Social interaction is good for human health, and a new study suggests it might be good for your dog, too.
"Where we live and who we interact with has a really strong effect on our health and well-being," said Noah Snyder-Mackler, who is lead author of the study and an associate professor at Arizona State University's school of life sciences and its center for evolution and medicine. "This link between our social environments and our health extends to many social animals. Animals with stronger social relationships live longer, healthier lives."