Table 2.
Information obtained from 500 dog owning households in Aba North and Aba South LGA of Abia state (from April to June 2013).
| Variable | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Breeds of dogs | ||
| Exotic | 495 | 66.3 |
| Local | 142 | 19.0 |
| Cross | 110 | 14.7 |
| Sex of dogs | ||
| Male | 465 | 62.2 |
| Female | 282 | 37.8 |
| Ages of dogs | ||
| 0–6 month | 284 | 38.0 |
| 7–12 month | 169 | 22.6 |
| >12 month | 294 | 39.4 |
| Source of dogs | ||
| From own bitch | 367 | 49.1 |
| Bought | 334 | 44.7 |
| Received as gift | 46 | 6.2 |
| Reason for dog ownership | ||
| Guard dogs | 474 | 63.5 |
| Sale/breeding | 182 | 24.4 |
| Pet | 91 | 12.2 |
| Confinement of dogs | ||
| Day | 438 | 58.6 |
| Night | 13 | 1.7 |
| Day and night | 260 | 34.8 |
| Allow to roam | 36 | 4.8 |
| Feeding of dogs | ||
| Household members | 649 | 86.9 |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0.1 |
| Find its own food | 3 | 0.4 |
| Neighbours/household | 94 | 12.6 |
| Rabies vaccination status | ||
| Yes | 298 | 39.9 |
| No | 324 | 43.4 |
| Not up to vaccination age | 125 | 16.7 |
| Total | 747 | 100 |