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The breeds your neighbourhood has too many of

Name: Toronto Dog Breeds by Neighbourhood, 2023–2026
Creator: Onslow's
License: https://open.toronto.ca/open-data-license/

Which breed is disproportionately concentrated in your neighbourhood compared to Toronto as a whole? We analysed 165,062 licensed dogs to find out.

By Onslow's Team · Published July 24, 2026 · Data: City of Toronto Open Data, 2023-2026

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Toronto's signature breeds, mapped

Coloured by breed group. Hover for details. Every neighbourhood's most common dog is a Lab or a Golden. The signature breed is the one that shows up here at a much higher rate than elsewhere in the city: the breed that makes this neighbourhood different.

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The patterns that repeat

A breed that spikes in one postal area is noise: one breeder, one rescue intake. A breed that shows up over-represented across several neighbouring areas is a pattern. These are the breeds that cluster.

2.0× means twice the citywide rate. 3.0× means three times.

American Bulldog

20 areas

Northwest and outer Scarborough

1Thistletown×3.9

2Emery×2.9

3Scarborough (M1B)×2.82

4North York×2.59

5Scarborough (M1T)×2.57

6The Junction×2.39

Shih Tzu

17 areas

Scarborough, Downsview, northwest

1Scarborough (M1X)×3.31

2Humber Summit×2.42

3Scarborough (M1B)×2.2

4Emery×2.15

5North York (M3M)×2.14

6North York (M3N)×2.11

Maltese

17 areas

North York, Don Mills, Downsview

1North York (M3J)×2.75

2North York (M3K)×2.54

3Emery×2.16

4East York×2.05

5North York (M2L)×1.97

6Junction×1.91

Bichon Frise

15 areas

Scarborough, North York, Etobicoke

1Scarborough (M1V)×2.33

2Scarborough (M1B)×2.25

3North York (M2M)×2.22

4North York (M2K)×2.2

5Scarborough (M1J)×2.13

6Westmount×2.13

Pomeranian

14 areas

CityPlace, Don Mills, midtown

1Harbourfront×3.34

2Maple Leaf×2.6

3North York×2.49

4Junction×2.33

5Scarborough×2.22

6East York×2.15

German Shepherd

13 areas

Northwest, Scarborough, North York

1Humber Summit×2.37

2North York (M2H)×2.21

3Rexdale×2.04

4North York (M3M)×1.87

5Scarborough (M1H)×1.85

6Scarborough (M1R)×1.81

Portuguese Water Dog

12 areas

Leaside, Lawrence Park, Forest Hill

1Leaside×2.81

2Lawrence Park×2.8

3Bedford Park×2.62

4Swansea×2.42

5Deer Park×2.33

6Islington×2.28

Standard Poodle

11 areas

Yorkville, Lawrence Park, Rosedale

1The Annex×2.25

2Lawrence Park×2.11

3Rosedale×2.04

4Moore Park×1.94

5Roselawn×1.93

6Islington×1.79

Curiosities

These breeds are too rare citywide (under 500 licensed) for their concentration to mean much about a neighbourhood. More likely one breeder, one rescue, or one very committed owner. Still interesting.

19.82×avg concentration

Podengo Pequeno

Junction, Runnymede

23 dogs here, ~126 citywide. That's 18% of this breed in one postal area.

8.46×avg concentration

Smooth Collie

The Junction, Runnymede-Bloor West

38 dogs here, ~286 citywide. That's 13% of this breed in one postal area.

6.61×avg concentration

English Cocker Spaniel

Humewood-Cedarvale

20 dogs here, ~232 citywide. That's 9% of this breed in one postal area.

6.03×avg concentration

Rhodesian Ridgeback

Mimico, Humber Bay Shores

24 dogs here, ~360 citywide. That's 7% of this breed in one postal area.

5.73×avg concentration

Catahoula

Parkdale, Liberty Village

21 dogs here, ~201 citywide. That's 10% of this breed in one postal area.

4.6×avg concentration

Bulldog

Alderwood, Long Branch

26 dogs here, ~450 citywide. That's 6% of this breed in one postal area.

4.21×avg concentration

Feist

East York (Woodbine Heights)

26 dogs here, ~287 citywide. That's 9% of this breed in one postal area.

