Pet “ Tails”

Pet Tails: Dogs Do Your Heart Good

Thanks to the McDonough County Health Department (and the American Heart Association) for the reminder that dogs make you healthier! Six ways that dogs are good for your health:

1. Dog owners may live longer.

2. Dog owners are 31 percent less likely to die from a heart attack or a stroke.

3. Heart event survivors who had a dog had a 65 percent reduced risk of death.