Story about three dogs

 Chapter 02

American Dog

Yes the dog who looked like an American dog was in previous birth was an American of high repute.        He was involved in espionage involving rockets, missiles and high tech stuff.

Regarding American about dogs, 2% of all survey respondents said they dislike dogs a lot, while 15% said they dislike cats a lot. The survey results do not stop there. 68% of pet owners like both dogs and cats, while 26% like only dogs and 3%  like only cats. Americans are twice as likely to think of themselves as a “dog person” (40%) than as a “cat person” (20%). Many (31%) say they like cats and dogs equally and few (8%) say they don't like either.

Statistics

The dog population experienced relative stability from 1987 to 1996, before seeing a yearly increase of 3-4% since that time. In 2000, there were 68 million dogs in the country, and by 2017 that estimate had grown to 90 million registered as pets, with about 40% of American households owning a dog.

In 2012, there were 83.3 million dogs and about 47% of households had a dog. 70% of the owners had only one dog, 20% of the owners had two dogs and 10% of the owners had three or more dogs. In 2017 there was an average of 1.5 pet dogs per household.

In comparison, in 2017 there were 94.2 million pet cats in the USA, yet with fewer households having at least one.

History

Some of the earliest archaeological traces of the existence of dogs in the United States can be dated back to 9,000 BC. Dogs came to America after crossing from Siberia to Alaska, and it was during this period that the domestication of dogs began in America.

A variety of American dog breeds are noted to have been mixed with Spanish and French dog breeds. The European idea of registering dog breeds and breed clubs led to the foundation of Kennel Club in Great Britain in 1873. The American Kennel Club, prevalent in The United States, was highly influenced by this European predecessor. Currently, The American Kennel Club is the largest purebred dog registry and registers more than 1 million dogs each year. The kennel club also organises events for purebred dogs.

The dog (Canis familiaris or Canis lupus familiaris) is a domesticated descendant of the wolf. Also called the domestic dog, it is derived from the extinct Pleistocene wolf, the grey wolf is the dog's closest living relative. The dog was the first species to be domesticated by humans. Experts estimate that hunter gatherers domesticated dogs more than 15,000 years ago which was before the development of agriculture. Due to their long association with humans, dogs have expanded to a large number of domestic individuals and gained the ability to thrive on a starch rich diet that would be inadequate for other canids.

The dog has been selectively bred over millennia for various behaviours, sensory capabilities and physical attributes. Dog breeds vary widely in shape, size, and colour. They perform many roles for humans, such as hunting, herding, pulling loads, protection, assisting police and the military, companionship, therapy and aiding disabled people. Over the millennia, dogs became uniquely adapted to human behaviour and the human canine bond has been a topic of frequent study.

This influence on human society has given them the sobriquet of "man's best friend".