Vietnamese Care for Pets

Survey Information
Number of respondents: 200
People from 18 years old and above who have dogs.
Conducted on Oct 6-7, 2014

Executive Summary
63% people live with their dog more than 3 years.
Vietnamese dog and mixed dog are the 2 popular types
of Vietnamese family.. 41% who live in Ho Chi Minh city
have owned Vietnamese dogs while 55% Ha Noi people
have
interests
in
owning
mixed
dogs.
40% of the respondent have bought the clothes for their
dogs.
$100K - $300K VND/monthly is the common budget for d
og food

How long do you keep your current dogs?

Up to 6 months
16%

6%

6-12 months

8%

1-2 years

9%
23%
15%

3-4 years
5-6 years
7-8 years

24%

More than 8 years

What type of dogs have you owned until now?

22.6

23.7

6.5

1.7

3.2

5.1

3.26.8
6.5
6.8
0
8.5

8.5
3.2

8.5 0
16.1

23.7
29

28.8

54.8

32.2
32.3

40.7
Unit (%)

Ho Chi Minh city

Ha Noi city

What activities do you do with your pets?

Walk with your dog?

Celebrate dogs' birthday

81

20

80

Purchase clothes/fashion items

Take dogs to dog gathering / events

40

60

21

79

72

Take photos with dogs

Sleep with dogs

0%

19

28

31
10%

69
20%

30%

No

40%

50%

60%

Yes

70%

80%

90%

100%

How often do you do the following activities

with dogs?
10

11

25

18

15

28

20

13

27

25

Never

30

23

38

14

47

Yearly

Monthly

21

21

Weekly

Daily

5 2

Why do you need a dog?

Security for your house

74.9

Need a friend

49.2

Need it for work

5.5

Do not have reasons

20.6

Other

7.5
0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

Where do you usually go to buy items for dogs?

44.5
39

38.9
33.3

12.7
9.6

8.8
3.7

Male

Female

1.6

7.9

Have you ever eaten dogs meat?

80.6

50.8

Yes, I've eaten

No, I've not ever eaten dog's meat
but I will eat if I have a chance.

39

No, I've not ever eaten dog's meat

and I will never eat.

16.1
10.2
3.2

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