PoochPal is the app for finding dogs and owners in your local area for walking, playing or just meeting up. PoochPal wanted to find out who loves dogs the most. Turns out, it's Americans. They have the highest number of dogs, the most per capita, and even have more dogs than kids! Download the app for free at the iTunes App Store or follow @poochpal on instagram.

1. asks...
who loves dogs the most?
Chasing Cats
1980 dogscats 2014
In the UK, dogs have overtaken cats
as the nation’s favourite pet 6
Canine Capitals
Purse Pooches
AMERICANS
have the highest number
of dogs in the world
and the most
per person
Actually, Americans have
more dogs
than children!
And some of them treat them so…
Spending on non-essentials grew 10% last year,
more than 2x the rate of overall spending 5
77.8m
Number of dogs 1
75m
25m
Number of dogs per 500 people 2
* EU countries
Spend on Halloween costumes for pets and children 4
USA
120 : 500
FOOD VET CARE LIVE ANIMALS SUPPLIES NON-ESSENTIALS
$350m $1.1bn
ARGENTINA
110 : 500
BRAZIL
90 : 500
UK
70 : 500
INDIA
2 : 500
CHINA
10 : 500
74.2m 3
9m
0%
5%
-5%
10%
And little dogs are more likely to be spoiled
urbanisation and affordability 7
In 10 years,
the number
of small dogs
in the UK
6x
Britons spend $1.4bn on
non-food gifts
including treats like dog beer and pet weddings 9
DO YOU PREFER BIG DOGS OR SMALL?
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SOURCES
1. World Pet Populations, 2011: Euromonitor International; http://www.americanpetproducts.org/press_industrytrends.asp;
http://www.pfma.org.uk/pet-population-2014/
2. Rate of Dog Ownership Per 500 People, 2011: http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/11/the-dog-
economy-is-global-but-what-is-the-worlds-true-canine-capital/265155/;
3. Number of Children, US Census 2010: http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs/c2010br-03.pdf;
4. Spending on Halloween Costumes, BIGinsight Monthly Consumer Survey September 2012;
5. Growth in Spending on Pets, USA, 2013-2014, http://www.americanpetproducts.org/press_industrytrends.asp;
6. Historical Pet Ownership 1965-2004, Pet Population Report 2008-2014, http://www.pfma.org.uk/pet-population-2014/;
7. Dogs Overtaking Cats as Britain's Favourite Pet, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/pets/8423449/Dogs-
overtaking-cats-as-Britains-favourite-pet.html;
9. Britons will spend more than $7bn on their pets this year,
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/11327761/Pet-humanisation-will-cost-Britons-7bn-this-year.html.
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$5.6bn $1.4bn
grooming, boarding,
training and pet-sitting
GREW
drivenby
77.8m
leads the trend
in small dogs
Brazil
Portugal
Mexico
Philippines
USA
51 : 500
49 : 500
48 : 500
42 : 500
36 : 500
BROUGHT TO YOU BY
BRITONS
have the most dogs in Europe*
Food Non-food
gifts
Number of small dogs per 500 people 2