How many doggies are in the window? 2o25 data on dogs for sale or adoption Had pioneering free market economist Adam Smith (1723-1790) looked at the present demographics of the U.S. dog population, he would have concluded that both U.S. dog breeders and the U.S. humane community long since went completely insane. Central to Adam […]
COVID-19 boosts Labs, goldens, & small dogs; pit bull breeders crash
“Stay home” orders bring sharp turn toward safe dogs Eighteen of the 28 Americans killed by dogs by the Fourth of July, 2020, including 15 pit bull victims, two killed by mastiffs, and one killed by a Malinois, were killed by their own family dogs in their own homes––a record pace of mayhem in every […]
2018 dog breed survey: at least 41% of U.S. pit bull population are seeking homes
21% of U.S. pit bulls currently available are in first year of life; 19% have lost at least one home Nearly 15% of the dogs available to the U.S. public for sale or adoption as of mid-June 2018 were pit bulls, but that scarcely made pit bulls the most popular breed. Rather, the numbers indicate […]