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If you’re wondering how to meet a special someone AND you love walking your dog, you should be pleased by the news that your dog could actually play a part in snagging you a date.

In a recent British study, about one in four people said that they “found love” while walking their dog. Even if you’re already in a relationship, walking your dog can still be a social boost, as one in three people said that they met new friends through their dog walks.

To start, I am obsessed with puppies. I do a Google image search for puppies about four times a day. I mean, sometimes I vary it… like, “puppies in snow.”

So while I would totally stop to play with a cute dog on a walk, I’m afraid I would just focus all my attention on the puppy and not really care about who was holding the leash. But I guess the fact that I even stopped at all opens me up to a social opportunity that I wouldn’t have had if I just kept walking by someone. Okay, I am seeing how this could definitely work.

Unfortunately, I can’t say I have any personal meet-cute stories while walking my dog. I had a dog for most of high school, and even though I was the super responsible sibling when it came to walking her, it did not do me any dating favors. Curiously, as soon as I left for college, I got a boyfriend. So I guess there is no other explanation besides my dog was trying to sabotage my dating life.

Since then, my family got another dog, but I honestly don’t feel like this one would be that great of a wing woman either. She is always doing gross stuff, like rolling in mud or eating weird things in the woods. I don’t know if that’s really the behavior that gets a cute guy to stop and say “hi” as I am walking her. My dog is also super spoiled by my mom, so I am pretty sure she views me as her frenemy, so I just feel like she would make sure I didn’t meet anyone while we went on our walks (but seriously, my dog is the cutest and I love her).

While I may have never experienced the dating perks of walking a dog, I definitely can attest to the friend findings. My mom has made a lot of friends over walks with my dog. For me, I used to walk my dog with my neighborhood friends even after I switched schools, so our dogs served as our link to keep in touch.

Obviously, having a dog is a big responsibility so you should not get one just for trying out a match-making experiment. But if you’ve maybe been slacking on pitching in on the family’s dog walking schedule, this news might be a reason to pick that leash back up and get outside.

Do you have a dog? Have you ever gone on a date with someone you met walking your dog? Have you ever made friends because of your dog? Tell us in the comments!

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