Dog Lovers Select the World’s 15 Most Beautiful Dog Breeds

More than 2,200 Online Viewers Selected the Golden Retriever, Siberian Husky, and Yorkshire Terrier as Three of the 15 Most Beautiful Breeds

DAYTON, Ohio, April 12 /PRNewswire/ — Gorgeous celebrities like Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, Taye Diggs, Julia Roberts, Halle Berry, and even George Clooney will have some unexpected competition for the title of “most beautiful” this Spring. While these stars are known for gracing the cover and pages of People magazine’s annual most beautiful issue, a new breed of beauties are getting their chance at print stardom as Eukanuba, in partnership with Gatsby Publications, unveils the winners of the first annual Eukanuba 15 Most Beautiful Breeds survey today.

From November 2006 to January 2007, more than 2,200 online visitors of http://www.mostbeautifulbreeds.com helped to select the 15 winning breeds– five each in the small, medium, and large dog categories — from the more than 153 currently recognized AKC breeds. While the competition was heated, consumers nationwide can now view all 15 breeds in a 10-page feature pictorial in the April/May issue of The New York Dog magazine with cover star Martha Stewart and her dogs, available on newsstands today.

And the winners of the first-annual Eukanuba 15 Most Beautiful Breeds survey are:

Small Breed
Yorkshire Terrier
Shetland Sheepdog
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
Maltese
Pomeranian

Medium Breed
Siberian Husky
Border Collie
Australian Shepherd
Samoyed
Bulldog

Large Breed
Golden Retriever
German Shepherd Dog
Labrador Retriever
Alaskan Malamute
Boxer

“We are thrilled to be able to engage consumers in a fun, interactive
survey that brings attention to the diversity found in the more than 153
currently recognized AKC breeds,” said Eukanuba spokeswoman Amy Newkirk.

“The Eukanuba 15 Most Beautiful Breeds survey was a natural fit for our magazines,” said CEO of Gatsby Publications John Ryan. “Combining biting humor, the best writers, and great photography, The New York Dog is unlike any other magazine on the market. Like Eukanuba, we are a leader in the pet
care industry and are proud to be partnering with them on this fun,
first-of-its-kind consumer survey.”

In addition to their premiere in the April/May 2007 issue of The New
York Dog magazine, the winning breed photos will also be published in the May/June issue of sister publication The Hollywood Dog. A sneak peak of the pictorial is also available by logging on to
http://www.mostbeautifulbreeds.com.

Source: http://network.bestfriends.org