Find out what your dog’s sleep positions mean
Can you decipher dog tail messages?
Understand what your dog’s saying with his paw
Seven New Year’s resolutions for you and your pup to help you both have the best year yet
Whether it’s making a new friend, eating healthier, or getting more exercise, use these seven New Year’s goals with your dog for a healthier year in 2020!
Dogs help owners live longer, happier, healthier lives
Dogs help owners be happier and healthier. Research shows having a dog makes people live longer, feel less stress, and experience fewer health issues.
Dogs provide powerful medicine at pediatric hospitals
A grant from Dogs for Joy helps fund the costs of starting and maintaining a facility dog program to place therapy dogs at pediatric hospitals.
5 ways dogs help improve the lives of people with mental illness
Dogs help people with mental illness by reducing the health risks of loneliness, reducing stress and encouraging physical activity and social interaction.
Should you sleep with your dog? 9 reasons science says yes.
Science says sleep with your dog to get a better night’s sleep, reduce stress, improve your heart, lower your blood pressure, reduce pain, boost emotional health and reduce the risk of allergies.
5 psychological benefits of owning a dog
Psychological benefits of owning a dog include building bonds, reducing stress, easing depression, and teaching responsibility.
Why do teens fall out of love with their pets?
Studies find a significant decrease in the attachment to pets during the teenage years. The highest level of devotion is observed at age 11.
Do dogs mimic their owners? Science says yes.
A study from Michigan State University shows dogs mimic owners. Dogs learn to imitate their owners’ personality traits and behavior.
Survey says: Dog owners are happier than cat owners
Dog owners are happier than cat owners, 2018 General Social Survey shows, likely because dogs provide owners a variety of health benefits.
Seniors face dangers walking dogs
Seniors face dangers walking dogs, according to a new study by the University of Pennsylvania, which shows people 60 and older face a higher injury risk.
6 reasons to adopt a dog
Reasons to adopt a dog: Improve your mood, fitness, and health. Protect your home and family. Save a life and become a better person.
5 ways to entertain your dog when you’re sick
Entertain your dog: Try interactive games, automatic ball launchers, hide and seek, or use a dog walker when you are feeling ill.
Dogs help ease the pain of chronic illnesses
Dogs help ease chronic illnesses by providing love and support. Dogs reduce anxiety, encourage people to be more social.
3 ways your dog can save your life
Dogs save lives by making people healthier by boosting exercise as well as by warning of threats like seizures and fire dangers.
Dogs improve the quality of life for seniors
Dogs help senior citizens: Boost exercise, reduce stress. Their companionship helps us handle emotional turbulence, and their care can relieve anxiety.
4 ways dogs relieve anxiety
Relieve anxiety, boost your mood, and get more exercise by adopting a dog to your family and home.
Dogs make people more social
Dogs make people more social by serving as icebreakers and conversation starters. They also ease tension and make people feel calmer and assured.
Another heartbeat in the house: Seniors benefit from caring for pets
Seniors benefit from caring for pets because they provide companionship, make you feel needed and help alleviate stress and anxiety.
Dogs keep kids happy and healthy
Dogs provide health benefits for children that range from boosting their immune and cardiovascular systems to reducing stress and improving their self-esteem.
Service animals vs. emotional support pets: What’s the difference?
Emotional support pets provide daily structure for their human companions. They also improve emotional stability and help reduce stress.