Dogs bring loads of joy but also perils on a leash, according to Johns Hopkins University research

From 2001 to 2020, the estimated number of adults seen at emergency departments for dog-walking injuries increased significantly, from 7,300 to 32,300 a year, lead researcher Ridge Maxson told The Associated Press. Most patients were women (75%). Adults overall between ages 40 and 64 amounted to 47%.

You can't really afford to relax when you walk a powerfully built dog with the torque of a small tractor. You have to pay attention,

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