Population characteristics of golden retriever lifetime study enrollees

Table 2 Owner-reported environmental and lifestyle exposures among 3044 Golden Retriever Dogs at the time of first owner questionnaire

Characteristic	n	%
Flea prevention	2389	79
Seasonal prevention	598	20
Year-round prevention	1791	59
Heartworm prevention	2702	89
Seasonal prevention	611	20
Year-round prevention	2091	69
Drinking water source
Municipal	809	27
Well, treated or filtered	2211	73
Well, untreated	24	1
Swims at least weekly	1200	39
Drink or eat from a plastic bowl	683	22
Eat feces	777	26
Owner reported physical activity level
Little or none	28	1
Moderate	1469	48
Very active	1547	51
Owner reported insecticide or herbicide treatment
In the house	662	22
In the yard	1136	37
Owner reported grass eating behavior
Frequent	823	27
Infrequent	1701	56
Never	519	17
Type of residence
Urban	317	10
Suburban	1837	60
Rural	890	29
Second hand smoke exposure	185	6
Median hours exposed per day (±IQR)	3.5	4.1
Type of dog food
Commercially prepared	2580	85
Home prepared	392	13
Both commercially and home prepared	72	2

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