Timing and duration of dog walking and dog owner's chronotype in relation to incident depression risk among middle to older-aged female nurses.
Magdalena ŻebrowskaSusanne StrohmaierCarri WestgarthCurtis HuttenhowerHeather A EliassenShahab HaghayeghTianyi HuangFrancine LadenJaime HartBernard RosnerIchiro KawachiJorge E ChavarroOlivia I OkerekeEva Susanna SchernhammerPublished in: PloS one (2024)
Overall, dog ownership was not associated with depression risk though it was increased among evening chronotypes. Walking their dog in the morning might help evening chronotypes to lower their odds of depression, though more data are needed to confirm this finding.