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PROS TO KNOW ALL ABOUT DOGS | BENEFITS OF DOG OWNERSHIP PETS Do you share a playlist with your poodle? Take a bath with your turtle? It might seem far-fetched, but since many people treat pets like family, they often let them do surprising things. A recent survey, commissioned by Moen, conducted online by Harris Poll, finds that, among other things, 43 percent of Americans who have ever owned a pet have let their pet lick their plate before washing them. From bathing with pets to letting them sit at the dinner table, pet owners do peculiar things. “Almost all of us have had at least one furry friend in our lifetime,” says Andrea Maher, senior marketing communications specialist, Moen. “What’s different about today’s pets, however, is that we truly treat them like family. Sometimes, even better.” To make pets feel like someone is with them at all times, some people leave the TV on for them. And some do a bit more. Indeed, the average amount Americans who have ever owned a pet spend on their pet per month is $55, outside of medical expenses. “We’ve heard from customers who have installed Pot Filler faucets to fill dog water bowls, those who’ve created pet bathing stations with our powerful handshowers, and even some who have bathtubs dedicated solely to washing pets,” adds Maher. “It’s no longer a ‘man’s world’ these days. It’s a ‘pet’s world,’ and we’re just living in it.” Survey Unmasks the Peculiar Behaviors of Pet Owners ® Indoor Solutions are perfect for curbing basic mischievousness, like scratching on furniture or going where you don’t want them to go, to more serious issues like eating something they shouldn’t or getting too close to a parked car. Invisible Fence of the Quad Cities Call 309-731-4829 quadcities.invisiblefence.com Shields ® them to Invisible Fence ® Brand Indoor Shields ® Solutions The reality may be that your house belongs to your pets and they just let you live there, but with our Indoor Solutions, we make sharing a home together better Around the house.

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PROS TO KNOW

ALL ABOUT DOGS | BENEFITS OF DOG OWNERSHIP

PETS

Do you share a playlist with your poodle? Take a bath with yourturtle? It might seem far-fetched, but since many people treat petslike family, they often let them do surprising things.

A recent survey, commissioned by Moen, conducted online byHarris Poll, finds that, among other things, 43 percent of Americanswho have ever owned a pet have let their pet lick their plate beforewashing them. From bathing with pets to letting them sit at thedinner table, pet owners do peculiar things.

“Almost all of us have had at least one furry friend in our lifetime,”says Andrea Maher, senior marketing communications specialist,Moen. “What’s different about today’s pets, however, is that we

truly treat them like family. Sometimes, even better.”

To make pets feel like someone is with them at all times, somepeople leave the TV on for them. And some do a bit more. Indeed,the average amount Americans who have ever owned a pet spendon their pet per month is $55, outside of medical expenses.

“We’ve heard from customers who have installed Pot Filler faucetsto fill dog water bowls, those who’ve created pet bathing stationswith our powerful handshowers, and even some who have bathtubsdedicated solely to washing pets,” adds Maher. “It’s no longer a‘man’s world’ these days. It’s a ‘pet’s world,’ and we’re just livingin it.”

Survey Unmasks the Peculiar Behaviors of Pet Owners

® Indoor Solutions are perfect for curbing basic mischievousness, like scratching on furniture or going where you don’t wantthem to go, to more serious issues like eating something they shouldn’t or getting too close to a parked car.

Invisible Fence of the Quad CitiesCall 309-731-4829

quadcities.invisiblefence.com

Shields®

them to go, to more serious issues like eating something they shouldn

Invisible Fence® Brand Indoor Shields® Solutions

The reality may be that your house belongs to your pets and they just let you live there,but with our Indoor Solutions, we make sharing a home together better

Aroundthe house.