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Dog Owners May Live Longer, SLC, UT – Rocky Mountain Pooper Scoopers

A study in Sweden suggests that those who own dogs might live longer lives than those that don’t. The study showed that owning a dog is linked to a lower/reduced risk for cardiovascular disease and or death. Those conducting the research used the demographic data of 3.4 million Swedish residents, ages 40 to 80. In Sweden, all dogs are registered with the Swedish Board of Agriculture and each is identified by a number with either an ear tattoo or a microchip. Residents of Sweden that already had a history of cardiovascular disease were eliminated from the study which took nearly ...