It did for me. You have to be truly heartless to see a dog being sad about not going outside. So you take it for a walk, then another and another. Soon enough you're researching hiking trails in your region and getting healthier.

Dogs are the best.

God yeah. So much healthier and happier in my forties than my thirties, and it's all down to my executive assistant.

yes and then dog dies so you go back into a depression :(