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Pets can be a prescription for happier, healthier life

Posted on December 17, 2014

We include our pets in our family portraits, make room for them on our beds, tell them our deepest secrets and miss work when they’re sick. And whether they paw, fly or swim their way into our hearts, pets are an important part of our lives. America is a nation of animal lovers. According to […]

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Can Pets Help Keep You Healthy?

Posted on December 16, 2014

My family loves our dogs.  They require care – exercise, food (about 40 lbs every 3 weeks!), water, and lots of vacuuming. My husband gets “honey bucket duty.”  But what do our pets do for us?  People have lots of reasons for owning pets. Now a small but growing body of research suggests that owning or interacting […]

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