Wyllow Hildner - American Pit Bull Terrier v.s.

"Retriever"
Adoption Rates
Question: What are the variables that affect adoption rates?
Hypothesis: A dogs breed can impact how quickly it gets
adopted from the shelter.
Independent Variable: Dependent Variable:
Dog Breed Time Spent at Shelter

Special
Number of Case
Primary Secondary Adoption Days at Formerly
Breed Breed Mixed? Age Intake Date Date LPCHS Known?
Shepherd X 2 Months 10/25/17 10/31/17 6
Shepherd X 2 Months 10/25/17 10/31/17 6
Labrador
Retriever X 2 Months 10/25/17 10/31/17 6
Labrador American Pit
Retriever Bull Terrier X 3 Years 10/16/17 10/31/17 15
Saint Bernard Terrier X 2 Months 10/27/17 10/31/17 4
Terrier X 2 Years 10/30/17 10/2017 0
Saint Bernard Terrier X 2 Months 10/27/17 10/31/17 4
Catahoula
Leopard Dog X 6 Months 10/16/17 10/2017 14
American Pit
Bull Terrier X 6 Years 7/28/17 10/29/17 93
American Pit
Bull Terrier X 2 Years 10/11/17 10/29/17 18
Chihuahua X 6 Years 10/22/17 10/28/17 6
Labrador
Retriever X 5 Years 9/5/17 10/27/17 52 X
Retriever Shepherd X 3 Months 10/22/17 10/27/17 5
Miniature
Poodle X 7 Years 10/8/17 10/27/17 19
Border Collie X 10 Months 10/21/17 10/27/17 6
Shepherd X 1 Year 10/17/17 10/26/17 9
Retriever X 3 Years 9/5/17 10/25/17 50 X
Labrador
Retriever X 8 Years 9/13/17 9/25/17 12
Labrador
Retriever X 1 Year 10/16/17 10/25/17 9
Catahoula
Leopard Dog X 6 Months 10/16 10/24/17 8
Saint Bernard X 1 Year 10/16/17 10/24/17 8
Chihuahua Terrier X 7 Years 10/8/17 10/24/17 16
Labrador
Retriever X 6 Years 9/5/17 10/24/17 49 X
Alaskan
Malamute X 7 Years 9/5/17 10/24/17 49 X
Rhodesian
Ridgeback X 11 Months 10/14/17 10/22/17 8
Pomeranian X 6 Months 10/17/17 10/22/17 5
Shepherd X 1 Year 10/16/17 10/21/17 5
Labrador
Retriever X 4 Years 9/22/17 10/21/17 29
Boston Terrier X 8 Years 10/7/17 10/19/17 12
Labrador
Retriever X 9 Months 10/11/17 10/18/17 7
Siberian Husky X 8 Years 10/12/17 10/18/17 6
Shepherd X 1 Year 10/2/17 10/18/17 16
Labrador
Retriever 3 Years 10/9/17 10/16/17 7
Boston Terrier X 1 Year 10/11/17 10/16/17 5
American Blue
Heeler X 6 Years 10/8/17 10/16/17 8
American Blue
Heeler X 2 Years 9/25/17 10/15/17 20
Miniature
Chihuahua Dachsund X 2 Months 10/8/17 10/14/17 6
Miniature
Chihuahua Dachsund X 2 Months 10/8/17 10/13/17 5
Jack Russell
Terrier X 2 Years 8/10/17 10/13/17 64
Miniature
Chihuahua Dachsund X 2 Months 10/8/17 10/12/17 4
Miniature
Chihuahua Dachsund X 2 Months 10/8/17 10/12/17 4
American Pit
Bull Terrier X 2 Years 9/18/17 10/11/17 23
American Blue
Pointer Heeler X 11 Months 10/7/17 10/11/17 4
Labrador
Border Collie Retriever X 4 Years 10/4/17 10/10/17 6
American Blue
Heeler X 1 Year 10/6/17 10/10/17 4
Shiba Inu X 7 Years 9/22/17 10/10/17 18
American Blue
Heeler X 1 Year 9/25/17 10/10/17 15
Maltese X 5 Years 10/8/17 10/10/17 2
German
Shepherd X 4 Years 10/4/17 10/10/17 6
American Pit
Bull Terrier X 5 Years 4/12/17 10/8/17 179
Boxer X 11 Months 10/2/17 10/7/17 5
Shepherd X 4 Years 9/25/17 10/7/17 12
Shepherd X 1 Year 9/28/17 10/6/17 8
Bloodhound X 10 Months 9/30/17 10/3/17 3
Shepherd X 6 Months 9/29/17 10/2/17 3
Boxer X 3 Years 8/27/17 10/1/17 35
Border Collie X 5 Years 9/20/17 10/1/17 11

ADOPTED ADOPTED
"PIT" TYPE "RETRIEVER"
DOGS TYPE DOGS SAMPLE SIZE
5 12 56

Sample Provided by LPCHS

% ADOPTED
BASED ON % ADOPTED
BREED BASED ON
INTAKE ADOPTION INTAKE TOTAL INTAKE
"Pit Bull" Type
Dogs 162 82 51% 23%
"Retriever"
Type Dogs 190 93 49% 26%
TOTAL 352 (Time Frame Unknown)

Time Spent at Shelter

Breed Average Minimum Maximum
Shepherd 7.777777778 3 16
American Pit
Bull Terrier 65.6 15 179
Retriever 20.58333333 5 52
Terrier 6.666666667 0 16
Boxer 20 5 35
Catahoula
Leopard Dog 11 8 14
Chihuahua 6.833333333 4 16
Border Collie 7.666666667 6 11
Miniature
Dachsund 4.75 4 6
American Blue
Heeler 10.2 4 20
Boston Terrier 8.5 5 12
Other 16.72727273 2 64

Graph 1 - I found that American Pit Bull Terrier mixes spent the most amount of time at the shelter.

Time Spent at Shelter

Breed Average Minimum Maximum
American Pit
Bull Terrier 65.6 15 179
Retriever 20.58333333 5 52

T-Test Statistics
 Number of Number of
Breed Days at Breed Days at
Shelter Shelter
American Pit
Bull Terrier 15 Retriever 6
American Pit
Bull Terrier 93 Retriever 15
American Pit
Bull Terrier 18 Retriever 52
American Pit
Bull Terrier 23 Retriever 5
American Pit
Bull Terrier 179 Retriever 50
Retriever 12
Retriever 9
Retriever 49
Retriever 29
Retriever 7
Retriever 7 Graph 2 - I found that American Pit Bull Terrier mixes spent the most amount of time at the shelter
Retriever 6 compared to Retriever mixes.

Result
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