4.12×avg concentration

Rhodesian Ridgeback

Christie Pits, Palmerston

24 dogs here, ~360 citywide. That's 7% of this breed in one postal area.

Dog breeds by neighbourhood

Each neighbourhood has a signature breed: the one that's more concentrated there than anywhere else in the city.

Leslieville King West High Park The Beaches Riverdale Parkdale Dovercourt The Junction Christie Pits Davisville

Leslieville

Signature breed: Whippet (2.1× the city average)
Also over-represented: Australian Cattle Dog (1.9×), English Springer Spaniel (1.9×)
4,226 licensed dogs, the most of any postal code in Toronto

King West, Toronto, condo towers and street scene

King West & Liberty Village

Signature breed: Pembroke Welsh Corgi (2.6× average)
Also over-represented: Shiba Inu (2.6×), Jindo (2.4×)
Compact breeds that suit high-rise living

High Park, Toronto, trees and green space

High Park & Roncesvalles

Signature breed: Hound, Mixed (2.1× average)
Also over-represented: Vizsla (2.1×), Terrier, Mixed (1.8×)
Active breeds near Toronto's biggest off-leash zone

The Beaches

Signature breed: Shetland Sheepdog (2.3× average)
Also over-represented: Vizsla (2.3×), German Shorthaired Pointer (2.1×)
Sporting breeds that love the boardwalk

Riverdale & Danforth

Signature breed: German Shorthaired Pointer (3.2× average), the highest concentration of any mainstream breed in the city
Also over-represented: Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier (2.2×), Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (1.7×)

Parkdale

Signature breed: Miniature Pinscher (2.7× average)
Also over-represented: Cane Corso (2.6×), Australian Cattle Dog (2.5×)
A mix of compact apartment dogs and bigger working breeds

Dovercourt & Dufferin Grove

Signature breed: Australian Cattle Dog (2.6× average)
Also over-represented: English Bulldog (2.2×), Hound, Mixed (2.0×)

The Junction & Bloor West

Signature breed: Miniature Pinscher (3.7× average), one of the strongest concentrations in the city
Also over-represented: Cane Corso (2.5×), American Bulldog (2.4×)

Christie Pits & Palmerston

Signature breed: Jindo (2.3× average)
Also over-represented: Portuguese Water Dog (2.0×), Hound, Mixed (2.0×)
Near Koreatown (the Jindo is a Korean breed)

Davisville

Signature breed: Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (2.6× average)
Also over-represented: Samoyed (1.9×), Vizsla (1.9×)
Family-friendly breeds in a midtown family neighbourhood

How this works

Every neighbourhood's most common dog is a lab or a golden. That list has been written. This asks a different question: which breed shows up here at a higher rate than the city average?

The method is a location quotient. If an area has 2.6× the citywide rate of greyhounds, greyhounds are its signature breed, even if labs outnumber them 20 to 1. An LQ of 1.0 means exactly the city average.

Source: City of Toronto Open Data, licensed dogs 2023-2026. 165,062 records across 96 postal areas. Breeds with fewer than 20 dogs in an area are suppressed.

Toronto's most common breeds

The baseline. These are the breeds with the highest raw counts citywide.

#	Breed	Count	Share
1	Labrador Retriever	16,005	9.7%
2	Golden Retriever	13,017	7.9%
3	German Shepherd	7,799	4.7%
4	Shih Tzu	6,903	4.2%
5	Miniature Poodle	6,297	3.8%
6	Cocker Spaniel	6,100	3.7%
7	Chihuahua	5,086	3.1%
8	Siberian Husky	4,578	2.8%
9	Maltese	4,492	2.7%
10	Australian Shepherd	4,286	2.6%
11	Yorkshire Terrier	3,961	2.4%
12	Standard Poodle	3,952	2.4%
13	Border Collie	3,397	2.1%
14	American Bulldog	3,244	2%
15	Beagle	2,880	1.7%

Every area

Click column headers to sort.

