File photo from July 11 2024. There are over 69 million American households that have at least one dog, according to data from 2022.
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From grocery stores to breweries, we are taking our pet dogs to more and more places. But do our furry companions actually enjoy being dragged alongside our own adventures to cafes and bookstores? Tove Danovich is a Portland-based writer and author of “Under the Henfluence.” She wrote a recent opinion piece arguing that maybe we should leave our dogs at home more often. She joins us to share more on her reasoning and the effects taking a dog to public spaces can have not only on our dogs, but the world around them.
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