10/84Cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of 11: $5,902
4/06Number of dogs that a California clinic trained to diagnose cancer by sniffing patients’ breath: 5
Percentage of lung- and breast-cancer cases that they accurately detect, respectively: 99, 88
2/85Rank of Rover, Spot, and Max among most popular names for dogs: 1,2,3
9/87Proposed fine for selling or eating dog meat in Manila: $100
8/89Ratio of American children to American cats and dogs: 1:2
12/91Amount the city of Montreal will spend this year on a rest room for dogs in William Bowie Park: $34,000
