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Do Purebreds (But Not Mutts) Reduce Dog Owner Death Rates?

By Harold Herzog

Category Soft Literature
Abstract

A major Swedish study of dog ownership and human mortality rates found that owners of a purebred, but not a mixed-breed dog, had lower mortality rates than non-owners.

Submitter

Marcy Wilhelm-South

Purdue University

Date 2019
Publication Title Psychology Today
Pages 6
Series Title Animals and Us
URL https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/animals-and-us/201910/do-purebreds-not-mutts-reduce-dog-owner-death-rates
Language English
Total no. of pages 6
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Tags
  1. Animal roles
  2. Dog Breeds
  3. Dogs
  4. Health
  5. Mammals
  6. mortality
  7. open access
  8. Pet ownership
  9. Pets and companion animals
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  1. open access