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Show I BIG LOSERS, in addition to the poodle and German Poodle most popular shepherd, included the Irish setter (down 21 percent, beagle (down 7.5 percent) and collie (down 7.1 percent). Overall, 62 breeds declined in registrations and 59 breeds gained. The komondorok remained even with 99 registrations. At the bottom of the list for the third year in a row was the English foxhound, with four dogs registered. Pure-bre- d number drops Frank I 1A-ettli- Writers Knight-Ridde- r 7.7 percent. German Shepherds, which were in second place, slipped to third as registrations were off 10.2 percent. Another coming breed is the cocker spaniel, which moved into fotwth place. The cocker was the nation's most popular breed for many years in the '40s and early anti bv Joyce ,Vtfit, THE POPULARITY of pure-bredogs in this country continued to slide last year, as did the breeding of registered dogs. Figures complied by the kmerican Kennel Club, Inch is the sole registrar of pure-bredogs in this country, show that annual dog registration dropped to last year from 1,013,650 129,200 in the peak year of !971, a slide of 10.2 percent. More important, the registration of litters dropped to 30,050 from 451,675, a fall of 15.9 percent, in the same period. The AKC expects less than one million this :,ear for the first time since ftIr2.11 d SI till i il Lill ' L 1 TIL3ILIII) 't3- c: ,'. 4,',1( I doberman pinscher, which moved into second place with 79,254 registrations, up fastest-growin- .N,.N.0 D.U,Ay AS CJ!ii.,E D I S am E.W.E.R 1 R II AVE FIST S E S E E:P: S T A T TAPER .EC P. .SS S O .N NE A X. 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