The Dogs Trust National Dog Survey is back again!

The national dog charity the Dogs Trust knows that dogs are a big part of their lives.   They bring us love and joy – there’s nothing like being met at the door by a dog who loves you.  They see us through the more difficult times in life, when they listen to what we say.  You don’t have to worry about your dog repeating anything you say, and they won’t tell you you’re an idiot for thinking or saying it, either.

So the Dogs Trust’s National Dog Survey is about the bond between dogs and people and what dogs really, truly mean to us.   How does your dog make your life better?  What makes your dog so special?

WOOF!  The nice thing is that you don’t have to have a dog to take part.  You do need to be over 18 and live in the UK, though.  It takes about 15 minutes to do.

All the information you’ll need about the survey is here and the information provided by those taking the survey is used for research purposes.   There’s more about that side of things on the website.

Will you complete the Dogs Trust's National Dog Survey? The great thing about the Dogs Trust is that they have listened to what owners are telling them in past surveys and they have come up with ways to help owners cope with concerns and problems they are having.

As an example, about 31% of owners were thinking about cutting back on training classes due to cost of living concerns.  So the Trust came up with the free Behaviour Support Line, which 16,000 owners have used because they’ve had problems with their dog’s behaviour.

And another survey told the Trust that many ‘pandemic puppies’ had missed out on essential socialisation and their owners had found it difficult to cope when the puppies had reached adulthood, the Trust were able to provide a range of free help and advice to help owners.

Fetch more information – including how surveys have helped the Trust help dogs and their owners - and do the survey here:

Find out more and do the survey here.