During the 1970s and '80s, New York City experienced a drastic decline in its canine population. Whether this was precipitated by Mayor Ed Koch's enactment of the "pooper scooper" laws or whether New Yorkers simply lost interest in dogs is still unknown. What is certain is that since 9/11, the situation has completely reversed. In the past five years, the number of dogs in New York City has increased to an all time high of 1,250,000. Psychiatrists, psychologists, and social scientists have speculated that this explosion of new dogs is due to a great need by their owners for unconditional love. Psychotherapist Michelle LeBow, who with her therapy dog "Ego", is featured in "The Dogs of New York" comments: "I don't know what you would do when you come home every night to an empty apartment. Your apartment is... empty, until you do have a sensate being there."
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