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What makes a Shelter Dog Adoptable?

A comparison of sex and age with adoption success.

Distribution of Shelter Dogs by AgeAge Frequency Percentage

Adult 1495 47.21%

Puppy 1672 52.79%

Total 3167 100%

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Percentages of Puppy vs Adult Shelter Dogs

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Distribution of Shelter Dogs by SexSex Frequency Percentage

Female 1188 38.09%

Male 1282 41.10%

Neutered M. 313 10.04%

Spayed F. 336 10.77%

Total 3119 100%

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Male41%

Female38%

Neutered Male10%

Spayed Female11%

Percentages of Shelter Dogs by Sex

Distribution of Shelter Dogs by Age and Sex

Sex Adult Puppy Total

Female 393 741 1134

Male 553 682 1235

Neutered 246 57 303

Spayed 235 86 321

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Percentage of Population of Shelter Dogs by Sex and Age

Female Adult 13.13%Female Puppy 24.76%Male Adult 18.48%Male Puppy 22.79%Neutered Male Adult 8.22%Neutered Male Puppy 1.90%Spayed Female Adult 7.85%Spayed Female Puppy 2.87%Total 100%

Outcomes of Shelter DogsAdoption 1181 39.47%

Claimed 472 15.78%

Euthanasia 1339 44.75%

Total 2992 100%

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Adopted39%

Claimed16%

Euthanized45%

Percentage of Shelter Dog Outcomes

Shelter Dog Adoption by AgeAge Adopted Claimed Euthanasia

Adult 313 406 707

Puppy 868 66 632

Total 1180 472 1339

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Percentages of Shelter Dogs by AgeAge Percentage

Group Adopted Omit Claimed

Percentage Adoption Population

Percentage Population

Adult 30.59% 26.44% 12.43%

Puppy 57.87% 73.56% 34.46%

Total 100% 46.89%

Fate Adult Puppy Total

Adopted 312 868 1180

Row % 26.44% 73.56% 100%

Column% 30.59% 57.87% 46.83%

Euthanized 707 632 1339

Row% 52.80% 47.20% 100%

Column% 69.31% 42.13% 53.13%

Total 1020 1500 2520

Row% 40.48% 59.52% 100%

Column% 100% 100% 100%

Chi2 182.3685 Pr=0.000 Significant

Shelter Dog Adoption by SexSex Adoption Claimed Euthanasia

Female 510 123 501

Male 422 190 623

Neutered 105 94 103

Spayed 144 65 112

Total 1181 472 1339

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Shelter Dog Adoption by Sex

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Female 50.45% 43.18% 20.24%

Male 40.38% 35.73% 16.75%

Neutered 50.48% 8.89% 4.17%

Spayed 56.25% 12.19% 5.71%

Total 100% 46.87%

Fate Female Male Neutered Spayed Total

Adopted 510 422 104 144 1180

Row % 43.22% 35.76% 8.81% 12.20% 100%

Column % 50.45% 40.38% 50.00% 56.25% 46.83%

Euthanized 501 623 103 112 1339

Row % 37.42% 46.53% 7.69% 8.36% 100%

Column % 49.55% 59.62% 49.52% 43.75% 53.13%

Total 1011 1045 208 256 2520

Row % 40.12% 41.47% 8.25% 10.16% 100%

Column % 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

Chi 2 43.9691

Pr 0.0000 Significant

Shelter Dogs Adopted by Sex and AgeSex/Age Adopted Claimed Euthanasia

Female Adult 72 96 225

Female Puppy 438 27 276

Male Adult 62 161 330

Male Puppy 360 29 293

Neutered M.A. 75 91 79

Neutered M.P. 30 3 24

Spayed F.A. 104 58 73

Spayed F.P. 40 7 39

Total 1181 472 1339

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Distribution of Shelter Dogs Adopted by Sex and Age

Female Adult Female Puppy Male Adult Male Puppy Nuetered Male Adult

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Distribution of Shelter Dogs Euthanized by Sex and Age

Sex/Age Percentage Group Omit Claimed



Female Adult 24.24% 6.10% 2.86%

Female Puppy 61.34% 37.09% 17.38%

Male Adult 15.82% 5.25% 2.46%Male Puppy 55.13% 30.48% 14.29%

Neutered M.A.

48.70% 6.35% 2.98%

Neutered M.P. 55.56% 2.54% 1.19%

Spayed F.A. 58.76% 8.80% 4.13%Spayed F.P. 50.63% 3.39% 1.59%

Sex/Age Adopted Euthanized Total

Female Adult 72 225 297

Row% 24.24% 75.76% 100%

Column % 6.10% 16.80% 11.79%

Female Puppy 438 276 714

Row% 61.34% 38.66% 100%

Column% 37.12% 20.61% 28.33%

Male Adult 62 330 392

Row% 15.82% 84.18% 100%

Column% 5.25% 24.65% 15.56%


Male Puppy 360 293 653

Row% 55.13% 44.87% 100%

Column % 30.51% 21.88% 25.91%

Neutered M.A. 74 79 154

Row% 48.05% 51.30% 100%

Column% 6.27% 5.90% 6.11%

Neutered M.P. 30 24 54

Row% 55.56% 44.44% 100%

Column% 2.54% 1.79% 2.14%


Spayed F.A. 104 73 177

Row% 58.76% 41.24% 100%

Column % 8.81% 5.45% 7.02%

Spayed F.P. 40 39 79

Row% 50.63% 49.37% 100%

Column% 3.39% 2.91% 3.13%

Total 1180 1339 2520

Row% 46.83% 53.13% 100%

Column% 100% 100% 100%

Chi2 318.6062 Pr=0.000 Significant

Conclusion

• It would seem that Female Puppies are the most adoptable from this data, followed by spayed female adults, neutered male puppies, male puppies, spayed female puppies, neutered male adults, female adults, and male adults.

• Chi square resulted in Pr= 0, Very low Probability that difference between groups was due to chance alone.

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