Table 1.
Age distribution of imported dogs placed on confinement agreement – United States, June 2011–May 2012
| Age category | Age subcategory | # dogs | % of total |
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| Puppy <3 months | 1831 | 66.7% | |
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| 0–7 wks | 248 | 9.0% | |
| 8–11 wks | 1583 | 57.6% | |
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| Puppy ≥3 months | 589 | 21.4% | |
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| 12–24 wks | 544 | 19.8% | |
| 25–51 wks | 45 | 1.6% | |
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| Adult ≥ 1 year | 232 | 8.4% | |
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| 1–2 yrs* | 110 | 4.0% | |
| 3–5 yrs | 61 | 2.2% | |
| 6–10 yrs | 53 | 1.9% | |
| >10 years | 8 | 0.3% | |
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| Blank/Unknown | 94 | 3.4% | |
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| GRAND TOTAL | 2746 | ||
*
Summary by year includes animals up to 6 months older than top end of listed category. For example animals 1–2 year includes animals listed as 1 year old up to those listed as aged 2.5 years. Category 3–5 years includes animals listed as >2.5 years up to 5.5 years.