If you have a dog, you're more likely to be pudgy

MSNBC ^

[traumer]

Most pet owners are middle-aged and more sedentary, Finnish study finds

NEW YORK - While research has suggested that pets can offer people health benefits, a new study from Finland finds that pet owners tend to be heavier, less active and in poorer health than those without a pet.

However, that doesn’t mean pets are bad for us, the researchers note. Rather, people most likely to have a pet, such as the middle-aged and homeowners, also tend to be more sedentary and thicker around the middle.

Researchers at the University of Turku in Finland report the findings in PLoS ONE, an online journal published by the Public Library of Science.

[elkfersupper]

All the more reason for the cops to shoot the dog when they come to check on your pudginess.

[msnimje]

Having a large dog makes it very hard to be spontaneous. I skip lots of weekend trips because of my old dog.

[cripplecreek]

Don't have a cow man.

[woofie]

what about a dead 'possum ? are they linked to pudginess?

[GSlob]

I remember seeing somewhere a series of photos claiming to prove [or at least to suggest] that the owners end up having uncanny resemblance to their pets.

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

I do not look like my dog...

:o)

[Kath]

I have a dog and I am not pudgy.

[GSlob]

You must mean "not yet". Just you wait...

[traumer]

[PistolPaknMama]

Having a large dog makes it very hard to be spontaneous. I had A dog, a 3 year old cocker. Then last October got a sudden conviction to adopt from the cocker rescue. He is adorable and I don't regret it. But last month I inherited little miss Taco Bell when my dad passed away. Talk about spoiled and needy.

My kids grew up and left. I could be spontaneous again. Then the dogs arrived one by one. So much for that! :-)

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

I see your dog took over the furniture also. Mine lets me borrow it if she can sit on my lap. No lap, she stretches next to me and pushes at me with her feet to "kick me off"

Stinkin' dogs! :o)

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

Nest time I smack myself in the face with a wall, I'll think of you... LOL

[Thrownatbirth]

Our daddy eats like this:

[SunkenCiv]

Guess I'd better get a dog, and fast.

[Moonmad27]

Love the pix of those puppies! This whole thread makes me vow to take at least one of my 3 dogs out for a walk frequently.

[Thrownatbirth]

This whole thread makes me vow to take at least one of my 3 dogs out for a walk frequently.

Mine don't give me an option. I should buy roller skates and just let them pull me around the neighborhood.