Jun
43% Of US Dog Owners Believe Their Pet Shares Their Style!
With the downturn in the economy and people seeking more comfort from their pets than ever according to a recent survey. The survey, carried out in association with the Associated Press, revealed that half (50%) of American pet owners truly consider their pets to be as much a part of the family as any other person in the household.
Half Of Pet Owners Value Animals As Much As People In The Family
43% Believe Their Dog Or Cat Has Their Own Sense Of Style
Many Pets Eat People Food
Singles More Likely To Allow Pets To Share Their Bed
Single people of both genders, but especially single women (66%), were more likely to say that their pet is a full member of the family. Only 46 percent of married women shared the same viewpoint. In comparison, 52 percent of single men said so, compared to 43 percent of married men.
A great percentage (43%) of pet owners think their pooch or kitty has their own sense of style, with 1 in 5 dressing them up in fashionable attire. That said, results show that “Fido” is the more likely to be fashion forward, with almost a quarter (23 percent) of dog owners saying they’ve purchased an outfit for their pet, compared with 12 percent of cat owners.
In addition human tastes also reach pet tastebuds, with 43 percent of respondents admitting to feeding their pets people food at least sometimes, with more dog owners doing so (48%) than cat owners (40%).
In some respects, the AP-Petside.com Poll reveals that dog owners treat their pets more like members of the family, in that they’re more likely to have taken their pet to a family vacation than cat owners (50 % vs. 39%). They are also more likely to have included their pet in a holiday card (37% vs. 33%) or family portrait (38% vs. 32%). Canines are also more likely to be taken to work as opposed to felines (21% vs. 14%).
Still, more cat owners (36%) allow their furry friends to sleep in the same bed with them, as opposed to dog owners (29%), with married people more likely to relegate their pets to its own bed than singles. And, birthday celebrations cut across the playing field, with 29 percent of dog owners marking the occasion in comparison to 26 percent of cat owners.
They say a “rose is a rose” by any name, but almost half (49 percent) of respondents have given at least one of their current pets a human-like name, including 51 percent of dog owners and 50 percent of cat owners. What is the most common name? None stood out, but “Max” got a few more mentions than any other though not enough to give it any broad claim to popularity (even it got less than two percent of all mentions).
lol……well what can I say. Yes I believe my dog to be a member of my family, when i got her from rescue I vowed to take her in and care for her, yes she gets all the best toys, the best nutrition and yes my whole life revolves around my dog from where i can go, for how long and I only tend to go to pubs with a beer garden in the summer so she can come but i am fully aware that she is a dog, she has dog needs, dog “values” and needs to be treated like……a dog! she sleeps in my room on her dog bed or sometimes in the office (on her other dog bed) and ok ok, i let her lick my ear when shes excited to see me in the morning but for her own well-being I communicate with her like a dog and she is fully aware of her position within the household and I couldn’t imagine her being any happier! and we sure dont share the same style, her perfum…eau de la fox poop! not so pleasant on me! i can assure you!