Rover.com connects dog owners with a nationwide network of dog lovers for hire, enabling everyone to experience the utter joy and unconditional love of a dog. While love is in the air this February, Rover.com is giving consumers even more to love about their furry best friends. Ever wonder what your pet could say to you if they could talk, or who the better date is…Fido or your significant other? In honor of National Love Your Pet Day (February 20th), Rover.com aimed to uncover those answers.
The Rover-Gram
With the new and adorable Rover-Gram e-Card, Love Your Pet Day just got cuter. Rover-Gram features a customized talking message from your dog – straight from his or her mouth! This fun new e-card is a new way for pet parents and the people who love them to connect, share, and laugh over a common love of dogs.You can share your Rover-Gram directly to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, via email, or even embed it on your website. Plus, we’ll donate $1 to Save-A-Vet for every use of #RoverGram on Twitter and Facebook!
Love Your Pet Day Survey
Who really steals your heart—your significant other or your pet? Rover.com polled our community of dog lovers, and with over 1,300 responses,and found some surprising results.
The Perfect Valentine
Ever pine for the perfect kiss or an amazing Valentine’s Day date? Look no further. The “one” may be closer and furrier than you think!
- Hounded for Happiness: Because 87% of dog owners say their dog is always happy, they think they would make a better valentine than their significant other
- Pucker up! 53% of Rover.com users said their dog gives better kisses than their significant other
- Puppy Love: 63% of dog owners say their dog loves them more than their significant other, while almost 30% feel they are loved equally
- Blind Date vs. Play Mate: This Valentine’s Day 95% of dog owners day they would rather spend the night at home cuddling with their dog than on a blind date
Sacrificing for Your Partner or Even Your Career for Your Dog?
Relationships are all about sacrifice…but just how far are you willing to go for your pet vs. your career or significant other?
- Man’s Best Friend: Nearly 70% of dog owners would sacrifice “alone time” with a significant other for their dog
- Heart Breaker or Heart Barker? 75% of people would end a relationship for their pet
- Cash or K9: 58% of dog owners would give up a job opportunity for their pet
Spoil them Rotten!
Valentine’s Day is all about spoiling your loved ones, and showing them you care. But how does Fido stack up to your significant other?
- Spoiled Spot: Nearly 80% of Rover.com users spend more money per month spoiling their pet than their significant other
- Pampered Pooches: 62% spend more money “treating” their pets over themselves
- Perfect Puppy Present: On Valentine’s Day, 72% of Rover.com users would “treat” their pet to a long walk followed by a long nap with lots of snuggles
The Game of Love
Looking for that perfect match? Pet parents may want to consider looking to your pet for inspiration.
- Matchmaker, Matchmaker: Take a look at the dog park again as almost 10% of Rover.com users said they have dated someone they met through a pet
- Your Dogma: Loyalty (80%), compassion (73%) and friendliness (70%) are three traits that need to be mirrored in both man’s best friend and boy/girlfriend
- Lose That Pooch: About a third of Rover.com users want both their dog and their significant other to be energetic/athletic
Methodology:
A Rover.com survey of 1,343 sitters and pet parents. Margin of error is calculated at +/- 2.6 percent.
About Rover.com
Rover.com connects dog parents with a nationwide network of dog lovers for hire, offering in-home dog boarding, dog sitting, and dog walking.
Founded on the belief that everyone should have the opportunity to experience the unconditional love of a dog, Rover makes it easy for dog parents throughout the U.S. to find sitters who will treat their dog like family. Stays are booked on Rover every minute of every day, and more than 92 percent of the population lives within a short drive of one of Rover’s 25,000 sitters. Ninety-five percent of reviewed stays have received a perfect five-star rating. In addition to connecting pet parents with sitters, the Rover platform offers complimentary premium insurance for all services booked through Rover, 24/7 customer support and vet consultation, mobile apps, photo sharing, videos of stay highlights, and sitter background checks. Rover was founded and is based in Seattle, Washington.
