1.0Orvis Newshttps://news.orvis.comPhil Monahanhttps://news.orvis.com/author/monahanprich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="eL2w0snVqB"><a href="https://news.orvis.com/dogs/Dog-Ownership-and-the-Global-Economy">Fun Facts: Dog Ownership and the Global Economy</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://news.orvis.com/dogs/Dog-Ownership-and-the-Global-Economy/embed#?secret=eL2w0snVqB" width="600" height="338" title="“Fun Facts: Dog Ownership and the Global Economy” — Orvis News" data-secret="eL2w0snVqB" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> The Philippines are is most dog-loving nation in Asia, as evidenced by this series of stamps. photo via philpost.gov.ph We don't often post articles from "serious" journals such as The Atlantic, but this one is so full of fascinating information that we couldn't resist. "The Dog Economy Is Global—but What Is the World's True Canine Capital?" is a fascinating look at how dog ownership is changing around the world, and how these changes can be read as economic indicators. But aside from the serious economic stuff, there are just a plethora of interesting dog trivia, such as which countries prefer bog or small dogs and what nationality spends the most on. . .https://philpost.gov.ph/web/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/DOGS-OF-THE-WORLD-SHEETLETslash.jpg