{"id":7959,"date":"2014-11-13T14:37:57","date_gmt":"2014-11-13T14:37:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mountainwarehouse.com\/community\/?p=7959"},"modified":"2014-11-13T14:51:30","modified_gmt":"2014-11-13T14:51:30","slug":"dog-walking-index","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mountainwarehouse.com\/four-legged-friends\/dog-walking-index","title":{"rendered":"Dog Walking Index"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We recently polled 2,000 Brits as part of our Dog Walking Index to find out about the habits of UK dog owners and the research that came back was pretty interesting!<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what we found out about the Britain&#8217;s dog lovers:<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8004 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mountainwarehouse.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Dog-walking-day-1.jpg\" alt=\"Dog walking day #1\" width=\"284\" height=\"189\" data-id=\"8004\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.cdn.mountainwarehouse.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Dog-walking-day-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blog.cdn.mountainwarehouse.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Dog-walking-day-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The average British dog owner takes their dog on 433 walks a year, covering a distance of 548 miles, the equivalent of walking from Land\u2019s End to John O\u2019 Groats!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Dog owners spend 3.7 hours a week talking about their hounds, equating to eight days a year \u2013 longer than spent watching TV online<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>British dog owners expect to spend over \u00a3400 a year on dog accessories, food, treats, grooming, holidays, insurance, vets bills and kennels &#8211; equating to a total of \u00a33.5 billion pounds a year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Nearly one in five female dog owners would stop dating someone if they didn\u2019t like their dog<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Fancy a chin wag? more than half of British dog owners confess to telling \u2018tails\u2019 to their canine companion when alone<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>2.4 children replaced by 3.4 dogs: Brits expect to have more dogs than children in their lifetime<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Over half of dog owners take their pooches on holiday<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>One in five British dog owners celebrate their dog\u2019s birthday<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>25% of UK households look after the 8.5 million domestic dogs here in the UK, with 85% believing their dog has increased their fitness levels and helped them to appreciate the great outdoors. Fantastic news!<\/p>\n<p>Mountain Warehouse&#8217;s Founder, Mark Neale said, \u201cAs the proud owner of a Shar Pei named Ray whom I walk every morning, I can relate to some of these findings first hand. Many of our customers are dog walkers who have been caught short in the unpredictable British weather, who come to us looking for anything that will keep them warm and dry. Understanding their needs is really important to us so we can help them (and their dogs) to get outdoors whatever the weather.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So reach for the lead and get outside to help improve your fitness as well as your four-legged friend&#8217;s!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We recently polled 2,000 Brits as part of our Dog Walking Index to find out about the habits of UK dog owners and the research that came back was pretty interesting! 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