Sonoma Valley Dog Owners & Guardians 
Sonoma, CA
Sonoma’s 2012 Officially Unofficial
Dog Count was conducted on Saturday, September 29 and was another howling
success. Between the hours of 9 AM and
12 Noon, at stations around the Plaza and on the Bike Path, SVDOG volunteers
counted passing canines, recording whatever information their humans provided
regarding Name, Age, Breed, etc. In
addition, many who would not be out walking their dogs at the appointed times
e-mailed doggie data on their pooches, so they could be counted, and the Friday
night dog park crowd added their pooches to the count as well. This year’s count totaled 185.
This
year, females outnumbered the males, 112 to 73 (DOGS, THAT IS).
The youngest dogs were Rufus and Sam, at 2 months each. The oldest were Annie, Latache and Weebles at
age 15 -- that’s roughly 102 in dog years!.
Dog breeds as identified by their
owners varied widely and included many “Mixes” and purebreds (or nearly
so). The most popular breeds seemed to
be variations of Chihuahuas, Labs (all colors) and Golden Retrievers; “seemed
to be” is as close as the data permits, since many owners were not necessarily
certain of their Best Friend’s heritage.
Not that it matters, since dog-lovers know that regardless of breed, every
dog is the Absolute Best Dog In The World.
We have recorded the names, breeds, ages and gender of all dogs that were counted, and as soon as we can figure out how to put the table (HERE) we will post them all.
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