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There may not be a “Nemo effect” but it did seem like there was a “Dalmatian effect” in the past. https://www.nytimes.com/1997/09/14/us/after-movies-unwanted-d

There may not be a “Nemo effect” but it did seem like there was a “Dalmatian effect” in the past. https://www.nytimes.com/1997/09/14/us/after-movies-unwanted-dalmatians.html https://www.nytimes.com/1997/09/14/us/after-movies-unwanted-... It seems like after the releases and re-releases of the 101 Dalmatian movies, the demand for Dalmatians as pets went up. However, a lot of them were later abandoned to shelters because they were more work than people anticipated. EDIT: Here is an archive link to the nytimes article http://archive.is/4Cp6W http://archive.is/4Cp6W

z3c0 7y ago
Interesting - this sounds similar to Japan's "Rascal the Raccoon" problem[1]. I wonder just how many species have experienced similar surges in popularity at the hands of media. [1]: http://nautil.us/blog/-how-a-kids-cartoon-created-a-real_life-invasive-army http://nautil.us/blog/-how-a-kids-cartoon-created-a-real_lif...
droithomme 7y ago
Dalmatians are super high energy dogs and need a huge amount of attention or they will ransack your house to dissipate their nervous energy. Great firehouse dogs where you have a bunch of big guys sitting around 24/7 and want a dog to play with that also enjoys excitement on the level of going to fires. They are absolutely not for the casual dog owner that leaves their dog alone in an empty home while the family works and attends school. Never do this.
JohnJamesRambo 7y ago
Anyone can get a Dalmatian on a whim, taking care of a blue tang takes a lot more equipment and forethought.
pvaldes 7y ago
1) Tropical reef fishes are very expensive and difficult to keep alive by newbies, needing a lot of modern technology and many study hours. Studying nitrates cycle is not a much wanted activity for small children, and reef fishes can't be housed in all homes. More affordable pets can definitely increase because... 1) ...For many people all fishes are equivalent, a fish is just a fish, so what they should measure is the small bowlfish/aquarium sales. I bet that a lot of cheap goldfishes were called Dory in those years before dying after a couple months.

z3c0 7y ago

Interesting - this sounds similar to Japan's "Rascal the Raccoon" problem[1]. I wonder just how many species have experienced similar surges in popularity at the hands of media. [1]: http://nautil.us/blog/-how-a-kids-cartoon-created-a-real_life-invasive-army http://nautil.us/blog/-how-a-kids-cartoon-created-a-real_lif...

droithomme 7y ago

Dalmatians are super high energy dogs and need a huge amount of attention or they will ransack your house to dissipate their nervous energy. Great firehouse dogs where you have a bunch of big guys sitting around 24/7 and want a dog to play with that also enjoys excitement on the level of going to fires. They are absolutely not for the casual dog owner that leaves their dog alone in an empty home while the family works and attends school. Never do this.

JohnJamesRambo 7y ago

Anyone can get a Dalmatian on a whim, taking care of a blue tang takes a lot more equipment and forethought.

pvaldes 7y ago

1) Tropical reef fishes are very expensive and difficult to keep alive by newbies, needing a lot of modern technology and many study hours. Studying nitrates cycle is not a much wanted activity for small children, and reef fishes can't be housed in all homes. More affordable pets can definitely increase because... 1) ...For many people all fishes are equivalent, a fish is just a fish, so what they should measure is the small bowlfish/aquarium sales. I bet that a lot of cheap goldfishes were called Dory in those years before dying after a couple months.