Pets4Homes, Google searches for ‘buy a puppy’ have increased by 115% on pre-pandemic levels. The most popular dog breed in the UK is the French bulldog and the one that has seen the biggest spike in popularity is the Cavapoo (Cavalier King Charles Spaniel crossed with a poodle).As you might imagine, this has resulted in a lot more people travelling with their pets.
Cloud-based global private and serviced accommodation platform AltoVitasays it's seen a 50% rise in moves with pets since the start of the pandemic.
Some are taking them on holiday, others have had the big life re-think and are re-locating to more rural locations or new jobs or to be nearer family who live elsewhere.
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