15 January 2016

Question

I am writing to inquire if it would be possible to obtain certain data about living in Jersey collected from owners as part of the annual application process for licence under Dogs (Jersey) Law 1961. I would be mostly interested in number of dogs and breed type (if possible).

Answer

The number of dogs licenced in December 2015 was 8,529. The most popular breeds are Retriever – Labrador and Golden; Jack Russell; Cocker Spaniel; ; Border ; West Highland ; Springer Spaniel; ; and .

The breeds listed on licence applications are as follows:

Affenpinscher Bull - Boerboel German Shepherd - White Swiss Afghan Bull Mastiff - Dogue de Bordeaux Great Dane Alaskan Malamute Bull Mastiff - English Greek Hunting Antiguan Hound Bull Mastiff - French Grey Hound Bull Mastiff - Tibetan Greyhound - Italian Catalan Sheepdog Griffon Australian Chi Chi Griffon Bruxellois Basenji Griffon Canish Basset Fauve De Bretagne Chihuahua - Long Haired Griffon Korthal Basset Griffon Vendeen Chihuahua - Teacup Harrier Hound Basset Griffon Vendeen - Grand Chinese Crested Havenese Basset Griffon Vendeen - Petit Chow Chow Hungarian Puli Basset Hound Collie Husky - Siberian Beagle Collie - Bearded Irish Beagle Belgian Griffon Collie - Border Japanese Akita Belgian Malinois Collie - Rough Collie - Welsh Japanese Spitz Bernese Mountain Dog Collie - Working Sheepdog La Chon Frise Corgi Lagotto Romagnolo Blood Hound Corgi - Cardigan Welsh Leonberger Bodeguero Lhasa Apso Borzoi Dachshund Löwchen Bouvier Dachshund - Long Haired Lurcher Boxer Dachshund - Miniature Maltese Bracco Italiano Dachshund - Miniature Longhaired Munsterlander Braque de Bourbon Dachshund - Miniature Smooth Munsterlander - Large Breton Griffon Dachshund - Standard Wire Haired New Foundland Dalmatian Old English Sheep Dog Brittany Dandie Dinmont Papillon Bull Dog Deer Hound Patterdale Bull Dog - Alapaha Doberman Bull Dog - British Dutch hound Pincher Bull Dog - English Eurasier Pinscher - Miniature Bull Dog - French Fox Pointer Bull Dog - Old English German Shepherd Pointer - English Bull Mastiff German Shepherd - Long Haired Pointer - German Pointer - German Short Haired Terrier - English Bull Miniature Pointer - Italian Shiba-Inu Terrier - English Toy Pointer - Portuguese Shih Tzu Terrier - Fell Pointer - Slovakian Roughaired Spaniel Terrier - Fox Spaniel - American Cocker Terrier - Fox Smooth Haired Pomeranian Spaniel - Breton Terrier - Fox Wire Haired Spaniel - Cavalier King Charles Terrier - German Short Haired Poodle - Miniature Spaniel - Clumber Terrier - Glen of Imaal Poodle - Standard Spaniel - Cocker Terrier - Irish Poodle - Toy Spaniel - English Cocker Terrier - Jack Russell Portuguese Podengo Spaniel - English Springer Terrier - Jack Russell Long Haired Portuguese Shepherd Dog Spaniel - English Working Cocker Terrier - Jack Russell Wire Haired Portuguese Water Dog Spaniel - Irish Water Terrier - Kent Spaniel - King Charles Terrier - Lakeland Pyrenean Spaniel - Springer Terrier - Manchester Retriever - Chesapeake Spaniel - - Norfolk Retriever - Golden Spaniel - Welsh Springer Terrier - Norwich Retriever - Labrador Spaniel - Working Terrier - Parson Jack Russell Retriever - Nova Scotia Duck Spaniel - Working Cocker Terrier - Plummer Tolling Spanish Sheep Dog Terrier - Russian Rhodesian Ridgeback Terrier - Scottish Rottweiler Spinone - Italian Terrier - Sealyham Saluki Spitz Terrier - Sporting Lucas Samoyed St Bernard Terrier - Staffordshire Bull Swedish Valhund Terrier - Tibetan Terrier Terrier - Welsh Schnauzer - Giant Terrier - Airedale Terrier - West Highland Schnauzer - Miniature Terrier - American Staffordshire Terrier - Wheaton Schnauzer - Standard Terrier - Australian Terrier - Yorkshire Setter - English Terrier - Bedlington Terrier - Yorkshire Miniature Setter - Irish Terrier - Black Russian Thai Ridgeback Setter - Irish Red Terrier - Border Utonagan Setter - Irish Red & White Terrier - Boston Viszla Setter - Red Terrier - Bull Wauzer Shar Pei Terrier - Cesky Weimaraner Sheltie Terrier - English Bull Whippet