CTReaderEast.com Local News, Read all about it!: A Dog Is A Man's (Or Woman's) Best Workout Partner A Dog Is A Man's (Or Woman's) Best Workout Partner ================================================================================ Pets on 19 June, 2009 04:00:00 Unlike first kids Malia and Sasha, my brother and I never convinced our parents to let us adopt a dog. "I'm allergic," lied my dad, while my mom came up with a more creative excuse: "We don't believe in species subjugation." Actually, they didn't believe in picking up poop. Which, in hindsight, is understandable.