“The Why We Do The Things We Do”

~ by Shawnell Parker

Everybody likes quizzes, right? Test your DAWG knowledge.

1. What percentage of people here owns a dog?
2. What percentage of people here owns a cat?
3. How many litters can a dog have in one year?
4. How many litters can a cat have in one year?
5. How many puppies are in the average litter?
6. How many kittens are in the average litter?
7. How many puppies can one intact (not spayed) female dog and her offspring produce in one year?
8. How many kittens can one intact female cat and her offspring produce in one year?
9. What percentage of dogs hit by cars is intact?
10. What percentage of dog bites is from intact dogs?
11. What percentage of dogs with dominance aggression is intact?
12. How long, on average, does an intact dog living outside survive?
13. How many animals has DAWG rescued?
14. How many animals has DAWG spayed or neutered?
15. How many animals are in DAWG care?
16. How much does it cost to conduct a “spay and neuter” clinic?
17. How much does it cost to run the DAWG foundation every year?
18. How much money does DAWG have?

Answer key:

(1) 25% (2) 11% (3) 2 (4) 2-3, more in warmer climates (5) 6-10 (6) 4-6 (7) 171 (8) 127 (9) 85% (10) 75% (11) 80% (12) 2 years (13) 950 (14) 1350 15) 47 (16) approximately $2,000 (17) approximately $25,000 (18) $0

How did you do, (without googling)? More than 12? Good DAWG! Between 6 and 12? Sleepy DAWG. Less than 6? You’re just a Puppy DAWG.

Want to be DAWG’s best friend? Only by working together can we make our community a better place for all.

INFO: Visit us on facebook – DAWG Domestic Animal Welfare Group and DONAT E.