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5.9kvotes

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0commentsUpdated on 10/06/2026 at 04:00 PM

Australian Shepherd1351

The worldwide ranking generated by 5.9k votes

20 / 20

Australian Shepherd1351

Golden Retriever1326

Belgian Shepherd1315

Labrador Retriever1290

Siberian Husky1286

Bernese Mountain Dog1268

English Cocker Spaniel1263

American Staffordshire Terrier1243

German Shepherd1221

#10

Dachshund1189

#11

Beagle1182

#12

Cane Corso1179

#13

Cavalier King Charles Spaniel1171

#14

Staffordshire Bull Terrier1161

#15

French Bulldog1144

#16

Brittany Spaniel1140

#17

German Spitz1118

#18

Chihuahua1069

#19

English Setter1067

#20

Yorkshire Terrier1017

What the community says

Australian Shepherd leads with an ELO of 1,351, ahead of Golden Retriever (1,326) and Belgian Shepherd (1,315). Ranked over 5,891 duels between 20 contenders, last updated October 6, 2026.

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How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.