This Cute Pet

• Dog Stats from the Humane Society
  
• There are approximately 74.8 million owned dogs in the United States
• Thirty-nine percent of U.S. households own at least one dog
• Most owners (63 percent) own one dog
• Twenty-five percent of owners own two dogs
• Twelve 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
• Ten percent of owned dogs were adopted from an animal shelter
• On average, dog owners spent $219 on veterinary visits (vaccine, well visits) annually
• Seventy-five percent of owned dogs are spayed or neutered