border Collie (6), Poodle (5), Mixed-breed dog (5)
Whippet10Greyhound (6), Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (6), Havanese (6)
Mixed-breed dog9Havanese (6), Australian Cattle Dog (5), Whippet (5)
Chihuahua9Shih Tzu (5), Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (5), Havanese (5)
Boston Terrier12Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (12), Bichon Frise (10), Shih Tzu (9)
Dachshund9French Bulldog (8), Golden Retriever (6), German Shepherd (6)
Great Dane7Pug (4), Greyhound (4), French Bulldog (4)
adult mixed-breed rescue7Golden Retriever (6), Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (6), Labrador Retriever (6)
Standard Poodle5Golden Retriever (4), Bernese Mountain Dog (4), Labrador Retriever (4)
Miniature Poodle8Shih Tzu (6), Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (6), Havanese (6)
Toy Poodle7Miniature Poodle (5), Shih Tzu (5), Havanese (5)
Maltese8Shih Tzu (8), Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (7), Bichon Frise (7)
Boxer8Golden Retriever (8), Bernese Mountain Dog (8), Labrador Retriever (8)
Rottweiler5Golden Retriever (5), Labrador Retriever (5), Poodle (4)

Most cited sources

Sites cited by the answers to this category's questions and its subcategories'. Counts are citing answers. All of this week's questions. Earlier ranks appear once two weekly runs of the same methodology exist.

Most cited sources
RankSourceCiting answers
1akc.org22
2petmd.com12
3youtube.comsocial10
4reddit.comcommunity9
5dogster.com8
6petfinder.com7
7adoptapet.com7
8facebook.comsocial6
9iheartdogs.com5
10a-z-animals.com4

Sources and brands

Which cited sources appear in the answers that name each brand, counted in answers.