Area	Neighbourhood	Dogs	Signature Breed	vs. avg ↓	Count
M1V	Scarborough (Milliken, Agincourt North)	1,161	Toy Poodle	5.26×	73
M1K	Scarborough (Ionview, Kennedy Park)	1,423	Mastiff	4.63×	23
M5E	Harbourfront, St. Lawrence	754	Shiba Inu	4.3×	22
M1W	Scarborough (Steeles, L'Amoreaux)	1,308	Pembroke Welsh Corgi	4.02×	34
M9V	Thistletown, Beaumond Heights	1,018	American Bulldog	3.9×	78
M5P	Forest Hill	2,090	Old English Sheepdog	3.76×	26
M6M	Junction, Runnymede	1,520	Miniature Pinscher	3.71×	20
M6N	The Junction, Runnymede-Bloor West	2,592	Miniature Pinscher	3.69×	34
M1J	Scarborough (Scarborough Village)	1,050	Cane Corso	3.49×	22
M1S	Scarborough (Agincourt)	1,139	Shiba Inu	3.49×	27
M2J	North York (Fairview, Henry Farm)	2,237	Pembroke Welsh Corgi	3.45×	50
M2K	North York (Bayview Village)	1,331	Shiba Inu	3.43×	31
M1E	Scarborough (Guildwood, West Hill)	2,491	Cane Corso	3.41×	51
M6J	Trinity-Bellwoods, Little Portugal	2,431	Vizsla	3.4×	32
M5A	Regent Park, Moss Park	3,764	Miniature Dachshund	3.35×	78
M5J	Harbourfront, CityPlace	734	Pomeranian	3.34×	38
M1X	Scarborough (Upper Rouge)	311	Shih Tzu	3.31×	43
M6R	Roncesvalles, Parkdale	2,173	Australian Cattle Dog	3.3×	32
M4W	Rosedale	1,802	Whippet	3.25×	23
M4K	Riverdale, Danforth	3,065	German Shorthaired Pointer	3.2×	31
M4Y	Church-Wellesley Village	1,993	Jindo	3.17×	22
M6S	Swansea, High Park North	3,356	Vizsla	3.16×	41
M4N	Lawrence Park	2,017	Cavalier King Charles Spaniel	3.1×	59
M5M	Bedford Park, Lawrence Manor	2,976	Havanese	3.04×	119
M1T	Scarborough (Tam O'Shanter, Sullivan)	1,188	Pembroke Welsh Corgi	2.99×	23
M4T	Moore Park, Summerhill	1,334	Dachshund	2.94×	27
M9W	Rexdale	1,388	Rottweiler	2.94×	36
M9L	Humber Summit	286	Yorkshire Terrier	2.91×	20
M4M	Riverside, Leslieville	2,474	Jindo	2.9×	25
M9M	Emery	579	American Bulldog	2.9×	33
M1B	Scarborough (Rouge, Malvern)	1,642	American Bulldog	2.82×	91
M4G	Leaside	2,332	Portuguese Water Dog	2.81×	58
M2H	North York (Hillcrest Village)	958	Toy Poodle	2.8×	32
M1G	Scarborough (Woburn)	1,017	Rottweiler	2.78×	25
M5R	The Annex, Yorkville	2,473	Coton de Tuléar	2.77×	27
M3J	North York (York University, Black Creek)	736	Maltese	2.75×	55
M3M	North York (Downsview)	815	Boston Terrier	2.75×	21
M5S	University of Toronto, Harbord	849	Cavalier King Charles Spaniel	2.75×	22
M6K	Parkdale, Liberty Village	3,012	Miniature Pinscher	2.71×	29
M2N	North York (Willowdale)	3,185	Jindo	2.7×	30
M8X	Islington, Kingsway	1,188	Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier	2.68×	20
M9R	Richview, Kingsview	1,365	Dachshund	2.66×	25
M2M	North York (Newtonbrook, Willowdale)	1,009	Toy Poodle	2.65×	32
M4S	Davisville	3,017	Cavalier King Charles Spaniel	2.63×	75
M5V	King West, Liberty Village	4,050	Pembroke Welsh Corgi	2.63×	69
M6L	Maple Leaf, Yorkdale	694	Pomeranian	2.6×	28
