Sounds about right! 🐶
claims that having a dog lowers your risk of dying early by 24 percent — and yeah, that sounds about right!
Of course anyone who owns a dog — or simply loves them — knows that the positive effects of pups are many, one universal one being that a pupper can improve just about any bad mood simply by existing. But the review — which was published in, a journal of the American Heart Association — looked at research involving nearly 4 million people and concluded that canines are possibly doing so much more for us.
like a heart attack or stroke. In its conclusion, it states,"We found evidence of an association of dog ownership with a better outcome after a major cardiovascular event." Although the studies are observational and therefore can't prove that dogs were the sole or direct cause of increased life expectancies, you've got to admit, it sounds like an easy correlation.."Is it the dog or is it the behaviors?" Dr. Martha Gulati, editor-in-chief of CardioSmart.
Fair enough, but that revelation isn't going to stop me from sending this data to the landlord of my dog-less apartment building. Wish me luck!
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