Market prospects: Puppy adoption vs. senior dog spending

Learn about age-related trends in the dog ownership space, including the demographics of puppy adoptions versus senior dog spending.

July 6, 2023

Dog ownership is seeing shifts, with multiple potential causes merging together to highlight senior pups.

Dog ownership is seeing shifts, with multiple potential causes merging together to highlight senior pups.

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As argued in Packaged Facts’ “Pet Population and Ownership Trends in the U.S.” (September 2022), a single-minded focus on pet population growth, or even more narrowly on new pet parents, can mean looking at pet market opportunities from the wrong end of the telescope.

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Learn about the various pet food shopping patterns found among the generational demographics, especially millennials and Gen Z.

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Demographic headwinds to dog population growth

Learn about the economic and demographic factors involved in the current downswing of dog ownership, as well as what pet spending might be in for.

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Loyalty issues in pet food

Learn about the lack of loyalty when it comes to shopping channel, even as brand loyalty remains fairly high in the pet food space.

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Learn about the continued growth of various pet product market channels, as well as what the retail landscape for success looks like.

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Direct-to-consumer as a purer play

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Buying patterns by pet food type

Learn about the current buying patterns of pet owners by food type, including dry, wet and specialty formulations.

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Pet food spending and the wheel of fortune

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Learn more about the current state of sustainability demands with in the pet food packaging space.

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Beyond the color of money: Growth in cat ownership among minorities

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