M3L	North York (Downsview)	610	American Bulldog	2.59×	31
M6H	Dovercourt, Dufferin Grove	3,119	Australian Cattle Dog	2.59×	36
M4V	Deer Park, Forest Hill South	2,227	English Springer Spaniel	2.58×	25
M3K	North York (Downsview)	391	Maltese	2.54×	27
M4R	North Toronto, Yonge-Eglinton	1,465	Bernese Mountain Dog	2.54×	57
M8Z	South Etobicoke	1,737	Boston Terrier	2.52×	41
M9N	Weston	1,215	Beagle	2.5×	53
M4P	Davisville Village	2,113	Bernese Mountain Dog	2.47×	80
M4J	East York (Broadview North)	3,461	English Springer Spaniel	2.45×	37
M3N	North York (Downsview)	840	Chihuahua	2.4×	62
M4E	The Beaches	3,491	Shetland Sheepdog	2.32×	32
M3H	North York (Bathurst Manor, Downsview)	2,205	Bernese Mountain Dog	2.31×	78
M4X	Cabbagetown, St. James Town	1,085	Pug	2.3×	25
M2L	North York (Banbury-Don Mills)	915	Bernese Mountain Dog	2.28×	32
M6C	Humewood-Cedarvale	2,153	Terrier (Mixed)	2.28×	58
M5T	Kensington, Chinatown	859	Chihuahua	2.27×	60
M1H	Scarborough (Cedarbrae)	734	Parson Russell Terrier	2.26×	25
M6G	Christie Pits, Palmerston	2,672	Jindo	2.26×	21
M8V	New Toronto, Mimico, Humber Bay	3,368	Miniature Pinscher	2.17×	26
M8W	Alderwood, Long Branch	2,072	Australian Cattle Dog	2.16×	20
M1M	Scarborough (Cliffside, Cliffcrest)	1,729	Boxer	2.15×	41
M1P	Scarborough (Dorset Park, Wexford)	1,339	Boston Terrier	2.15×	27
M3C	East York (Don Mills, Flemingdon Park)	1,112	Pomeranian	2.15×	37
M5N	Roselawn	1,515	Bernese Mountain Dog	2.15×	50
M5B	Garden District, Ryerson	814	Pomeranian	2.14×	27
M6P	High Park, Roncesvalles	3,857	Hound (Mixed)	2.14×	43
M1C	Scarborough (Highland Creek, Rouge Hill)	2,074	Shiba Inu	2.13×	30
M9P	Westmount	1,160	Bichon Frise	2.13×	32
M1L	Scarborough (Clairlea, Golden Mile)	1,344	Rottweiler	2.11×	25
M4L	Leslieville, India Bazaar	4,226	Whippet	2.11×	35
M9B	West Deane Park, Islington	2,531	Shetland Sheepdog	2.1×	21
M6E	Caledonia-Fairbank	2,182	Parson Russell Terrier	2.01×	66
M3B	North York (Don Mills)	937	Bichon Frise	1.98×	24
M9C	Markland Wood, Eringate	2,685	Samoyed	1.98×	20
M6A	Lawrence Heights, Yorkdale	872	Yorkshire Terrier	1.96×	41
M4C	East York (Woodbine Heights)	3,549	English Springer Spaniel	1.94×	30
M9A	Islington, Kingsway	2,497	Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier	1.92×	30
M1N	Scarborough (Birch Cliff, Cliffside)	2,339	Hound (Mixed)	1.89×	23
M4A	North York (Victoria Village)	591	American Bulldog	1.89×	22
M1R	Scarborough (Wexford, Maryvale)	1,356	Parson Russell Terrier	1.86×	38
M4B	East York (Parkview Hill)	1,358	Border Collie	1.86×	52
M3A	North York (Don Mills)	1,792	Maltese	1.82×	89
M2R	North York (Lansing)	1,453	Shih Tzu	1.81×	110
M8Y	Mimico, Humber Bay Shores	1,826	Chihuahua	1.67×	94
M6B	Glencairn	1,368	Boxer	1.66×	25
M2P	North York (York Mills)	655	Golden Retriever	1.61×	83
M5G	Central Bay Street	327	Golden Retriever	1.16×	30

