Your pet projects

Stats on the creatures that keep you company:

78% of men currently own a pet
3% who've never owned an animal in their life
1 in 19 men who keep a reptile in their personal zoo
dog - animal the average guy is most likely to keep around
labrador retriever - his favorite breed
$717 amout the average dog costs its owner each year
Best pet for a thrifty guy - a fish $35 a year
$585,000 - most cash ever doled out to buy a pet
Animal it fetched: Yangtze River Number Two, a 31-inch high Tibetan mastiff

Percentage of men who've dressed their pet up for Halloween or Christmas - 19%
69% of men give there pets gifts on birthdays & holidays
1 in 6 - # of men who keep a picture of their pet on their desk at work
1 in 10 - # of men who have been told they look like their pet
72% of men would risk their lives to save their pets
73% who think their furry pals would return the favor
20% - of men who've used their pet to pick up women
78% - who say the gambit worked
46% - of guys who've been interrupted during sex by a nosy pet
1 in 13 percentage who say a romantic relationship soured over a pet
59% of married men who'd want their pet if they got divorced
46% who would seek visitation rights if they lost custody
1 in 2 number of men who've had a pet run away
35% percentage of lost cats that return home on their own

Number of dog owners who would put their pet's health before their own, if money were tight: 3 in 20

5% percentage of lost Lassies that come home
7 - # of additional hours dog owners spend exercising each week, due to walks w/Fido
165 - # of words the average dog can understand
IQ equivalent of the average mutt: 2-year-old child
5% - percentage of cat owners who've tried to train their cats to use a toilet
0% - percentage who actually succeeded :)
Exotic pet the average guy wants to own: Tiger

Average time a man waits before replacing a dead pet: 12 months

Celebrity pet he would want to pal around with most: Scooby-Doo LOL
58% - of guys would refuse an evacuation order if they couldn't bring their pet
68% - of men who say they've buried a pet in the backyard
25% - of those grave diggers who held an impromptu funeral
7% - of pet owners who've made financial provisions for their pet in their will
45% - of men who think they'll be reunited with their pets in the afterlife

31,700 - Number of years Fido has been keeping man company!