Prairie Fare: Pets can promote physical activity and wellbeing
Prairie Fare: Pets can promote physical activity and wellbeing
Walking a pet can reduce blood pressure, blood cholesterol levels, and weight. (Pixabay photo)
Our dog Louis looked at the sidewalk that had a 10-foot puddle. He stopped and glanced at me. We both would need to be Olympic athletes to leap over this body of water on our evening walk. I did not need to coax him to cross the street away from the icy water. He didn’t want to freeze his paws, and I didn’t want to fill my shoes with water.
We followed a zigzag walking pattern as we encountered sid…
