Paula Tutman: French Bulldog is now America's favorite dog. Should my family let me get one?

For 31 years, the affable, family favorite Labrador Retriever has held the nation’s hearts, attentions, hearths, and bedsides as America’s favorite dog, but like our love affairs with fries, pastries, and onion soup. America has gone French, and the new fan fave is the French Bulldog. Short, stocky, with a lovable face, the French Bulldog has now been the American Kennel Club’s top dog for a second year in a row, officially toppling the lab as the number one dog in America.