What this doesn't tell you

Roughly 30% of Toronto dogs are licensed. This is a sample, not a census.

Breed is self-reported by owners at licensing. Nobody verifies it.

FSAs are postal geography, not neighbourhoods. The crosswalk is approximate.

Small cells (under 20 dogs of a breed in an FSA) are suppressed.

Frequently asked questions

What is the most common dog breed in Toronto?

Citywide, the most common breeds are Labrador Retriever, Golden Retriever, and French Bulldog. But the most common breed varies significantly by neighbourhood.

What does “most over-represented” mean?

We use a location quotient to find breeds that are more concentrated in a neighbourhood than you'd expect based on their citywide numbers. A breed at “3× average” means that postal code has three times the expected share of that breed.

Where does this data come from?

All data comes from the City of Toronto's Open Data portal, specifically the Licensed Dogs and Cats dataset. It covers approximately 165,000 licensed dogs across all Toronto postal codes. Only about 30% of Toronto dogs are licensed.

Which Toronto neighbourhood has the most French Bulldogs?

Use the postal code lookup at the top of this page to check your neighbourhood. Breed concentrations vary widely. Some postal codes have 5–10× the citywide average for a particular breed.

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The breeds your neighbourhood has too many of

Which breed is disproportionately concentrated in your neighbourhood compared to Toronto as a whole? We analysed 165,062 licensed dogs to find out.

By Onslow's Team · Published July 24, 2026 · Data: City of Toronto Open Data, 2023-2026

Look up your area

First three characters of your postal code.

Enter your postal code (first 3 characters)

Toronto's signature breeds, mapped

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The patterns that repeat

2.0× means twice the citywide rate. 3.0× means three times.

American Bulldog

20 areas

Northwest and outer Scarborough

1Thistletown×3.9

2Emery×2.9

3Scarborough (M1B)×2.82

4North York×2.59

5Scarborough (M1T)×2.57

6The Junction×2.39

Shih Tzu

17 areas

Scarborough, Downsview, northwest

1Scarborough (M1X)×3.31

2Humber Summit×2.42

3Scarborough (M1B)×2.2

4Emery×2.15

5North York (M3M)×2.14

6North York (M3N)×2.11

Maltese

17 areas

North York, Don Mills, Downsview

1North York (M3J)×2.75

2North York (M3K)×2.54

3Emery×2.16

4East York×2.05

5North York (M2L)×1.97

6Junction×1.91

Bichon Frise

15 areas

Scarborough, North York, Etobicoke

1Scarborough (M1V)×2.33

2Scarborough (M1B)×2.25

3North York (M2M)×2.22

4North York (M2K)×2.2

5Scarborough (M1J)×2.13

6Westmount×2.13

Pomeranian

14 areas

CityPlace, Don Mills, midtown

1Harbourfront×3.34

2Maple Leaf×2.6

3North York×2.49

4Junction×2.33

5Scarborough×2.22

6East York×2.15

German Shepherd

13 areas

Northwest, Scarborough, North York

1Humber Summit×2.37

2North York (M2H)×2.21

3Rexdale×2.04

4North York (M3M)×1.87

5Scarborough (M1H)×1.85

6Scarborough (M1R)×1.81

Portuguese Water Dog

12 areas

Leaside, Lawrence Park, Forest Hill

1Leaside×2.81

2Lawrence Park×2.8

3Bedford Park×2.62

4Swansea×2.42

5Deer Park×2.33

6Islington×2.28

Standard Poodle

11 areas

Yorkville, Lawrence Park, Rosedale

1The Annex×2.25

2Lawrence Park×2.11

3Rosedale×2.04

4Moore Park×1.94

5Roselawn×1.93

6Islington×1.79

Curiosities

19.82×avg concentration

Podengo Pequeno

Junction, Runnymede

23 dogs here, ~126 citywide. That's 18% of this breed in one postal area.

8.46×avg concentration

Smooth Collie

The Junction, Runnymede-Bloor West

38 dogs here, ~286 citywide. That's 13% of this breed in one postal area.

6.61×avg concentration

English Cocker Spaniel

Humewood-Cedarvale

20 dogs here, ~232 citywide. That's 9% of this breed in one postal area.

6.03×avg concentration

Rhodesian Ridgeback

Mimico, Humber Bay Shores

24 dogs here, ~360 citywide. That's 7% of this breed in one postal area.

5.73×avg concentration

Catahoula

Parkdale, Liberty Village

21 dogs here, ~201 citywide. That's 10% of this breed in one postal area.

4.6×avg concentration

Bulldog

Alderwood, Long Branch

26 dogs here, ~450 citywide. That's 6% of this breed in one postal area.

4.21×avg concentration

Feist

East York (Woodbine Heights)

26 dogs here, ~287 citywide. That's 9% of this breed in one postal area.

