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  • 21.88 / 100

    Del Mar has the most licensed dogs per 100 residents

    854 licensed dogs compared with approx. 3,903 residents. This is not a dog-ownership rate. Source: Del Mar profile

  • 6.84 years

    The county average hides a 3.84-year breed gap

    Among the 20 most-recorded breeds, Maltese records average 8.79 years; Goldendoodle records average 4.95. Source: Age statistics

  • 21.03 points

    Spay and neuter rates vary sharply by common breed

    Shepherd records are 98.42% spayed or neutered, compared with 77.39% for French Bulldog. Source: Spay and neuter statistics

  • 14.65 points

    Two high-count ZIP codes are far apart on spay and neuter rates

    92131 is at 94.28%; 92154 is at 79.63% among the 20 most-recorded ZIP codes. Source: ZIP comparison

  • 1.28%

    Luna ranks first without dominating the name list

    1,403 licensed dogs share the county's most-recorded name, about one in 78 records. Source: Luna profile

  • 2 of 20

    Two common names appear only on female records

    Molly (514) and Rosie (451) are 100% female among the 20 most-recorded names. Source: Sex statistics

  • 3.44 years

    Recorded color combinations split sharply by age

    White records average 8.20 years; Black, Brown records average 4.76 among the 20 most-recorded colors. Source: Color age comparison

  • 56.52% male

    Imperial Beach has the strongest male lean

    The county split is close to even, but this city's 345 records are 56.52% male. Source: City sex comparison

  • 8.37%

    Even the largest breed group is less than one in 11 dogs

    Labrador Retriever ranks first with 9,172 licensed dogs in a directory of 469 normalized groups. Source: Labrador Retriever profile

  • 9 of 14

    Two breeds lead every represented city

    Labrador Retriever ranks first in 9 city tables; Chihuahua leads the other 5. Source: City breed leaders

  • 16.47%

    The top exact color still covers less than one in six dogs

    Black ranks first with 18,043 records, but the color directory contains thousands of exact entries. Source: Black color profile

  • 4,175 → 469

    Breed normalization removes thousands of duplicate labels

    Only 1.51% of dogs remain in Unknown Breed or Unclassified Breed after grouping aliases, mixes, and named hybrids. Source: Breed directory

  • 63.41%

    Renewals hold the license count up as new licenses fall

    Through July 14, renewals were 58.77% of the licenses issued in 2023 and 63.41% in 2026. Over the same stretch new licenses are down 15.4% and renewals are up 2.8%. Source: License history

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