# The Surprising Health Benefits of Dog Ownership

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/the-surprising-health-benefits-of-dog-ownership-2/
- Published: 2024-01-10T10:00:39-06:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Image: Science, Quickly podcast. By Andrea Thompson and Elah Feder. Scientific American &#8211; January 3, 2024. Dogs are good for you, science says. Andrea Thompson: Ever since I was a kid, I wanted a dog. But it wasn’t until I was an adult–newly laid off and missing a beloved cat that had passed more than a year earlier–that my husband and I adopted a 1-year-old mutt named Jack. [&#8230;] Click here to view original web page at www.scientificamerican.com
