Fig 2. Frequency distribution of dog ages in communities of the Northern Peninsular Area (NPA), Australia.

Most dogs were between 1 and 4 years of age. The maximum age was 10 years old. Twenty-five dogs were of unknown age. The 31 participants owned a total of 74 dogs (average 2.39 dogs per household). The range of dogs owned was 1–5 dogs per house.