Sources and brandsWhich cited sources appear in the answers that name each brand, counted in answers.akc.org cited in 17 answers naming Labrador Retrieverakc.org cited in 17 answers naming Golden Retrieverakc.org cited in 13 answers naming Poodleakc.org cited in 12 answers naming Cavalier King Charles Spanielakc.org cited in 9 answers naming Havaneseakc.org cited in 9 answers naming Shih Tzuakc.org cited in 9 answers naming French Bulldogreddit.com cited in 8 answers naming Cavalier King Charles Spanielpetmd.com cited in 8 answers naming Havaneseakc.org cited in 8 answers naming Bichon Frisepetmd.com cited in 7 answers naming Cavalier King Charles Spanielyoutube.com cited in 7 answers naming Havaneseyoutube.com cited in 7 answers naming Cavalier King Charles Spanielfacebook.com cited in 6 answers naming Cavalier King Charles Spanielpetmd.com cited in 6 answers naming Poodleadoptapet.com cited in 6 answers naming Havanesereddit.com cited in 6 answers naming Havanesepetmd.com cited in 5 answers naming Shih Tzuyoutube.com cited in 5 answers naming Poodlepetfinder.com cited in 5 answers naming Poodlepetmd.com cited in 5 answers naming Bichon Frisedogster.com cited in 5 answers naming Golden Retrieverpetfinder.com cited in 5 answers naming Cavalier King Charles Spanieldogster.com cited in 5 answers naming Labrador Retrieverreddit.com cited in 4 answers naming Poodlereddit.com cited in 4 answers naming Golden Retrieverpetmd.com cited in 4 answers naming French Bulldogdogster.com cited in 4 answers naming Poodleadoptapet.com cited in 4 answers naming Poodlereddit.com cited in 4 answers naming Labrador Retrieverdogster.com cited in 4 answers naming Cavalier King Charles Spanieldogster.com cited in 4 answers naming Bichon Friseadoptapet.com cited in 4 answers naming Cavalier King Charles Spanielfacebook.com cited in 4 answers naming Havanesereddit.com cited in 4 answers naming Shih Tzuyoutube.com cited in 3 answers naming Bichon Friseadoptapet.com cited in 3 answers naming Shih Tzudogster.com cited in 3 answers naming Shih Tzudogster.com cited in 3 answers naming Havanesefacebook.com cited in 3 answers naming Shih Tzufacebook.com cited in 3 answers naming French Bulldogfacebook.com cited in 3 answers naming Bichon Frisepetfinder.com cited in 3 answers naming Golden Retrieverpetfinder.com cited in 3 answers naming French Bulldogpetfinder.com cited in 3 answers naming Havanesepetfinder.com cited in 3 answers naming Labrador Retrieverpetmd.com cited in 3 answers naming Golden Retrieverpetmd.com cited in 3 answers naming Labrador Retrieverreddit.com cited in 3 answers naming French Bulldogreddit.com cited in 3 answers naming Bichon Friseyoutube.com cited in 3 answers naming Golden Retrieveryoutube.com cited in 3 answers naming Shih Tzuyoutube.com cited in 3 answers naming French Bulldogyoutube.com cited in 3 answers naming Labrador Retrieverdogster.com cited in 2 answers naming French Bulldogpetfinder.com cited in 2 answers naming Bichon Frisefacebook.com cited in 2 answers naming Labrador Retrieverfacebook.com cited in 2 answers naming Poodlefacebook.com cited in 2 answers naming Golden Retrieveradoptapet.com cited in 2 answers naming Bichon Friseadoptapet.com cited in 1 answers naming Golden Retrieveradoptapet.com cited in 1 answers naming Labrador Retrieverpetfinder.com cited in 1 answers naming Shih Tzuadoptapet.com cited in 1 answers naming French Bulldogakc.org: 94akc.orgpetmd.com: 41petmd.comreddit.com · community: 36reddit.comyoutube.com · social: 34youtube.comdogster.com: 30dogster.comfacebook.com · social: 25facebook.competfinder.com: 25petfinder.comadoptapet.com: 22adoptapet.comLabrador Retriever #1: 38Labrador Retriever #1Golden Retriever #2: 38Golden Retriever #2Cavalier King Charles Spaniel #3: 53Cavalier King Charle… #3French Bulldog #4: 28French Bulldog #4Poodle #5: 43Poodle #5Shih Tzu #6: 31Shih Tzu #6Havanese #7: 46Havanese #7Bichon Frise #8: 30Bichon Frise #8
Sources and brandsWhich cited sources appear in the answers that name each brand, counted in answers.akc.org cited in 17 answers naming Labrador Retrieverakc.org cited in 17 answers naming Golden Retrieverakc.org cited in 13 answers naming Poodleakc.org cited in 12 answers naming Cavalier King Charles Spanielakc.org cited in 9 answers naming Havaneseakc.org cited in 9 answers naming Shih Tzuakc.org cited in 9 answers naming French Bulldogreddit.com cited in 8 answers naming Cavalier King Charles Spanielpetmd.com cited in 8 answers naming Havaneseakc.org cited in 8 answers naming Bichon Frisepetmd.com cited in 7 answers naming Cavalier King Charles Spanielyoutube.com cited in 7 answers naming Havaneseyoutube.com cited in 7 answers naming Cavalier King Charles Spanielfacebook.com cited in 6 answers naming Cavalier King Charles Spanielpetmd.com cited in 6 answers naming Poodleadoptapet.com cited in 6 answers naming Havanesereddit.com cited in 6 answers naming Havanesepetmd.com cited in 5 answers naming Shih