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

Dogs
  • 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
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