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Are you interested in knowing how your health and wellness change during the next year?

Are you planning to adopt a dog or cat?

We seek to understand the effects of adopting a pet dog or cat on people's health and wellness over one year.

Participants will wear a Fitbit and complete online surveys every two months.

Participants will be compensated for their time.

Participants who complete the study will keep the Fitbit at the end of the study.

Study takes place online with adoption of a pet dog or cat. Participants MUST NOT have any other cat or dog in the home.

If you are interested in participating, please contact Deb Taber via email at dtaber@umaryland.edu.

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