Year: 2022 | Month: April | Volume 12 | Issue 2
A Preliminary Survey on Preferences and Awareness on Dog Breeds in Tamil Nadu
Marie Serena McConnell
Asirwatham Pushpa Arokia Rani
DOI:10.30954/2277-940X.02.2022.19
Abstract:
In human history, pets have been regarded as a prized possession above all others, with the dog being one of the most revered. The present survey shows that Indian pet owners are on the rise (51%), and 46% of participants own dogs as pets. Modern pet owners place the most importance on pet maintenance (32%), when choosing pets. Despite knowledge of indigenous dog breeds among participants (75%), they are unable to recognize many at first sight. Onsight, participants were more familiar with exotic dog breeds and could distinguish the German Shepard (8%), the Doberman (7%), the Golden Retriever (7%) and the Pug (7%) from indigenous breeds. It is essential to scientifically document the exemplary traits of Indian indigenous dog breeds to save them from extinction.
Highlights
- People are more obsessed with possessing the foreign/ exotic breeds than Indian indigenous breeds.
- Various factors such as maintenance, size, etc. influence the type of dog chosen. Even though people have heard of many breeds of dogs, visual identification of dogs is a problem.
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