A new study has found that owning a dog could help improve the health of seniors by creating important bonds between pet owners and their canine companions. Photo: EPA
A new study by the University of Missouri in the US has found that owning a dog can help improve the health of seniors by creating important bonds between pet owners and their canine companions which lead to increased physical activity through dog walking, increased social benefits, and fewer trips to the doctors.
The team of researchers looked at data from the 2012 Health and Retirement study, sponsored by the National Institute on Aging and the Social Security Administration, which included information on human-animal interactions, levels of physical activity, frequency of doctor visits and general health outcomes of its nationally representative sample of participants.
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