Leader of the Pack

best buds

–Data from Scarborough Research

In the Cincinnati area, 70.8% households include a pet. (Maybe that other 30% is trying to figure out what to name a kitten or puppy before they bring it home.) Nationally, about 57% of homes have pets.

Of those local homes, 38.8% have dogs. The American Kennel Club registrations indicate that the Labrador Retriever is the most popular breed nationally, while its polar opposite, the French Bulldog, comes in at #2.

Cats rule over 22.8% of homes in the region.

So based purely on statistics, dogs win.

The local numbers are comparable to national numbers. According to the American Veterinary Medical Association report for 2018-19, 38.4% of homes had dogs, with 25.4% having cats.

About 9.2% of your neighbors have “other” pets, which include birds, reptiles, and small exotics.