Tzuyoutube.com cited in 5 answers naming Poodlepetfinder.com cited in 5 answers naming Poodlepetmd.com cited in 5 answers naming Bichon Frisedogster.com cited in 5 answers naming Golden Retrieverpetfinder.com cited in 5 answers naming Cavalier King Charles Spanieldogster.com cited in 5 answers naming Labrador Retrieverreddit.com cited in 4 answers naming Poodlereddit.com cited in 4 answers naming Golden Retrieverpetmd.com cited in 4 answers naming French Bulldogdogster.com cited in 4 answers naming Poodleadoptapet.com cited in 4 answers naming Poodlereddit.com cited in 4 answers naming Labrador Retrieverdogster.com cited in 4 answers naming Cavalier King Charles Spanieldogster.com cited in 4 answers naming Bichon Friseadoptapet.com cited in 4 answers naming Cavalier King Charles Spanielfacebook.com cited in 4 answers naming Havanesereddit.com cited in 4 answers naming Shih Tzuyoutube.com cited in 3 answers naming Bichon Friseadoptapet.com cited in 3 answers naming Shih Tzudogster.com cited in 3 answers naming Shih Tzudogster.com cited in 3 answers naming Havanesefacebook.com cited in 3 answers naming Shih Tzufacebook.com cited in 3 answers naming French Bulldogfacebook.com cited in 3 answers naming Bichon Frisepetfinder.com cited in 3 answers naming Golden Retrieverpetfinder.com cited in 3 answers naming French Bulldogpetfinder.com cited in 3 answers naming Havanesepetfinder.com cited in 3 answers naming Labrador Retrieverpetmd.com cited in 3 answers naming Golden Retrieverpetmd.com cited in 3 answers naming Labrador Retrieverreddit.com cited in 3 answers naming French Bulldogreddit.com cited in 3 answers naming Bichon Friseyoutube.com cited in 3 answers naming Golden Retrieveryoutube.com cited in 3 answers naming Shih Tzuyoutube.com cited in 3 answers naming French Bulldogyoutube.com cited in 3 answers naming Labrador Retrieverdogster.com cited in 2 answers naming French Bulldogpetfinder.com cited in 2 answers naming Bichon Frisefacebook.com cited in 2 answers naming Labrador Retrieverfacebook.com cited in 2 answers naming Poodlefacebook.com cited in 2 answers naming Golden Retrieveradoptapet.com cited in 2 answers naming Bichon Friseadoptapet.com cited in 1 answers naming Golden Retrieveradoptapet.com cited in 1 answers naming Labrador Retrieverpetfinder.com cited in 1 answers naming Shih Tzuadoptapet.com cited in 1 answers naming French Bulldogakc.org: 94akc.orgpetmd.com: 41petmd.comreddit.com · community: 36reddit.comyoutube.com · social: 34youtube.comdogster.com: 30dogster.comfacebook.com · social: 25facebook.competfinder.com: 25petfinder.comadoptapet.com: 22adoptapet.comLabrador Retriever #1: 38Labrador Retr… #1Golden Retriever #2: 38Golden Retrie… #2Cavalier King Charles Spaniel #3: 53Cavalier King… #3French Bulldog #4: 28French Bulldog #4Poodle #5: 43Poodle #5Shih Tzu #6: 31Shih Tzu #6Havanese #7: 46Havanese #7Bichon Frise #8: 30Bichon Frise #8
Sources and brands
Cited sourcesBrandAnswers naming the brand
akc.orgLabrador Retriever17
akc.orgGolden Retriever17
akc.orgPoodle13
akc.orgCavalier King Charles Spaniel12
akc.orgHavanese9
akc.orgShih Tzu9
akc.orgFrench Bulldog9
reddit.comCavalier King Charles Spaniel8
petmd.comHavanese8
akc.orgBichon Frise8
petmd.comCavalier King Charles Spaniel7
youtube.comHavanese7
youtube.comCavalier King Charles Spaniel7
facebook.comCavalier King Charles Spaniel6
petmd.comPoodle6
adoptapet.comHavanese6
reddit.comHavanese6
petmd.comShih Tzu5
youtube.comPoodle5
petfinder.comPoodle5
petmd.comBichon Frise5
dogster.comGolden Retriever5
petfinder.comCavalier King Charles Spaniel5
dogster.comLabrador Retriever5
reddit.comPoodle4
reddit.comGolden Retriever4
petmd.comFrench Bulldog4
dogster.comPoodle4
adoptapet.comPoodle4
reddit.comLabrador Retriever4
dogster.comCavalier King Charles Spaniel4
dogster.comBichon Frise4
adoptapet.comCavalier King Charles Spaniel4
facebook.comHavanese4
reddit.comShih Tzu4
youtube.comBichon Frise3
adoptapet.comShih Tzu3
dogster.comShih Tzu3
dogster.comHavanese3
facebook.comShih Tzu3
facebook.comFrench Bulldog3
facebook.comBichon Frise3
petfinder.comGolden Retriever3
petfinder.comFrench Bulldog3
petfinder.comHavanese3
petfinder.comLabrador Retriever3
petmd.comGolden Retriever3
petmd.comLabrador Retriever3
reddit.comFrench Bulldog3
reddit.comBichon Frise3
youtube.comGolden Retriever3
youtube.comShih Tzu3
youtube.comFrench Bulldog3
youtube.comLabrador Retriever3
dogster.comFrench Bulldog2
petfinder.comBichon Frise2
facebook.comLabrador Retriever2
facebook.comPoodle2
facebook.comGolden Retriever2
adoptapet.comBichon Frise2
adoptapet.comGolden Retriever1
adoptapet.comLabrador Retriever1
petfinder.comShih Tzu1
adoptapet.comFrench Bulldog1

Citations by source type

How many citations in this edition point at each kind of source.

  1. social19
  2. community9
  3. reference5
  4. portal3
  5. media3
  6. Other168

Other indexes in Animals & Nature

The other indexes under the same parent, each with its top five brands.