{"id":1949890,"date":"2023-06-17T09:43:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-17T13:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-to-extend-your-dogs-life-new-study-of-21000-dogs-owners-reveals-its-easier-than-you-think\/"},"modified":"2023-06-17T09:45:29","modified_gmt":"2023-06-17T13:45:29","slug":"how-to-extend-your-dogs-life-new-study-of-21000-dogs-owners-reveals-its-easier-than-you-think","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-to-extend-your-dogs-life-new-study-of-21000-dogs-owners-reveals-its-easier-than-you-think\/","title":{"rendered":"New study: Extending your dog&#8217;s life is easier than you think!"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhow-to-extend-your-dogs-life-new-study-of-21000-dogs-owners-reveals-its-easier-than-you-think%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1949890&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A Thriving Social Life is Key to a Dog&#8217;s Health, Study Finds<\/h2>\n<p>A new study from Arizona State University has revealed that a thriving social life is crucial for a dog&#8217;s overall health and well-being. While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-shows-growing-democratic-opposition-to-cheap-labor-migration\/\" title=\"Poll Shows Growing Democratic Opposition to Cheap Labor Migration\">household income<\/a> does play a role in a dog&#8217;s quality of life, the study found that social support has a much greater impact.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;We saw that the effect of social support was about five times stronger than the effect of finances,&#8221; said Layla Brassington, one of the study&#8217;s authors.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Meaning our dogs, like us, benefit greatly from social bonds and social connectedness.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The study, conducted as part of the Dog Aging Project, aimed to understand how genes, environment, and lifestyle affect aging and disease in dogs. Over 21,000 dog owners participated in the survey, which covered various aspects such as diet, environment, medication, and more.<\/p>\n<h3>Key Factors in the Study<\/h3>\n<p>The study considered five main factors: neighborhood stability, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/study-sacramento-now-has-least-affordable-new-homes-market-in-u-s\/\" title=\"Study: Sacramento Now Has Least Affordable New Homes Market in U.S.\">total household income<\/a>, social time with children, social time with animals, and owner age.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Interestingly, the study found that dogs who lived in homes with children had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/drinking-water-may-decrease-biological-aging-but-the-amount-matters\/\" title=\"Drinking Water May Decrease Biological Aging, But the Amount Matters\">worse health outcomes compared<\/a> to those living with adults only. The researchers speculated that this could be because owners tend to spend more time with their children than with their pets.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We found that time with children actually had a detrimental effect on dog health,&#8221; explained Brassington.<\/p>\n<p>Graduate student Bri McCoy, another member of the research team, suggested that it might be a resource allocation issue rather than children being inherently bad for dogs.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The study also highlighted the importance of playtime, especially with other dogs. Dogs that had opportunities to engage in active play with fellow canines experienced better health outcomes.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;This does show that, like many social animals, including humans, having more social companions can be really important for the dog&#8217;s health,&#8221; McCoy emphasized.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Veterinarian director Jamie Whittenburg, from Senior Tail Waggers, expressed her agreement with the study&#8217;s findings. She noted that positive social interactions have always been linked to better health in animals, and it&#8217;s encouraging to see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stanford-study-results-facemasks-are-ineffective-to-block-transmission-of-covid-19-and-actually-can-cause-health-deterioration-and-premature-death\/\" title=\"STANFORD STUDY SAYS MASKS ARE \u2018INEFFECTIVE\u2019, HAVE \u2018DEVASTATING HEALTH CONSEQUENCES\u2019\">scientific evidence supporting<\/a> this.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;As both a veterinarian and lifelong pet owner, I was anecdotally aware that animals that had more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-to-extend-your-dogs-life-new-study-of-21000-dogs-owners-reveals-its-easier-than-you-think\/\" title=\"New study: Extending your dog's life is easier than you think!\">positive social interactions received<\/a> a health benefit, and it is great to see science backing this up,&#8221; Whittenburg said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, Whittenburg also emphasized that not every dog necessarily needs a playmate in the house. Owners should evaluate their individual dog&#8217;s needs and provide the desired level of social interaction accordingly.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, this study reinforces the intuitive understanding that social connectedness plays a vital role in a dog&#8217;s overall health and longevity.<\/p>\n<p><em>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/extend-dogs-life-new-study-21000-dogs-owners-reveals-easier-think\/\">The Western Journal<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A recent study by Arizona State University reveals that a vibrant social life significantly benefits a dog&#8217;s health. While household income does play a role in a dog&#8217;s wellbeing and lifespan due to better access to veterinary care, it is not the primary determining factor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":661,"featured_media":1949891,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[12803,14720,23143,3848,4866,5904],"class_list":["post-1949890","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily","tag-dogs","tag-easier","tag-extending","tag-life","tag-study","tag-think"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1949890","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/661"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1949890"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1949890\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1949891"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1949890"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1949890"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1949890"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}