Ep. 463: Houndations - Dogs Just Might Be the Best Medicine

About this episode

Tony discusses the various physical and mental benefits that dogs provide to humans.

This week, Tony explains the many ways in which dogs benefit us both physically and mentally. Connect with  Tony , Cal , and MeatEater Cal on Instagram  and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , Youtube , and Youtube Clips MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Shop Cal's Merch See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Tony, Cal

Topics covered

• dogs
• mental health
• physical health
• benefits of pets
• wilderness education

Keywords

• dogs
• health benefits
• mental health
• physical health
• pets

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Organizations: MeatEater, MeatEater Podcast Network

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