Despite the number of four-legged tail-wagging friends you might see in your neighborhood, (not to mention at Lyme Town Hall, where First Selectman Ralph Eno's dog, Rosie, can reliably be found curled up under a desk and in East Lyme Town Hall, where First Selectman Paul Formica's boxer, Grace, has a bed in the office), Connecticut is not home to many dogs.
According to the Hartford Business Journal, a new report from the American Veterinary Medical Association ranks Connecticut 49th for pet ownership. The recently released U.S. Pet Ownership & Demographics Sourcebook found that only 28.3 percent of Connecticut households own a dog.
Vermont ranked number one and the District of Columbia came in last.
