Can a dog help you get fit and healthy?

Some dogs need to be fatblogging too! You and your pet could be diet partners and keep each other motivated.

While visiting my favorite blogs I came across this post: Dog Gone It - Crabby Fitness where she mentioned a post about buy a dog get healthy -(from Diet Blog):

(post excerpt) Dog ownership appears to have “a positive influence on health,” according to a research review in the British Journal of Health Psychology. The author, Dr. Deborah Wells, found that while pet owners were healthier in general, dog owners in particular got more of a boost than other pet owners. She discovered that dog owners had lower blood pressure and cholesterol, fewer minor physical ailments, and were less likely to have serious medical problems.

Pets can be a great addition to the family and enrich your life - but they are a lot of work too. So before rushing off to the pound for a new weight loss buddy be sure you are ready for a long term commitment. And be sure to never over feed your pet, so he or she doesn’t need to start fatblogging!

We currently have a kitten, a fish, and very old deaf dog (half beagle have minature collie). Our dog definitely needs to fatblog - but she is so old and her joints hurt, she doesn’t do much now excpet sleep.

Do you have a pet or pets? Does your pet need to fatblog? Has your pet helped you get healthy and\or fit? I’d loved to hear about your pets so share your pet stories in comments; and if you have a photo of your pet posted I’ll add a link here.

Check out other pets across the blogosphere:

Mahala - shares lots of photos of her pets at her blog (dogs, cats, fish and bird)

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