Table 4 Regional distribution and main characteristics of the dogs according to the survey responses collected from 500 French owners
Sample characteristic | Auvergne- Rhône-Alpes (n = 57) | Bourgogne- Franche- Comte (n = 27) | Bretagne (n = 30) | Centre- Val-de- Loire (n = 28) | Corse (n = 3) | Grand- Est (n = 39) | Hauts-de France (n = 56) | Ile-de-France (n = 57) | Normandie (n = 31) | Nouvelle- Aquitaine (n = 48) | Occitanie (n = 51) | Pays de la Loire (n = 35) | Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur (n = 38) | Total (n = 500) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Puppies (< 6 months-old) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 (3%) |
Garden only access | 23 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 16 | 14 | 27 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 196 (39%) |
Goes outside “off lead” | 10 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 89 (17%) |
Contact with other dogs, snails or preys | 50 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 31 | 40 | 51 | 24 | 42 | 45 | 32 | 31 | 415 (83%) |
Eat slugs, snails, grass or digs in garden | 40 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 3 | 22 | 33 | 41 | 20 | 34 | 37 | 23 | 24 | 339 (68%) |
Catch prey animals | 14 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 112 (22%) |
Feed raw meat and don’t hunt | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 52 (10%) |
Contact with children and elderly | 43 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 3 | 23 | 41 | 47 | 21 | 35 | 37 | 27 | 31 | 375 (75%) |
Living area | ||||||||||||||
Rural area | 28 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 18 | 25 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 28 | 15 | 11 | 222 (44%) |
Town | 12 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 144 (29%) |
Suburban | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | 25 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 76 (15%) |
City | 8 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 5 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 58 (12%) |
Average dewormings per year in puppies | 3 | 3 | 1.66 | – | – | – | 2.75 | 3 | – | 2 | 2.50 | – | – | 1.95 |
Average dewormings per year | 2 | 3 | 2.46 | 2.25 | 2 | 2.69 | 1.91 | 2.19 | 2.58 | 2.60 | 2.33 | 2.42 | 1.50 | 2.28 |