Goldendoodles have become the UK's most popular dog, just ahead of the golden retriever and the Maltipoo, figures suggest.
Ads for goldendoodles attracted 886 viewers per puppy on the Pets4Homes re-homing website this year, followed by 701 views for golden retrievers and 697 for Maltipoos.
English bulldogs are the most expensive breed, selling for £1,704 each on average but closely followed by chow chows at £1,694 and golden retrievers at £1,494.
The figures, based on data from two million weekly visitors to the site, suggest a return to normality for the market, with both the number of buyers and availability of puppies and kittens decreasing to pre-Covid levels.
But the number of buyers per pet remains stable, meaning prices have stabilised above pre-pandemic levels, and there is no sign of 'pandemic puppies' being given up for adoption, Pets4Homes said.
Ads for goldendoodles (pictured above) attracted 886 viewers per puppy on the Pets4Homes re-homing website this year
Golden retrievers got 701 views per puppy on the re-homing website
Maltipoo puppies were the third most searched, with 697 views per puppy
The figures also suggest brachycephalic - or shortened head - breeds are in decline, with the number of French bulldogs re-homed in the first half of 2023 down by 47.6% on the first half of last year.