We simply had to present you with the best selling pet products in America. The reason is that you either have a pet, or you are seriously considering getting one. The figures don’t lie. American Pet Products Association tells us Americans are probably going to spend $69.36 billion (yes, billion, not million) on their beloved pets. Just look around yourself and this shouldn’t sound so surprising. If you have already went out for a walk today, you must have crossed path with someone’s furry friend. Either that, or you have fed/walked/patted your own. The numbers have been showing steady growth, and the pets are going to be even more pampered. Bearing that in mind, the pet products are a great market if you wish to invest in a certain field. Perhaps you are here just to satisfy your curiosity, but if you have some business ideas, we can help you with that (in which case you definitely need to check out our list of Best Products to Sell From Home).
Let us take a look which products you could focus on, i.e. which items are best selling pet products in America. To do proper market research, we consulted PR Newswire about the latest trends in 2017 when it comes to pet products. They constructed a reliable list of the pet products trends in 2017 based on statistics taken from Packaged Facts, a serious website with serious prices of their research. The overall impression would be that the pet humanization trend continues. Though it may be over-the-top for some, it is an undeniable fact that these trends are shaping the pet products sales and influencing the manufacturers. Once again, this data concerns the USA, not the whole world.
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Next, what had to be implemented is the fact that some products aren’t a trend, but they are the absolute necessity, and naturally, Americans spend most of their money on those. So we inspected the American Pet Products Association report once more and found that most cash in 2017 is going to be spent on food ($29.69 billion). Most purchased pets are dogs and cats, and the first require more vitamins, supplements and food than the latter. Searching the web for the most popular products was challenging, but Amazon and certain pet specialized websites were of great help.
Since we couldn’t find any crude figure – relevant statistics on this topic, in our search we took into consideration the most owned species, and the current trends in pet ownership and care in the USA. The results we obtained are shown in our list of best selling pet products in America.
10. Cat litter
Now would be a good time to recall our story about the necessities, though this is not necessarily the best and most appealing way to start any list. Nevertheless, cats are the second runner-ups when it comes to pets in America. Presumably most cats are potty trained are we are so grateful for it. Unfortunately, cats don’t appreciate the difference between a flower pot and a litter box, but humans went way beyond that and invented all sorts. There is a huge number of such products in the market, but Amazon says that Precious Cat Ultra Premium Clumping Cat Litter is most wanted. Doctors Foster and Smith also offer great advice should you wish to dig deeper into the topic.
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9. Pet feeders
As mentioned before, one of the latest trends is the smart feeder that ranks 9th on our list of best selling pet products in America. We asked Casagoodz which is the most popular one nowadays. It is Pet Safe’s Healthy Pet Simply Feed Automatic Feeder. Oh, the things it can do. It can serve up to 12 meals per day, runs on batteries, one size fits all, and the bowl is stainless steel. Serving dry or semi-dry food has never been easier or more automatic. Make sure you catch a glimpse of it on the website. By the looks of it, one could mistake it for a coffee machine. Well, both of them serve daily necessities.
8. Smart bowls
Pet feeders are fun, but people are still trying to keep that special bond in which they are the ones pouring the food directly for their adored pet to eat. The contemporary bond is endorsed by smart cell phones though. The bowl, the number 8 on our list of best selling pet products in America that apparently caught most of the potential buyers attention according to popular searches and Amazon is the Petnet smart bowl. It’s suitable for both felines and canine, and sends information to your cell phone so you don’t have to check if it’s empty or not. It has its own measuring scale which is subtly giving information on the food amount (too bad this doesn’t exist for humans, too). Perfect for forgettable owners since it texts you about the feeding schedule.
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7. Strollers
Next on the list of best selling pet products in America are strollers, and there are plenty of them around in the streets these days. There may be a few eyebrows raised, but already it is a common sight and sometimes you have to look hard to check if it is a baby or a tiny animal inside one. Small Business Labs sums up the humanization trends quite nicely. The millennials, i.e. people born between 1980-2000 are the population which has so far become the one with the highest number of pets per person for various reasons. The comparison they mention between the millennials and baby boom generation is spot on. Millennials aren’t as productive when it comes to having children, but the need for nurture is pretty satisfied through taking care of their furry family members. What better way to show how much you care than to buy a stroller for your pet. OxGord pet stroller is prominent at Amazon and Walmart , so we chose it as the best seller.
6. Clothes
What makes us humans among other things is wearing clothes. The pet in the stroller surely can’t be “naked”. More than ever, the market is filled with special outfits. As for which clothing item is mostly bought as the best attire we aren’t 100% sure, but apparently Yahoo and InStyle claim it has to be of the Canine Styles if the dog is to be hip and trendy. In addition, Americans take pride in domestic manufacture more than ever, so whatever has a label “Made in the USA”, or is said to be environmentally friendly, already has a good position in the market.
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5. Dog beds
Another trend that is spreading is paying special attention to dog beds. Why should humans have the most comfortable beds? Actually, with the latest trend we might start envying the pets. There is a wide variety of dog beds that rank 5th on our list of best selling pet products in America, on the market, so we first narrowed the search by acknowledging the most purchased dog breed in the USA – Labrador retriever. Time cites American Kennel Society and its results which are beyond impressive. Labradors have won the first place in Americans’ hearts for the 26th year in the row. We consulted Labrador Training HQ and Dogs Recommend which both agreed that Big Barker 7″ Pillow Top Orthopedic Dog Bed for Large and Extra Large Breed Dogs (Headrest Edition) is the best choice and therefore we assume best in sales, too.
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4. Collars
When talking about the best selling pet products in America, here is something that separates the consumers in this country from the rest, and that is national pride. The land of the free and home of the brave really loves showing off the country’s stars and stripes on pets’ accessories, and there is no accessory more important than a collar. First, here is a classic one sold on Amazon and recommended by AKC, but nothing screams USA as a patriotic USA dog collar which Amazon users rated with all stars. As if there was any other way.
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3. Supplements
So far our list of pet best sellers in the USA comprised mostly products demanded by the latest trend. It would be a time to remind you that our list combines actual market tendencies and solid facts telling us pet owners spend a lot of their funds on medicines, vitamins and supplements. After a thorough research done by Watson and coming hand in hand with the humanization trend, Americans are mostly buying these for the elderly pups.The most searched one is a joint supplement, as claimed in ConsumerHealthDigest . Now, let’s see the top two on our list of best selling pet products in America.
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2. OTC medicine
Over the counter medicine is the second best seller among American pet lovers as claimed by APPA (American Pet Products Association). Most money is spent on food, and next in line are supplies, or OTC medicine – $14.71 billion. Vetinfo told us the most purchased is amoxicillin, which is mainly used to treat bacterial infections in dogs. When it comes to cuts or scratches (and we all know that happens much more often than expected), amoxicillin is usually purchased for their treatment.
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1. Food
Food, food, glorious food completes our list of 10 best selling pet products in America. Ice Age lyrics are probably what dogs are singing when it’s time for lunch. American Pet Products confirmed Americans spent 28.23 billion dollars on it, and the revenue from it is only to become higher in the year 2017. BarkPost ranked it as second best, whereas most buyers on Amazon picked Taste of the Wild as the first one to add into their shopping basket. Whether you are to sip it into the high-tech feeder, a smart bowl or a classic metal one, dogs probably don’t mind that much. Bon appetite!
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