Tag - Dog People

10Nov

High-Ranking Dog Provides Key Training For Military’s Medical Students

Service dogs can be trained to provide very different types of support to their human companions, as medical students learn from interacting with "Shetland," a highly skilled retriever-mix.
Julie Rovner/KHN

The newest faculty member at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences has a great smile ― and likes to be scratched behind the ears.

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16Jun

Dog Owners Get More Exercise

Dog owners spent close to 300 minutes each week walking with their dogs, about 200 more minutes of walking than people without dogs.

CreditCredit Jeenah Moon for The New York Times

May 29, 2019

Dog owners are about four times more likely than other people to meet today’s physical activity guidelines, according to a large-scale new study of dogs and exercise. 

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