Here’s more proof that dog ownership is good for your health. Canada.com has a great article called Is Fido the secret to good health?. The article makes the point that people who own dogs go for daily walks, regardless of their mood or circumstances. Of course, these walks are good exercise, and they also can help to improve one’s mood.

According to the article, “The 65 dog owners who were interviewed for the study said dogs brought them into contact with the owners of other dogs and bolstered their social lives, said Sarah Knight, a doctoral student in psychology at the university. “The aim of the project was to look at attitudes to the management of dog-walking, but what we found was that people really wanted to tell us about the many benefits of walking their dogs,” Knight said.