4.12×avg concentration

Rhodesian Ridgeback

Christie Pits, Palmerston

24 dogs here, ~360 citywide. That's 7% of this breed in one postal area.

Dog breeds by neighbourhood

Each neighbourhood has a signature breed: the one that's more concentrated there than anywhere else in the city.

Leslieville King West High Park The Beaches Riverdale Parkdale Dovercourt The Junction Christie Pits Davisville

Leslieville

Signature breed: Whippet (2.1× the city average)
Also over-represented: Australian Cattle Dog (1.9×), English Springer Spaniel (1.9×)
4,226 licensed dogs, the most of any postal code in Toronto

King West & Liberty Village

Signature breed: Pembroke Welsh Corgi (2.6× average)
Also over-represented: Shiba Inu (2.6×), Jindo (2.4×)
Compact breeds that suit high-rise living

High Park & Roncesvalles

Signature breed: Hound, Mixed (2.1× average)
Also over-represented: Vizsla (2.1×), Terrier, Mixed (1.8×)
Active breeds near Toronto's biggest off-leash zone

The Beaches

Signature breed: Shetland Sheepdog (2.3× average)
Also over-represented: Vizsla (2.3×), German Shorthaired Pointer (2.1×)
Sporting breeds that love the boardwalk

Riverdale & Danforth

Signature breed: German Shorthaired Pointer (3.2× average), the highest concentration of any mainstream breed in the city
Also over-represented: Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier (2.2×), Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (1.7×)

Parkdale

Signature breed: Miniature Pinscher (2.7× average)
Also over-represented: Cane Corso (2.6×), Australian Cattle Dog (2.5×)
A mix of compact apartment dogs and bigger working breeds

Dovercourt & Dufferin Grove

Signature breed: Australian Cattle Dog (2.6× average)
Also over-represented: English Bulldog (2.2×), Hound, Mixed (2.0×)

The Junction & Bloor West

Signature breed: Miniature Pinscher (3.7× average), one of the strongest concentrations in the city
Also over-represented: Cane Corso (2.5×), American Bulldog (2.4×)

Christie Pits & Palmerston

Signature breed: Jindo (2.3× average)
Also over-represented: Portuguese Water Dog (2.0×), Hound, Mixed (2.0×)
Near Koreatown (the Jindo is a Korean breed)

Davisville

Signature breed: Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (2.6× average)
Also over-represented: Samoyed (1.9×), Vizsla (1.9×)
Family-friendly breeds in a midtown family neighbourhood

How this works

Every neighbourhood's most common dog is a lab or a golden. That list has been written. This asks a different question: which breed shows up here at a higher rate than the city average?

Source: City of Toronto Open Data, licensed dogs 2023-2026. 165,062 records across 96 postal areas. Breeds with fewer than 20 dogs in an area are suppressed.

Toronto's most common breeds

The baseline. These are the breeds with the highest raw counts citywide.

#	Breed	Count	Share
1	Labrador Retriever	16,005	9.7%
2	Golden Retriever	13,017	7.9%
3	German Shepherd	7,799	4.7%
4	Shih Tzu	6,903	4.2%
5	Miniature Poodle	6,297	3.8%
6	Cocker Spaniel	6,100	3.7%
7	Chihuahua	5,086	3.1%
8	Siberian Husky	4,578	2.8%
9	Maltese	4,492	2.7%
10	Australian Shepherd	4,286	2.6%
11	Yorkshire Terrier	3,961	2.4%
12	Standard Poodle	3,952	2.4%
13	Border Collie	3,397	2.1%
14	American Bulldog	3,244	2%
15	Beagle	2,880	1.7%

Every area

Click column headers to sort.

