By ops@our-hometown.com | on September 21, 2022

Dog-friendly features are becoming more common in home designs, including dedicated pet spaces in a mudroom, the laundry room, a garage, the home office or even incorporating an indoor doghouse tucked under a stairway. PHOTOS COURTESY OF MAIN STREET HOMES

If you have a fur baby in your home, count yourself in the overwhelming majority of Americans. Seventy percent of U.S. households, or about 90.5 million families, own a pet, according to the 2021-2022 National Pet Owners Survey conducted by the American Pet Products Association (APPA). This is up from 67% in 2019.

People love their pets and want them to be comfortable and happy, especi...

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