Most favorite dog breed in Seoul is Maltese and most popular dog name is Coco

Among Seoul's 25 districts, Gangnam had the largest number of dogs. The most registered dog breed in the city was Maltese, and the most popular dog name was Coco. The Seoul Digital Foundation released the “Seoul Pet Smart Life' report on May 30, analyzing the current status of pets in Seoul by district.

According to the report, there were 612,000 registered dogs in Seoul, accounting for 17.5 percent of the country's 3.5 million dogs.

Gangnam (39,792 dogs) had the highest number of registered dogs in the city, followed by Songpa (38,005) and Gangseo (37,800). Jung (8,823) and Jongno (10,698) were the two districts with the lowest number of registered dogs.

The ratio of the number of dogs to that of households in Seoul was 14.9 percent. Assuming that there is one dog per household, this means that more than one in 10 households raises a dog. By district, Yongsan (19.8 percent) was the highest, followed by Gangnam (18.7 percent) and Dobong (17.4 percent). The lowest was Gwanak (11.2 percent).

Gangnam, home to many dogs, also had the most animal-related convenience facilities. Seoul had a total of 924 animal hospitals, with Gangnam having the most of all districts with 85. Gangnam also had the highest number of pet grooming shops with 145. The most common breeds of dogs registered in Seoul were Maltese (19.8 percent), Poodle (14.1 percent), mix (13.3 percent), Pomeranian (9.4 percent), and Shih Tzu (5.8 percent). Among the four districts (Dongdaemun, Mapo, Yangcheon, and Songpa) that provide data on pet names, the most common names for dogs were Coco (1.7 percent), Bori (1.3 percent), and Choco (1.2 percent).

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