Area	Neighbourhood	Dogs	Signature Breed	vs. avg ↓	Count
M1V	Scarborough (Milliken, Agincourt North)	1,161	Toy Poodle	5.26×	73
M1K	Scarborough (Ionview, Kennedy Park)	1,423	Mastiff	4.63×	23
M5E	Harbourfront, St. Lawrence	754	Shiba Inu	4.3×	22
M1W	Scarborough (Steeles, L'Amoreaux)	1,308	Pembroke Welsh Corgi	4.02×	34
M9V	Thistletown, Beaumond Heights	1,018	American Bulldog	3.9×	78
M5P	Forest Hill	2,090	Old English Sheepdog	3.76×	26
M6M	Junction, Runnymede	1,520	Miniature Pinscher	3.71×	20
M6N	The Junction, Runnymede-Bloor West	2,592	Miniature Pinscher	3.69×	34
M1J	Scarborough (Scarborough Village)	1,050	Cane Corso	3.49×	22
M1S	Scarborough (Agincourt)	1,139	Shiba Inu	3.49×	27
M2J	North York (Fairview, Henry Farm)	2,237	Pembroke Welsh Corgi	3.45×	50
M2K	North York (Bayview Village)	1,331	Shiba Inu	3.43×	31
M1E	Scarborough (Guildwood, West Hill)	2,491	Cane Corso	3.41×	51
M6J	Trinity-Bellwoods, Little Portugal	2,431	Vizsla	3.4×	32
M5A	Regent Park, Moss Park	3,764	Miniature Dachshund	3.35×	78
M5J	Harbourfront, CityPlace	734	Pomeranian	3.34×	38
M1X	Scarborough (Upper Rouge)	311	Shih Tzu	3.31×	43
M6R	Roncesvalles, Parkdale	2,173	Australian Cattle Dog	3.3×	32
M4W	Rosedale	1,802	Whippet	3.25×	23
M4K	Riverdale, Danforth	3,065	German Shorthaired Pointer	3.2×	31
M4Y	Church-Wellesley Village	1,993	Jindo	3.17×	22
M6S	Swansea, High Park North	3,356	Vizsla	3.16×	41
M4N	Lawrence Park	2,017	Cavalier King Charles Spaniel	3.1×	59
M5M	Bedford Park, Lawrence Manor	2,976	Havanese	3.04×	119
M1T	Scarborough (Tam O'Shanter, Sullivan)	1,188	Pembroke Welsh Corgi	2.99×	23
M4T	Moore Park, Summerhill	1,334	Dachshund	2.94×	27
M9W	Rexdale	1,388	Rottweiler	2.94×	36
M9L	Humber Summit	286	Yorkshire Terrier	2.91×	20
M4M	Riverside, Leslieville	2,474	Jindo	2.9×	25
M9M	Emery	579	American Bulldog	2.9×	33
M1B	Scarborough (Rouge, Malvern)	1,642	American Bulldog	2.82×	91
M4G	Leaside	2,332	Portuguese Water Dog	2.81×	58
M2H	North York (Hillcrest Village)	958	Toy Poodle	2.8×	32
M1G	Scarborough (Woburn)	1,017	Rottweiler	2.78×	25
M5R	The Annex, Yorkville	2,473	Coton de Tuléar	2.77×	27
M3J	North York (York University, Black Creek)	736	Maltese	2.75×	55
M3M	North York (Downsview)	815	Boston Terrier	2.75×	21
M5S	University of Toronto, Harbord	849	Cavalier King Charles Spaniel	2.75×	22
M6K	Parkdale, Liberty Village	3,012	Miniature Pinscher	2.71×	29
M2N	North York (Willowdale)	3,185	Jindo	2.7×	30
M8X	Islington, Kingsway	1,188	Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier	2.68×	20
M9R	Richview, Kingsview	1,365	Dachshund	2.66×	25
M2M	North York (Newtonbrook, Willowdale)	1,009	Toy Poodle	2.65×	32
M4S	Davisville	3,017	Cavalier King Charles Spaniel	2.63×	75
M5V	King West, Liberty Village	4,050	Pembroke Welsh Corgi	2.63×	69
M6L	Maple Leaf, Yorkdale	694	Pomeranian	2.6×	28
M3L	North York (Downsview)	610	American Bulldog	2.59×	31
M6H	Dovercourt, Dufferin Grove	3,119	Australian Cattle Dog	2.59×	36
M4V	Deer Park, Forest Hill South	2,227	English Springer Spaniel	2.58×	25
M3K	North York (Downsview)	391	Maltese	2.54×	27
M4R	North Toronto, Yonge-Eglinton	1,465	Bernese Mountain Dog	2.54×	57
M8Z	South Etobicoke	1,737	Boston Terrier	2.52×	41
M9N	Weston	1,215	Beagle	2.5×	53
M4P	Davisville Village	2,113	Bernese Mountain Dog	2.47×	80
