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Homeless people I see (or people that appear to be that way) always seem to have the nicest looking dogs here in Europe.

• Timpy 7y ago
  Do the owners tend to look healthier for their demographic? I bet keeping a high morale probably contributes to better health outcomes as well, and dogs can be good for high morale.
  • collyw 7y ago
    It never really occurred to me to compare them before. Not necessarily from memory.
• Ididntdothis 7y ago
  Probably because people are more inclined to give something to the dog of a homeless person vs the homeless person. I am certainly that way. So you have a dog that’s well fed and spends the whole day running around outside. Pretty good life for a dog.
  • collyw 7y ago
    Maybe, but dogs can also be incredibly loyal. They will stick by you when no one else will.
  • mikelyons 7y ago
    Dogs offer intuition, protection, and companionship where humans will not, for homeless.