Get yourself a pooch. It'll keep you alive longer. 犬が一緒にいれば人も長生き出来る。

This is Mooloo. He is my dog, named after the mighty Mooloo rugby team from the Waikato.

Here he is getting back to his rugby roots.

Mooloo will help me live longer, or so the Swedish scientists tell me. The heart in particular enjoys having a four-legged friend around. 

It goes like this. People living alone have an increased risk of heart disease.

With a dog, the risk of death goes down by 33%, and heart disease in particular by 11%