Want To Look Better? Get A Dog.

Great news! If you want to better looking no need to diet or go to the gym just get a dog.  Better than your looks new research suggests you also look more lovable.

In a recent study done across the pond they found that 52 per cent of Brits believe people with dogs are friendlier than the average person they meet while out walking, and that 46 per cent find that walking a dog is one of the easiest ways to make friends.

The survey by insurer Direct Line showed that 29 per cent of dog owners have met lifelong friends while walking their pet.

According to their findings, 28 per cent of people that have found love on a dog walk met in a park or countryside, with a walk through the local town or city the second most likely meeting point - 10 per cent - closely followed by a walk on a dog friendly beach - eight per cent.

Of course there is a down side for those seeking romance because if they don’t like the dog type you choose you are out the door too. In example the study found that many women are not attracted to men with tiny ‘handbag’ dogs and many men aren’ t attracted to women with big dogs such as Rottweilers.

A third of men admit they would feel put off by a ‘mismatch’ between a dog and its owner, compared to 20 percent of women.

Forty-six per cent of respondents said that walking a dog is one of the easiest ways to make friends, which explains why 29 per cent of dog owners have met lifelong friends whilst dog walking.

The long and the short tale…or tail in this instance, the survey estimate that around 360,000 of Britain’s nine million dog owners have experienced a romantic encounter with another dog walker, based on a further survey of 1,207 readers of K9 magazine, targeted at dog owners, of whom 1 in 5 found love through walking the dog.  Woof!