M4J	East York (Broadview North)	3,461	English Springer Spaniel	2.45×	37
M3N	North York (Downsview)	840	Chihuahua	2.4×	62
M4E	The Beaches	3,491	Shetland Sheepdog	2.32×	32
M3H	North York (Bathurst Manor, Downsview)	2,205	Bernese Mountain Dog	2.31×	78
M4X	Cabbagetown, St. James Town	1,085	Pug	2.3×	25
M2L	North York (Banbury-Don Mills)	915	Bernese Mountain Dog	2.28×	32
M6C	Humewood-Cedarvale	2,153	Terrier (Mixed)	2.28×	58
M5T	Kensington, Chinatown	859	Chihuahua	2.27×	60
M1H	Scarborough (Cedarbrae)	734	Parson Russell Terrier	2.26×	25
M6G	Christie Pits, Palmerston	2,672	Jindo	2.26×	21
M8V	New Toronto, Mimico, Humber Bay	3,368	Miniature Pinscher	2.17×	26
M8W	Alderwood, Long Branch	2,072	Australian Cattle Dog	2.16×	20
M1M	Scarborough (Cliffside, Cliffcrest)	1,729	Boxer	2.15×	41
M1P	Scarborough (Dorset Park, Wexford)	1,339	Boston Terrier	2.15×	27
M3C	East York (Don Mills, Flemingdon Park)	1,112	Pomeranian	2.15×	37
M5N	Roselawn	1,515	Bernese Mountain Dog	2.15×	50
M5B	Garden District, Ryerson	814	Pomeranian	2.14×	27
M6P	High Park, Roncesvalles	3,857	Hound (Mixed)	2.14×	43
M1C	Scarborough (Highland Creek, Rouge Hill)	2,074	Shiba Inu	2.13×	30
M9P	Westmount	1,160	Bichon Frise	2.13×	32
M1L	Scarborough (Clairlea, Golden Mile)	1,344	Rottweiler	2.11×	25
M4L	Leslieville, India Bazaar	4,226	Whippet	2.11×	35
M9B	West Deane Park, Islington	2,531	Shetland Sheepdog	2.1×	21
M6E	Caledonia-Fairbank	2,182	Parson Russell Terrier	2.01×	66
M3B	North York (Don Mills)	937	Bichon Frise	1.98×	24
M9C	Markland Wood, Eringate	2,685	Samoyed	1.98×	20
M6A	Lawrence Heights, Yorkdale	872	Yorkshire Terrier	1.96×	41
M4C	East York (Woodbine Heights)	3,549	English Springer Spaniel	1.94×	30
M9A	Islington, Kingsway	2,497	Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier	1.92×	30
M1N	Scarborough (Birch Cliff, Cliffside)	2,339	Hound (Mixed)	1.89×	23
M4A	North York (Victoria Village)	591	American Bulldog	1.89×	22
M1R	Scarborough (Wexford, Maryvale)	1,356	Parson Russell Terrier	1.86×	38
M4B	East York (Parkview Hill)	1,358	Border Collie	1.86×	52
M3A	North York (Don Mills)	1,792	Maltese	1.82×	89
M2R	North York (Lansing)	1,453	Shih Tzu	1.81×	110
M8Y	Mimico, Humber Bay Shores	1,826	Chihuahua	1.67×	94
M6B	Glencairn	1,368	Boxer	1.66×	25
M2P	North York (York Mills)	655	Golden Retriever	1.61×	83
M5G	Central Bay Street	327	Golden Retriever	1.16×	30

What this doesn't tell you

Roughly 30% of Toronto dogs are licensed. This is a sample, not a census.

Breed is self-reported by owners at licensing. Nobody verifies it.

FSAs are postal geography, not neighbourhoods. The crosswalk is approximate.

Small cells (under 20 dogs of a breed in an FSA) are suppressed.

Frequently asked questions

What is the most common dog breed in Toronto?

Citywide, the most common breeds are Labrador Retriever, Golden Retriever, and French Bulldog. But the most common breed varies significantly by neighbourhood.

What does “most over-represented” mean?

Where does this data come from?

Which Toronto neighbourhood has the most French Bulldogs?

Use the postal code lookup at the top of this page to check your neighbourhood. Breed concentrations vary widely. Some postal codes have 5–10× the citywide average for a particular breed.

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