Why does everyone have or want a dog now when they didn't so much 10 or 15 yrs ago?

[Anonymous]

More millennials more dogs.

Or I should say fur babies.

https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/wjkgam/why-millennials-are-so-obsessed-with-dogs

[Anonymous]

Dog ownership rates - 65 percent in 2002. 89 percent in 2017. Somehow I didn't notice the increase myself but OP you are right.

[Anonymous]

^ sorry not percent. Millions of households. 89 million have dogs.

[Anonymous]

My MIL has a reiki healer for her dogs. If that's not crazy, I don't know what is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When we moved into my neighborhood 15 yrs ago with our dog there were only a few people had dogs but now every house has a dog or 2 or 3! It seems weird to me that everyone is now dog obsessed. Also I notice movies have gotten softer on dogs. There aren't any violent or vicious scenes killing dogs anymore whereas in the 90s dogs were decapitated or murdered gruesomely in some movies and no one seemed to bat an eye. Is it just because people like to follow a trend? I feel when I moved in with our gorgeous dog who would literally stop traffic everyone suddenly started to adopt or buy dogs.

I really think it has to do with your dog. Especially in your neighborhood. I mean, your dog is gorgeous. Your dog literally stops traffic. Once your neighbors started seeing that, they wanted the same thing.

[Anonymous]

The internet and social media. That's how trends get started. Even 15 years ago people weren't so heavily influenced by social media and what other people were doing. Now? Apparently having a dog is "cool".

We have 3 dogs because we really wanted them. They are awesome and important members of our family. We do enjoy the cute pictures of dogs on social media. It seems that there are a lot of much adored, well cared for canines out there. Good!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When we moved into my neighborhood 15 yrs ago with our dog there were only a few people had dogs but now every house has a dog or 2 or 3! It seems weird to me that everyone is now dog obsessed. Also I notice movies have gotten softer on dogs. There aren't any violent or vicious scenes killing dogs anymore whereas in the 90s dogs were decapitated or murdered gruesomely in some movies and no one seemed to bat an eye. Is it just because people like to follow a trend? I feel when I moved in with our gorgeous dog who would literally stop traffic everyone suddenly started to adopt or buy dogs.

I really think it has to do with your dog. Especially in your neighborhood. I mean, your dog is gorgeous. Your dog literally stops traffic. Once your neighbors started seeing that, they wanted the same thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When we moved into my neighborhood 15 yrs ago with our dog there were only a few people had dogs but now every house has a dog or 2 or 3! It seems weird to me that everyone is now dog obsessed. Also I notice movies have gotten softer on dogs. There aren't any violent or vicious scenes killing dogs anymore whereas in the 90s dogs were decapitated or murdered gruesomely in some movies and no one seemed to bat an eye. Is it just because people like to follow a trend? I feel when I moved in with our gorgeous dog who would literally stop traffic everyone suddenly started to adopt or buy dogs.

Oh yes, you are the trendsetter for people getting dogs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Your observations are correct.
A lot of fancy apartments permit dogs this days.
I think the increase is due to loneliness.

That is true. In the 80s and 90s in NoVa and dc almost no apartments permitted dogs and if they did people opted for cats. Now most apartments permit and people have dogs now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:More millennials more dogs.

Or I should say fur babies.

https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/wjkgam/why-millennials-are-so-obsessed-with-dogs

I am an old millenial and the OP. I always wanted dogs growing up but couldn't because our apartments in dc and nova didn't permit them. It wasn't until I lived in a house as a grown up that I finally got my dog I wanted since a child and 4 more after that. It definitely wasn't a trend for me though. And yes he did stop traffic lol people would stop their cars to get out and pet him, comment on his beauty, or ask if I was selling him.