OPINION: Americans spent a record $103.6 billion on pet products last year. How much is too much?
Let me first state for the record that I really like my dog, a 11-year-old cutie named Lulu. She plays a good game of fetch. She forces me to get a little more exercise with her constant need for walks. She has also mastered being house-trained .
It’s all part of a trend to treat our pets like people. One study, from the Nielsen NLSN, +2.02% folks, noted that 95% of American pet owners consider their animals to be family members. . But I don’t need a study to tell me that: I just have to look at all the pet owners I know who are posting more pictures of their dogs on Instagram FB, +2.26% and the like than of their family.
Contrast that to the kind of “conversations” I have with my dog. Me: “How’s your day going?” Lulu: “Arf.” Me: “Did you catch the latest episode of Awkwafina’s “’Nora from Queens?’” Lulu: “Arf.” Me : “What is the true meaning of life?” Lulu: “Arf.”
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