Hydro-Québec has over 470 meter readers who go around on foot to get readings from most of the company’s 3,500,000-odd meters. Compared with the 10,000 steps most people average on a daily basis, meter readers average about 30,000. Over the standard two-month meter-reading period, the 470 meter readers cross paths with close to 330,000 dogs ... or more than 700 dogs per person every two months!