Gone to the Dogs

August 23, 2010

Are you a dog lover?

The following statistics were compiled from the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association 2009-2010 National Pet Owners Survey.

• There are approximately 77.5 million owned dogs in the United States.
• Thirty-nine percent of U.S. households own at least one dog.
• Most owners (67 percent) own one dog.
• Twenty-four percent of owners own two dogs.
• Nine percent of owners own three or more dogs.
• On average, owners have almost two dogs (1.7).
• The proportion of male to female dogs is even.
• Nineteen percent of owned dogs were adopted from an animal shelter.
• On average, dog owners spent $225 on veterinary visits (vaccine, well visits) annually.
• Seventy-five percent of owned dogs are spayed or neutered.

National Dog Day is August 26th. To celebrate at Weston, where every employee, except one, owns a dog, we have a fiction display about dogs and the roles they play in the story.  Come in and check them out. They are a lot of fun to read. Especially if you are a dog lover like me.

-Heidi C.
Weston Branch