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For the first time in 2010, there were as many households in the U.S. This growth came mainly at the expense of medium dogs. pet owners are increasingly favoring smaller dogs, whose share of dog-owning households rose between 20, according to recent findings by market research publisher Packaged Facts on the U.S. dog population is growing in sheer numbers post-recession, it’s also getting smaller in other ways. But in truth, our nation’s continuing economic slump has done far more to doom the ownership rates of large dog breeds than any efforts by celebrity gossip and entertainment news outlets ever could. Part of me wants to put the blame for this Titanic shift away from Titanic dogs squarely on the pampered shoulders of celebrity socialites toting tiny dogs as handbag accessories.
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The Scooby Doo theme song used to ask, “Scooby Dooby Doo, where are you?” Evidently the answer in regard to large dogs in 2013 is more than likely to be, “not in the average American home.” These big dogs were our best friends and our protectors. It screamed, I’m Paul Bunyan and this here is Babe the Blue Ox. Owning a large dog was often a statement, especially for men. Back then, our dogs were beasts worthy of legend. It was virtually our birthright as Americans to eat Supersized fast food meals, drive oversized gas-guzzling cars, and park them in the driveways of our castle-sized mini-mansions.įor the pet industry, even our canine companions were larger during this grand, pre-recession era (circa 2008), where affluence abounded, at least for some. There was a time not very long ago when owning a Supersized product was a sign of prosperity in this country.