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<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 12px 0px 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 1.2rem; line-height: 1.5; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; max-width: 55.7em; letter-spacing: 0.02em;">Lola, a French bulldog, lies on the floor prior to the start of a St. Francis Day service at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Oct. 7, 2007, in New York. French bulldogs have become the United States' most prevalent dog breed, ending Labrador retrievers' record-breaking 31 years at the top, the American Kennel Club announced Wednesday.

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<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto 1.17647em; padding: 0px 15px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: inherit; font-family: NPRSerif, serif; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: #333333; max-width: 680px; position: static; float: none; width: auto; letter-spacing: 0.36px;">With its compact frame, smushed face, bat-like ears and wide smile, the French bulldog has just become the most popular dog breed in the U.S.

<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto 1.17647em; padding: 0px 15px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: inherit; font-family: NPRSerif, serif; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: #333333; max-width: 680px; position: static; float: none; width: auto; letter-spacing: 0.36px;">The American Kennel Club announced Wednesday that the crinkly-faced canine was the top breed in 2022, overtaking the Labrador retriever, which had held the No. 1<strong style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"> spot for a whopping 31 years.

<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto 1.17647em; padding: 0px 15px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: inherit; font-family: NPRSerif, serif; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: #333333; max-width: 680px; position: static; float: none; width: auto; letter-spacing: 0.36px;">"They're comical, friendly, loving little dogs," French Bull Dog Club of America spokesperson Patty Sosa told the Associated Press.

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<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto 1.17647em; padding: 0px 15px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: inherit; font-family: NPRSerif, serif; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: #333333; max-width: 680px; position: static; float: none; width: auto; letter-spacing: 0.36px;">Yet despite the breed's popularity, French bulldogs can have a raft of health issues.