[ad_1] <br><div><aside class="gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el" aria-label="Video - What if science allowed you to talk to your pet?"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Thursday, April 11 is National Pet Day, a holiday dedicated to those "pets who may not always get the companionship and attention pets deserve," according to the National Day Calendar.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Pet ownership has jumped from 56% of U.S. households in 1988 to 66% in 2024, or 86.9 million homes, states Forbes. 97% of pet owners consider Fido and Fluffy to be a part of their family.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">And why not? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says benefits to owning a pet include:</p><ul class="gnt_ar_b_ul"><li class="gnt_ar_b_ul_li">Increased opportunities to exercise, socialize, and get outside</li><li class="gnt_ar_b_ul_li">Decreased blood pressure, cholesterol levels and triglyceride levels with regular walking or playing with pets</li><li class="gnt_ar_b_ul_li">Decreased anxiety, feelings of loneliness and PTSD symptoms.</li></ul><aside aria-label="advertisement" class="gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><strong class="gnt_ar_b_al">How long do turtles live?:</strong>Here are the expected lifespans for pet, wild tortoises.</p><h2 class="gnt_ar_b_h2">What's tops in the United States?</h2><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">PetMD, citing American Pet Products Association statistics, says the most popular pets in 2023 are (number in parenthesis the number of households):</p><aside aria-label="advertisement" class="gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><strong>Dogs (65.1 million)</strong>. The French bulldog is the most popular dog breed, said Charlotte Reed, a pet trends expert and host of The Pet Buzz podcast. For 31 years prior to 2023, it was the Labrador retriever.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><strong>Cats (46.5 million)</strong>. The Domestic shorthair cat is the most popular feline in the United States — but not for the reason you think. "When a cat's breed is unknown a veterinarian will list the cat as a 'DSH' (i.e., domestic shorthaired cat), 'DMH' (i.e. domestic medium haired cat), and 'DLH' (i.e. domestic longhaired cat)," said Bonnie Bragdon, president and co-founder of the Independent Veterinary Practitioners Association.</p><aside class="gnt_em gnt_em_anc" id="gnt_atomsnc" data-g-r="lazy" data-gl-method="loadAnc" aria-label="Newsletter signup form"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><strong>Freshwater fish (11.1 million)</strong>.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><strong>Small animals, such as rabbits, hamsters, gerbils, mice and ferrets (6.7 million)</strong>.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><strong>Birds (6.1 million)</strong>.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><strong>Reptiles, such as turtles, geckos or bearded dragons (6 million)</strong>.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><strong>Horses (2.2 million)</strong>.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><strong>Saltwater fish (2.2 million)</strong>.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><strong><em>Story continues after gallery.</em></strong></p><img class="gnt_em_gl_i" data-g-r="lazy" data-gl-src="https://pets.einnews.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/04/01/USAT/73163775007-usatsi-22911799.jpg?crop=5494,3092,x0,y285&width=660&height=372&format=pjpg&auto=webp" data-gl-srcset="https://pets.einnews.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/04/01/USAT/73163775007-usatsi-22911799.jpg?crop=5494,https://pets.einnews.com/3092,https://pets.einnews.com/x0,https://pets.einnews.com/y285&width=1320&height=744&format=pjpg&auto=webp 2x" decoding="async" alt="" width="660" height="372"/><h2 class="gnt_ar_b_h2">What's popular in New York?</h2><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Mirroring the United States, dogs are the No. 1 pet in New York, followed by cats.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">According to U.S. News & World Report, the most popular dog breeds in the Empire State are:</p><ol class="gnt_ar_b_ol"><li class="gnt_ar_b_ol_li">Shih Tzu</li><li class="gnt_ar_b_ol_li">Yorkshire terrier</li><li class="gnt_ar_b_ol_li">French bulldog</li><li class="gnt_ar_b_ol_li">Golden retreiver</li><li class="gnt_ar_b_ol_li">Goldendoodle</li></ol><aside class="gnt_em gnt_em_hf" data-g-r="lazy" data-gl-type="method" data-gl-method="loadHb64" aria-label="Embedded content: https://www.usnews.com/object/image/0000018b-904a-dfb4-adbb-9bffaf700000/graphic-b-u-s-map-of-most-popular-name-in-each-state.png?update-time=1698932935914&size=responsiveFlow970" data-t-cel="Usnews-hb64" data-gl-hb64="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"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">If you're wondering what the top 5 dog names are for New York, they are:</p><ol class="gnt_ar_b_ol"><li class="gnt_ar_b_ol_li">Bella</li><li class="gnt_ar_b_ol_li">Luna</li><li class="gnt_ar_b_ol_li">Max</li><li class="gnt_ar_b_ol_li">Coco</li><li class="gnt_ar_b_ol_li">Milo</li></ol><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">The top 10 girl dog names in 2023 submitted to the American Kennel Club's purebred dog registration page were (by order of most favorite): Luna, Bella, Daisy, Maggie and Willow. The top 10 favorite boy dog names were Max, Charlie, Cooper, Teddy and Milo.</p><aside aria-label="advertisement" class="gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><em>Previous Gannett stories were used in this report.</em></p></div> <br>[ad_2] <br><a href="https://pets.einnews.com/article_detail/702850805/-7IZwkm07NS_Nxwd?ref=rss&lcode=xZl7CNgb6ngP-bo8kCEaTw%3D%3D">Source link </a>
