Table 1.

Description of studies.

First Author, Year	Number	Age Years	Evaluation	Main Findings
Martin, Wood et al., 2015 [63]	657	14.0 (1.3)	Questionnaire	The median of 60 min of dog walking in the past 7 days
Westgarth, Ness et al., 2017 [64]	1547	15–16	ActiGraph accelerometer	Dog walking increases during adolescence. Walk 2–6 times/week (39–46%) or never (27–37%). 7–8% reported to walk every day
Sirard, Patnode et al., 2011 [65]	618	14.6 (1.8)	ActiGraph accelerometer	Mean daily minutes Moderate-Vigorous Physical Activity was significantly greater
Engelberg, Carlson et al., 2016 [66]	925	12–17	Survey data andaccelerometer	4–5 min or more of Moderate-Vigorous Physical Activity