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25 June 2010

Dog and Dog Owner Statistics

New statistics for 2009 2010 are now available; the APPA American Pet Products Association gathered some good data that helped Dogrrific extrapolating some numbers.
Over 62% of US households own a pet, it shows from 1988 to 2008 a 6% increase, however not that much of an increase when looking at how successful is the pet vector.
About Dog:
40% of US households own at least 1 dog
Total number of dogs in the US: 78 Million, based on that number there is 1.7 dog p

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25 June 2010

Working Dog part5

21 Sled dogs:
Most recognized breeds are Alaskan, Mackenzie River and Siberian Husky, Malamute, Alusky, Chinook, Euro Hound, Greenland dog, Qimmiq and Samoyed.
Those dogs are densely furred up to 600 hairs per inch.
Sled dogs are amazing athletes, with a very high endurance allowing them to cover an average of 25 miles per hour while pulling the sled. Sleds were mass product during the gold rush, and still produced a few decades later as they were the best and fastest...

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25 June 2010

Working Dog part4

15 Police FBI dogs:
Police dogs AKA K9 (indeed homophone of canine) enforce public order.
Their duties, not limited to, include chasing and holding suspects.
Usually K9 breeds are for the most part German Shepherd and Belgium Malinois.
Police dogs are involved in search and rescue mission (SAR) where Bloodhounds excel due to their great olfaction, in fact at least a thousand times more sensitive than human smell sense. They lead to the fugitive or missing perso...

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25 June 2010

Traveling to France and Taking Your Dog Along

Dogrrific is starting a new series of articles about traveling with your dog abroad.
Covering everything from the pre-travel preparations, to veterinary requirements, travel documentation and dos and don’ts in the country of travel, the series is aimed at equipping you with all necessary information on taking your dog along on your holiday or business trip.
We start with “Traveling to France”. Your dog is very much a part of your family; you love it like a f...

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