{"id":4502,"date":"2018-12-03T15:21:36","date_gmt":"2018-12-03T23:21:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/todaysveterinarybusiness.com\/?p=4502"},"modified":"2022-07-26T22:16:36","modified_gmt":"2022-07-26T22:16:36","slug":"pets-played-key-role-in-executives-early-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/navc.sitepreview.app\/todaysveterinarybusiness.com\/pets-played-key-role-in-executives-early-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Pets played key role in executives\u2019 early life"},"content":{"rendered":"

C-suite executives have more in common than just their professional achievements. A Banfield Pet Hospital survey revealed that 93 percent of them grew up with a pet.<\/p>\n

If the number seems remarkable, it is. The American Veterinary Medical Association\u2019s new Pet Ownership and Demographics Sourcebook showed that, comparatively speaking, just 59 percent of U.S. households cared for a pet at some point in 2016.<\/p>\n

The executives gave pets partial credit for the development of leadership skills they now possess, including discipline, organization, and the ability to identify and anticipate business needs.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt Banfield Pet Hospital, we\u2019ve long recognized the special bond between people and their pets, as well as the positive impact pets have on our society,\u201d company President Brian Garish said. \u201cFrom the pet ownership lessons we learned as children, to the ways our four-legged friends currently help us evolve, connect with others and stay grounded, our latest research supports the notion we\u2019ve had all along \u2014 that there may be a link between pets and their ability to help shape us as people.\u201d<\/p>\n

Among other findings:<\/p>\n