This statistic shows the percentage of dog owners who did research before getting a dog in the United Kingdom in 2018. According to the survey, 18 percent of dog owners carried out no research out before getting a pet dog. Among those who did do some prior research, the internet was the most common source, used by around 36 percent of dog owners before purchasing their pet.
Which, if any, of the following did you do before you chose your pet?
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People's Dispensary for Sick Animals. (May 31, 2018). Which, if any, of the following did you do before you chose your pet? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 01, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/541076/dog-getting-research-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
People's Dispensary for Sick Animals. "Which, if any, of the following did you do before you chose your pet?." Chart. May 31, 2018. Statista. Accessed March 01, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/541076/dog-getting-research-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
People's Dispensary for Sick Animals. (2018). Which, if any, of the following did you do before you chose your pet?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 01, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/541076/dog-getting-research-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
People's Dispensary for Sick Animals. "Which, If Any, of The following Did You Do before You Chose Your Pet?." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/541076/dog-getting-research-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
People's Dispensary for Sick Animals, Which, if any, of the following did you do before you chose your pet? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/541076/dog-getting-research-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited March 01, 2021)