DogCentric, Inc.

02/05/2023

My kind of weather!

12/14/2022

Putting on my sweetest face for a treat!

08/21/2021

Happy Saturday

07/18/2021

What’s your favorite dog’s word? 😆

06/18/2021

Do you know someone who is looking to earn money, get fit and make new friends unconditionally?

As we ramp up for the fall, DogCentric is looking for walkers who live in or near our service area (Upper NW, Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Rockville, Potomac, and Silver Spring).

Perfect for retirees, stay at home moms/dads, college students etc.

• Reliable transportation required.
• Must be available 11:00 am to 3:30 pm,
preferably five days a week.
• Able to physically handle 5-6 walks a day

If you know someone who may be interested, please forward this email to them, or let us know.

If you are on a community listserve, would you please post this email on it?

DogCentric.com
[email protected]
301-275-8752

Thank you,

Rob Albert
Owner

DogCentric Dog Walking Services offers mid-day dog walking services in Potomac, Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Garrett Park, Kensington, Silver Spring and parts of Northwest DC

04/16/2021

https://www.washingtonian.com/2021/04/16/your-dog-might-eat-a-lot-of-the-cicadas-what-happens-next/?fbclid=IwAR24KS0AjiOa4Gr5clbb_CR0L2sSXUdG4yHVkZjyeAlp2pU7c_MQN2irlEY

The bugs are not toxic, but can cause stomach problems.

01/15/2021

😆😆😆

01/02/2021

12/21/2020

Let’s celebrate all breeds!

12/16/2020

https://be.chewy.com/holiday-traditions-your-dog-can-join-in-on/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social+ads&utm_campaign=23845774874730043&utm_content=23846069027270043&utm_term=All&fbclid=IwAR3N9zVRjpqTgYnwOtbdOVLyHoDFWZR9eFwIQ4A1MMDua2JYTF7A5r_VTrE

We’ve got five merrymaking, wallet-friendly, wag-worthy ways to make Christmas for you and your pets extra special this year.

12/09/2020

https://www.outsideonline.com/1859826/20-worlds-rarest-dog-breeds

We bet you've never heard of some of these dog breeds

12/02/2020

Happy December, let’s make the best of the rest of 2020!

11/25/2020

Have a happy thanksgiving and a reminder to all you dog lovers out there what to share or not to with your pooches, keep them happy and safe 🦃

11/16/2020

Good morning Monday!

11/22/2019

What not to feed your dog on Thanksgiving

08/26/2019

Congratulation Don Hoage for over a decade of great service with DogCentric.

08/26/2019

Your heart's best friend: Dog ownership associated with better cardiovascular health

Mayo Clinic

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Owning a pet may help maintain a healthy heart, especially if that pet is a dog, according to the first analysis of data from the Kardiozive Brno 2030 study. The study examines the association of pet ownership -- specifically dog ownership -- with cardiovascular disease risk factors and cardiovascular health. The results are published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes.

The study first established baseline health and socio-economic information on more than 2,000 subjects in the city of Brno, Czech Republic, from January 2013 through Dec. 2014. Follow-up evaluations are scheduled for five-year intervals until 2030.

In the 2019 evaluation, the study looked at 1,769 subjects with no history of heart disease and scored them based on Life's Simple 7 ideal health behaviors and factors, as outlined by the American Heart Association: body mass index, diet, physical activity, smoking status, blood pressure, blood glucose and total cholesterol.

The study compared the cardiovascular health scores of pet owners overall to those who did not own pets. Then it compared dog owners to other pet owners and those who did not own pets.

"In general, people who owned any pet were more likely to report more physical activity, better diet and blood sugar at ideal level," says Andrea Maugeri, Ph.D., a researcher with the International Clinical Research Center at St. Anne's University Hospital in Brno and the University of Catania in Catania, Italy. "The greatest benefits from having a pet were for those who owned a dog, independent of their age, s*x and education level."

The study demonstrates an association between dog ownership and heart health, which is in line with the American Heart Association's scientific statement on the benefits of owning a dog in terms of physical activity, engagement and reduction of cardiovascular disease risk.

Dr. Maugeri says that the study findings support the idea that people could adopt, rescue or purchase a pet as a potential strategy to improve their cardiovascular health as long as pet ownership led them to a more physically active lifestyle.

Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, M.D., chair of the Division of Preventive Cardiology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, says that having a dog may prompt owners to go out, move around and play with their dog regularly. Owning a dog also has been linked to better mental health in other studies and less perception of social isolation -- both risk factors for heart attacks. Dr. Lopez-Jimenez is a senior investigator of this study.

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The study was performed in collaboration with Mayo Clinic, the International Clinic Research Center at St. Anne's University Hospital, and the University of Catania. This research was supported by the National Program of Sustainability and the European Regional Development Fund.

Additional authors on this paper are Jose Medina Inojosa, M.D., Mayo Clinic and the International Clinic Research Center; Martina Barchitta, Ph.D., University of Catania; Antonella Agodi, Ph.D., University of Catania; and Manlio Vinciguerra, Ph.D., St. Anne's University Hospital.

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