OkcPets Magazine September 2021

34 OKC Pets • September/October 2021 We are READY for you! 440 NW 11TH ST • OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73103 (405) 525-9779 Okoboji Veterinary Hospital 1020 NW 192nd St., Suite L | Edmond, OK 73012 405-513-5905 www.thepawspaoklahoma.com When you hire us you get a quality groom that comes from years of experience 1721 S. Morgan, OKC (405) 256-6161 135 Cedar Branch Way, Mustang (405) 630-4080 Grooming Your Pets Since 2000 This is Kiwi a Dock Diving Dog ranked 6th in the world for speed. She belongs to our Trainer Le Cambell. Proud of them! 405.288.0092 Puppy Classes, Adult Obedience, Canine Fitness, Trick Training, Show Handling and much more 30217 Santa Fe Ave. Norman, OK 73072 • Reduced class sizes for social distancing • Morning and evening classes • Come train and play in a climate- controlled setting • Large fenced outdoor area pets in mind, Hedrick said pet-friendly real estate will likely continue to grow. “It wouldn’t surprise me if homes contin- ue to be built with pets in mind,” she said. Shopping with Mr. Giggles in Mind Shopping with a pet in mind isn’t a new trend. A survey in 2018 showed that a full 73 percent of millennials owned a pet, according to the American Pet Products Association. Of the millennials who bought a home, 89 percent owned a pet, according to Realtor.com. For this demographic, 79 percent of pet-owning homebuyers who closed on a property this year said they would pass up an otherwise perfect home if it didn’t meet the needs of their pets, according to the Re- altor.com survey. Another reason so many homes are being built or customized with pets in mind is the availability—or lack thereof—of pet-friendly rental property. According to information reported in a landlords’ survey conducted by FIREPAW, Inc., approximately half of the housing market is pet friendly, but only 9 percent of housing allows companion animals without any significant limitations on size or type. Half of rental housing allows cats, but only 11 percent allows large dogs. The survey also found that 82 percent of pet owners reported having trouble finding a rental unit that would take their pet, and the average pet deposit was 40 percent to 85 percent of the rent. Some of the more unique modifications homeowners have installed with their pets in mind are no-slip and heated floors. The heated floors are especially good for animals with arthritis, and carpet runners or no-slip flooring helps animals from scuttling and slipping when they run through the house. Dog-wash stations are more and more popular, as are anxiety-reducing window treatments such as plantation shutters that close fairly tightly. “One thing I’ve seen on Pinterest is a modification to a kitchen island that has a little door that slides out with the food bowls,” said Hedrick. “We are definitely seeing more and more modifications that make life easier for pets.”