Table 7. Owner expectations of health, behaviour and husbandry.

N.B. The p-value reports differences between the breeds.

Variable	Subcategory	Overall	Bulldog N = 638	French Bulldog N = 741	Pug N = 789	P
Veterinary costs	Less than expected	13.0	15.3	11.5	12.5	0.093
	Met expectations	65.4	62.8	65.0	67.9
	More than expected	21.7	21.9	23.5	19.7
Exercise levels	Less than expected	9.9	11.7	9.6	8.8	0.137
	Met expectations	66.0	67.0	66.1	64.9
	More than expected	24.1	21.3	24.3	26.3
Overall behaviour expectations	Better than expected	21.0	21.2	21.1	20.8	0.678
	Met expectations	66.9	67.0	67.9	65.7
	Worse than expected	12.1	11.8	11.0	13.5
Maintenance levels	Less than expected	8.4	7.3	10.0	7.6	0.028
	Met expectations	82.2	81.2	82.9	82.5
	More than expected	9.4	11.5	7.1	9.9