Photos: Many Daisies but just one Stinky Pete

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Daisy Mae

Somewhere in West Anchorage lives a pit bull named Palin.

The Force is strong in Muldoon, home to Vader the Labrador and two pug-nosed Yodas. Other Anchorage pet owners named their dogs for Alaska rivers – 12 Deshkas are napping across the city – or Alaska pastimes like Dime Bag the Rottweiler.

All told, Anchorage pet owners have registered about 1,1250 canines with Anchorage Animal Care and Control in the city, with most dogs per capita found in South Anchorage and the Hillside. Labrador Retrievers are by far Anchorage's favorite primary breed with 1,985 dogs followed by Pit Bulls (611), German Shepherds (467) and, appropriately, Alaskan Huskies (403), registration records show.

The statistics are based on dogs currently licensed in the city meaning "bandit" dogs without licenses are not included. There are 27 dogs in Anchorage named Bandit.

Some of the pets have a name all to themselves, at least according to registration rolls. Professor Finbar the Labrador in Turnagain, for example, Korn Dog Joe the Rottweiler and Stinky Pete, a West Anchorage Pomeranian.

Most others, however, share their name with dozens of neighbors citywide. Here's look at the 10 most popular dog names in Alaska's largest city, illustrated with photos by Alaska Dispatch readers:

Read more: Many Daisies but just one Stinky Pete: The 10 most popular dog names in Anchorage