At least 63% of dog owners admitted to kissing their dogs. Of these, some 45% kissed them on the nose, 19% on the neck, 7% on the back 5% on the stomach and 2% on the legs. An additional 29% listed other!
79% of owners give the pets presents for birthday and holidays.
In the US, about 1 million dogs have been named as the primary beneficiany in their owner's wills.
58% of pets are included in the family and holiday portraits, while 70% of owners sign their pet's name on the greeting cards.
Cats prefer to eat their food at 86 degrees, which is why they don't immediately snarf the half eaten can of food from the refrigerator.
Every year $1.5 million is spent in pet food. Thats four times the amount spent on baby food.
The most popular name for a dog is Max. Other top names include Molly, Sam, Zach and Maggie.
Cats, not dogs, are the most common pets in American. These are about 66 million cats to 58 million dogs.
Cats have a better memories than dogs. Tests conducted by the University of Michigan concluded that while a dogs memory last no more than 5 minutes, a cats can last as long as 16 hoursexceeding even that of monkeys and orangutans.
Great Danes can eat up to 8 1\2 pounds of food a day.
wow, I wonder why my cats didn't get the "smart gene"? lol They truly do not act like they are very intelligent! Asha likes to get chewed on by the dog, she actually encourages it!
i would have to put "other" on the kissing part. i smooch my babies on the cheeks. lol and my cat does have a long memory. he gets mad at me when i clip his nails. hours later he still ignores me and wont come when i call him. even food wont bribe him . he holds a grudge for a long long time.
yeah im defiantly the 'other' too i give harvey smooches on his head, and his silky ears and cheeks..i could give him kisses till the cows come home lol.
I'm also part of the 70% of owners that sign there card from Harvey aswell and i was thinking of getting a portrait of our little family for christmas cards this year I'm suprised cats have a better memory in general than dogs ~ Harvey really knows how to sulk if i have told him NO for something
I've always said Zoe was part cat...well, she acts just like one. On the memory thing I know she is part cat. She can remember things for days. I'm trying to figure out now if its the medicine that is doing her good or is she still remembers how mad at her I was when she attacked me the other day.
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Saving just one dog won't save the world, but it surely will change the world for that one dog. -Richard C. Call
I'm suprised cats have a better memory in general than dogs ~ Harvey really knows how to sulk if i have told him NO for something 
