A dog is for life – and a longer one, too

I was very interested in your article ‘Healthy, older and wise’ (WDDTY vol 15 no 9). But why was there no mention of the proved benefits of dog ownership?

Of all the non-medical ‘treatments’ for old people, living with a companion animal seems one of the best. The Society for Companion Animal Studies has much evidence of this. – Rosemary Johnston, York