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100 Simple Secrets Why Dogs Make Us Happy - The Science Behind What Dog L overs Already Know (Paperback)
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100 Simple Secrets Why Dogs Make Us Happy - The Science Behind What Dog L overs Already Know (Paperback)
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Why do people who have dogs live happier, longer, and more
fulfulling lives? Sociologists and veterinarians have spent years
investigating the positive effects that dogs have on people's
health and happiness yet their findings are inaccessible to
ordinary people, hidden in obscure journals to be shared with other
experts. Now the international bestselling author of the 100 Simple
Secrets series has collected the most current and significant data
from more than a thousand of the best scientific studies on the
profound relationship between humans and our canine companions.
These findings have been boiled down to the one hundred essential
ways dogs positively impact our lives. Each fact is accompanied by
a inspiring true story. If you love your dog, and science tells us
that you do, this book will inspire and entertain. Communicate
Better: It sounds odd to say a creature that communicates with
barking and body language can have such a profound effect on human
communication. But by providing a common point of reference and
concern, dogs help us to feel a connection to other humans. That
connection makes us feel more comfortable communicating with each
other. When meeting a new person, the presence of a dog reduces the
time before people feel comfortable while talking with each other
by 45 percent. Live Longer: There is perhaps no better gift that
dogs offer us humans than this simple fact. People who care for a
dog live longer, healthier lives than those who do not. On average,
people who cared for dogs during their lives lived 3 years longer
than people who never had a dog. No Monkey Business: Primates are
genetically more similar to humans than any other creature. But try
to tell a chimpanzee something and you will be hard pressed to get
your message across. Dogs are uniquely attuned to the messages we
send. Dogs study humans and have evolved to build social skills
that help them to function around us. Dogs are 52 percent more
likely to follow human cues such as pointing toward a source of
food than are primates. Around the Block: Good habits are often
misunderstood as difficult or unpleasant chores. But there is
tremendous value in the simple act of taking a walk. Walking not
only burns calories, it also decreases stress. Having a dog means
regularly talking walks - it's something you do for your dog but in
truth your dog is doing for you. Dog owners walk 79 percent farther
in an average week than non-dog owners.
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