JOE DZIEMIANOWICZ - NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Duh, American Kennel Club.
That’s the reaction of New York French Bulldog owners to the AKC report that Frenchies are, like last year, the most popular pooch in NYC.
“Of course they are. I’d be shocked if it were otherwise,” said Adrian Bryan-Brown, a top Broadway press agent and owner of 9-year-old Frenchie, Buttercup.
“Even people who don’t like dogs are attracted to them,” added Bryan-Brown. “They’re so silly looking. They’re so lovable. They’re such total clowns.”
Versatile, too, points out the AKC, which calls the Frenchie “ a very adaptable breed, making it a great companion for city dwellers.”
The Labrador Retriever, Bulldog, German Shepherd and Golden Retriever round out the city’s top five breeds. Nationally, Labrador Retrievers are the top dog.
But Lucas Pergament and Danielle Naftali, who work, respectively, at Vested, a financial-communications company, and the Naftali Group, a real-estate development firm, only have eyes for Frenchies. Their pup, Henry, just hit his three-month mark.
“I love the big ears. I love that they snore. I love their chubby rolls,” said Pergament, whose passion for the pooches is a family affair. His grandparents have two, his uncle has one. “They’re adorable dogs.”
Swisher, Miles and Hootie create "happy chaos" at their owners' workplace.
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Great co-workers, too, said Becca Denenberg, who works at the Points Guy. She shares the travel blog office with “barketing” (the firm’s term) associates Miles and Hootie, Frenchies who belong to colleagues, and her own pooch, a Frenchie-Bulldog mix.
“The three dogs make work — and everything better,” she said.
Graduate student Andrea Losito, whose Frenchie Moo Shu turned seven in January, calls the breed “funny and loving and goofy and playful. They make little monster noises.”
She acknowledges that appearance-wise, they’re a bit of a monster mash-up.
“They look like some kind of alien combination of pig, bat, and frog. They’re the cutest,” she said.
And people magnets, said Edwin Acosta, who works in the office at City Cakes. Four times a week, he and Bindi Rose, his 2-year-old Frenchie, leave home in the West Village and head to Tomkins Square Park for exercise at a nearby dog run, followed by a break at the dog-friendly cafe, Boris & Horton.
Bindi Rose is a people magnet, which has payoffers for her shy owner.
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“I’m a shy person. I’ve met so many people because of her. So many people fall head over heels in love with her. The other day my friend said, ‘She’s like the hot girl at the bar.’”
And, like every Frenchie, the hot dog in NYC.