{"id":26159,"date":"2022-03-24T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alfiedog.me.uk\/?p=26159"},"modified":"2022-03-24T06:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T06:00:00","slug":"puppy-love-thursday-24th-march-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alfiesdiary.uk\/index.php\/2022\/03\/24\/puppy-love-thursday-24th-march-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Puppy Love &#8211; Thursday 24th March 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Puppy Love<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Puppy love is so important to humans that they even write songs about it. Of course, by \u2018puppy\u2019 we do mean all of us. We know that in your eyes we always stay as your little puppy. Mum still calls Ari her \u2018peanut\u2019 from when he was just tiny. Anyway, the lovely people at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buddyandlola.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buddy and Lola<\/a> have put together a fun little survey that we thought we\u2019d like to share with you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">We are very important<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s what they said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>When asked how high up their dog is on their list of priorities,<strong>&nbsp;82%<\/strong>&nbsp;of<em>&nbsp;228 dog owners<\/em>&nbsp;responded that they\u2019d&nbsp;<strong>give up a job opportunity<\/strong>&nbsp;for their pup, and&nbsp;<strong>78%<\/strong>&nbsp;of respondents revealed that they\u2019d&nbsp;<strong>end their relationship<\/strong>&nbsp;for their dog.<\/p><p>When it comes to romance, it seems the vast majority of people prefer the pure, wholesome love of a dog to the excitement of a new relationship:<\/p><p>&nbsp;<strong>64%<\/strong>&nbsp;of people said they\u2019d rather kiss their dog than their partner.&nbsp;<\/p><p><strong>42%&nbsp;<\/strong>prefer to share their bed with their dog than their partner,&nbsp;<\/p><p><strong>45%<\/strong>&nbsp;of people spend more money on their dog than their partner every month, and a whopping&nbsp;<\/p><p><strong>92% of people would rather stay in with their dog<\/strong>&nbsp;than go on a first date.&nbsp;<\/p><p>When browsing a dating site,&nbsp;<strong>81%<\/strong>&nbsp;of people would be more likely to swipe right on a photo that included a dog.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><em>(I asked Mum what that last point meant and she said she didn\u2019t use dating sites either so didn\u2019t really know. She thinks it might mean that people are more interested in potential dates who have a picture including a dog.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buddyandlola.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"563\" height=\"648\" src=\"https:\/\/alfiesdiary.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/love_dog_survey_unlockd_marketing.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alfiesdiary.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/love_dog_survey_unlockd_marketing.png 563w, https:\/\/alfiesdiary.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/love_dog_survey_unlockd_marketing-261x300.png 261w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Perfect Doggy Date<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We like the fact that humans plan to have dates with their dogs. That happens in this house too. What <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buddyandlola.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buddy and Lola\u2019s<\/a> survey showed was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong>90%<\/strong>&nbsp;of survey respondents revealed that they plan \u2018dates\u2019 with their dog as a treat. Plans included a long walk (<strong>69%<\/strong>), staying at home to watch a movie (<strong>50%<\/strong>), or a doggy spa day (<strong>9%<\/strong>).<\/p><p><strong>50%<\/strong>&nbsp;said they\u2019d consider their dog to be the love of their life.&nbsp;<\/p><p><strong>51%<\/strong>&nbsp;of dog owners also reported that they get their dog presents to let them know they\u2019re thinking of them. The top choices were:&nbsp;<em>treats, a new toy, a new lead and collar, and doggy clothes<\/em>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s good to know that humans have their priorities right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Love<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wilma<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Wilma is very happy that puppy love is so important to humans. 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