Top dogs Labrador retriever is most popular breed in country, McLean County

The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL | March 20, 2007| | Copyright

Labrador retrievers are as common around here as garage sale signs in April.

Get a soft-coated wheaten terrier if you want to be different; there's only one of those registered in McLean County.

Labradors are the top breed, with 1,341 licensed in 2006, according to county health department records. That's consistent with the rest of the nation, which has chosen the Lab as the top dog for the past 16 years, replacing the cocker spaniel as the favorite in 1991.

Vanessa Bennet, a local veterinary technician, grew up with Labs, so it was an easy choice when she picked out Jade, a chocolate Lab, ...

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