Do You Know What The Most Popular Dog In New Jersey Is?

How popular are dogs? According to Forbes, "Dogs are the most popular pet in the U.S. (65.1 million U.S. households own a dog), followed by cats (46.5 million households) and freshwater fish (11.1 million households). That's a lot of bones! So there is a chance you might own a dog. If you follow my page, you may have read we just rescued 2 dogs ourselves so we are once again part of the 65.1 million homes again. 

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So let's get right to it, according to a new survey, "The study conducted by pet nutrition experts at PetLab analyzed over 200 AKC-recognized dog breeds alongside keywords such as 'buy' and 'adopt' through Google's Keyword Planner to produce a ranking for each state's most searched-for breed over the past 12 months."

For us here in the Garden State, the most popular dog is a well-known breed, the popular Golden Retriever. Maybe you know someone who has a Golden Retriever? I often get them confused with Golden Labs. According to Daily Paws, "One difference between golden retrievers and Labrador retrievers is their muzzle shape: goldens' are more narrow with a lean jaw, while Labs' are broader and a bit more jowly."

Here are some facts from the PetLab survey: