If you have grown up with pets all your life, you probably can't imagine ever living without them. They become part of our family, and the unique bond we share with our pets dramatically enriches our lives--both our emotional well-being and our physical health. It is a scientific fact that pets can help to reduce stress, relieve loneliness and depression, prevent heart disease, and lower health-care costs.
Dogs are a major factor in initiating conversations with passersby. Pets promote social interaction and increase morale and optimism. They encourage playfulness, exercise, and laughter. Pets satisfy the need for touch and to be touched, and give nonjudgmental warmth and affection.
If you are a very serious, driven person, playing with your dog or cat can be a great source of relaxation and stress relief.
Children also gain a sense of empathy and responsibility helping to care for a pet.
The bond with a pet helps you maintain a sense of purpose in life. My dogs get me out into the world on a daily basis, encourage me to exercise, renew my spirit and energy and give me a whole new way of experiencing nature at its best...
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