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Dog

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.2% of orders. But buyers convert on only 0.9% of searches, so Dog is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
51
51 / 100
Top 44% of 875 Pet Supplies niches · +1 vs the category median of 50
Market size
£176K/yr2.4M searches / yr
90-day growth
-14.2%search demand this quarter
Competition
26%top-5 click share · 71 brands · 323 sellers

Flapen Score

Dog against its category

The dotted line is the Pet Supplies average. Past it, Dog is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

51Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Dog market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Dog 2.4M times last year and spent an estimated £176K. The top 5 brands take 33% of clicks. Demand peaks in Dec. Flapen scores it 51 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

0.9% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 2.4M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 0.9% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -14.2% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £176K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
2.4M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-14.2%
Conversion, latest week
0.9%
Market size, estimated
£176Ka year
Peak month
December1.6× the quietest month
Top search term
dog1.1M searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £8.17.

Listings sell for £8.17 on average, from £1.19 to £23.32. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 20K to 25K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £8.17 that is £817 to £2K a year per listing.

Average price
£8.17under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£1.19–£23.32
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
20K–25K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£817–£2K
Returns
0.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads and reviews.

92% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 97% ship with Prime. On an average day, 1.4% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #28 within Feeding & Watering Supplies. It carries 16,534 reviews at 4.43 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
92%
Prime listings
97%
Out of stock, average day
1.4%
Average rank
#28in Feeding & Watering Supplies
Average rating
4.43 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
16,534per listing
Listings tracked
96

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 5 of last year's 5 launches as successful.

5 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 5 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 44 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
5
Successful launches
5Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
44 months

Products

Top Dog products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take only 26% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£4K£7K£11K£14K1001K10K100K1.0M Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

71 falling

Sellers

323

Top-5 brand share

33%

Top 20: 70%

Top-5 click share

26%

Top 20: 57%

Open market

62%

  • BUGALUGS8%
  • Earth Rated7%
  • blurams7%
  • Vivifying6%
  • Duerr's6%
  • Dr. Beckmann5%

Demand

Dog search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

60K40KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×

Search terms

Top Dog search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • dog1.1M/yr
  • pet391K/yr
  • dog accessories206K/yr
  • dog products138K/yr
  • pets154K/yr
  • dogs115K/yr
  • dog stuff80K/yr
  • dog essentials35K/yr
  • pet supplies30K/yr
  • dog accessories for small dogs26K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Dog

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Durability12%−0.09

Didnt last

Broke quickly

Not durable

Size-Overall9%−0.03

Too big

Did not fit

Small size

Functionality-Overall7%−0.06

Not as expected for me not working

Never worked

Didnt work

Value For Money7%+0.62

costs double the price

Waster of money

Lower the price

Quality-Overall6%+0.82

Disappointing quality

Low Quality and Very Breakable

The quality of this toy is poor

Love

Quality-Overall17%+0.82

Great Quality Cover

Beautiful quality, exactly as personalised

Brilliant quality

Value For Money12%+0.62

Money well spent

Cheap Price

Amazing value

Pet Friendly11%

Pet friendly

Dog loves it

Cats love it

Smell7%+0.20

Long lasting smell

Long lasting fragrance

Great fragrance

Ease Of Use6%+0.21

Easy to handle

Ease of use

Easy to hold

Return

0.2% Return rate 41% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall26%▆▇▇▇█▆

Too big

Did not fit

Small size

Functionality-Overall14%▆▇██▆▇

Not as expected for me not working

Never worked

Didnt work

Connectivity-Overall8%█▇▆▇▆▆
Quality-Overall6%█▆▅▆▄▆

Disappointing quality

Low Quality and Very Breakable

The quality of this toy is poor

Defective Material/Parts4%▆▇▇█▆▅

FAQ

Common Dog questions

Answered from the same tracked data.