Dog Facts

• If never spayed or neutered, a female dog, her mate, and their puppies could product over 66,000 dogs in 6 years!



• The U.S. has the highest dog population in the world France has the 2nd highest



• The average city dog lives 3 years longer than a country dog



• Humans have kept dogs as pets for over 12,000 years



• Dogs with little human contact in the first three months typically don't make good pets



• 15 people die in the U.S. every year from dog bites



• In 2002 alone, more people in the U.S. were killed by dogs than by sharks in the past 100 years



• 87% of dog owners say their dog curls up beside them or at their feet while they watch T.V.



• An American Animal Hospital Assoc. poll found that 33% of dog owners admit to talking to their dogs on the phone and leaving answering machine messages for them while away



• 70% of people sign their pet's name on greeting and holiday cards



• 58% put pets in family and holiday portraits