Just in case you didn’t know…..we love our dogs and here’s more proof!!
Since I started writing I have spoken about how many of us in the country have dogs and how much dogs play a role in our lives. Well, the stats prove me right and I wanted to share that information with you today.
According to the Humane Society of the United States the following is true:
There are approximately 73 million owned dogs in the United States
Thirty-nine percent of U.S. households own at least one dog
Most owners (60 percent) own one dog
Twenty-five percent of owners own two dogs
Fourteen 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 about even
Sixteen percent of owned dogs were adopted from an animal shelter
On average, dog owners spent $211 on veterinary visits (vaccine, well visits) annually
More than seventy percent of owned dogs are spayed or neutered
I think there are some awesome facts and proves what we all know, WE LOVE OUR DOGS!!!! It would be great if a greater percentage of dogs were adopted from an animal shelter, but that is something we can all work on.
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