Table 2.

Pet characteristics of the surveyed population

Pet characteristics	Dogs n of valid responses, %	Cats n of valid responses, %
Breed	n = 351, 100%	n = 186, 100%
	n = 128, 36.5% mixed breed	n = 164, 88.2% European breeds
	n = 223, 63.5% pure breed	n = 22, 11.8% other breeds
Sex	n = 351, 100%	n = 186, 100%
Intact male	n = 117, 33.3%	n = 7, 3.8%
Intact female	n = 70, 19.9%	n = 13, 7%
Spayed male	n = 49, 14%	n = 76, 40.9%
Spayed female	n = 115, 32.8%	n = 90, 48.4%
Size	n = 351, 100%	n.a
Small (< 10 kg)	n = 71, 20.2%	n.a
Medium (10–25 kg)	n = 151, 43%	n.a
Large (25–45 kg)	n = 121, 34.5%	n.a
Giant (> 45 kg)	n = 8, 2.3%	n.a
Housing	n = 351, 100%	n = 186, 100%
Home	n = 207, 59%	n = 113, 60.8%
Garden/courtyard	n = 21, 6%	n = 14, 7.5%
Both	n = 123, 35%	n = 59, 31.7%