Pet dogs

Dogs are not only great pets but according to facts, kids that grow up with dogs will be healthier and happier. According to, 5 Advantages for Kids Who Grow Up With Dogs. “Recent studies in pediatric health have concluded that children who lived with pets (but especially dogs) during their first year of life actually had a better immune system than those who did not.”

What do they do?

Pets have become very attached to humans and our behaviors and emotions, especially dogs and cats. Dogs and cats can reduce stress, anxiety, and depression, relieve loneliness, encourage exercise and playfulness, and even can even improve your cardiovascular health.

What do dogs help us with?

Dogs can help teach kids how to be responsible. Between the feeding, picking up after it, walking, and bathing it.

 Another thing that dogs help with is immune systems. Studies from studies in pediatric health show that children who lived with pets (especially dogs) during their first year of life actually had a better immune system than those who did not grow up with a dog. It believes that exposure to dogs may have boosted the child’s maturation of their immune system in their infancy. For example, if they get sick they’d need a shorter amount of antibiotics. 

Thirdly, is autism. From the website 5 Advantages for Kids Who Grow Up With Dogs, it says Did you know that 1 in 45 children in the United States has been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)? That is nearly 2% of the entire population of children ages 2-17 years of age. Non-profits, such as autism companions have found that therapy dogs have an amazing impact on the quality of life and development of children with ASD.” some benefits are, that dogs provide security, they also actually decrease the chances of kids having meltdowns, dogs can also decrease aggression in a child, and lastly, dogs can increase the ability to face a fearful situation. 

And now the most important. Emotional health. First mindfulness, when dogs are laying down in the sunshine that is shining through the window it shows that they are focusing on the present moment. And when you are on a walk with your dog, your not just walking your walking in silence doing almost nothing, but having nothing to do but walk makes it possible to recover the pure impact of being present, to think about the simple joy of existing.

Next, from the website How Dogs Drive Emotional Well-being “When my father was dying of cancer, it was my dog, Ginger, who brought me the most comfort. Every morning before visiting my father at the hospital, she and I walked to our secret place — a hidden, rocky perch in a nearby park from where we could look out over the water — and just sat. I stared in thought, sometimes crying, other times frustrated, and Ginger got close enough to my body so I knew she was there to support me. She waited for my cues, watching my every move.” the comfort that dogs bring to people’s lives is incredible. Lastly is dogs help with loneliness and depression. Even though social media is popular right now and we can be really connected to it, things can happen on it that will make us feel lonely and depressive but research shows that the benefits of owning a dog has a sense of companionship and dogs can have social support that can lead to less loneliness. According to Gary Christenson, a medical officer at Boynton Health Service at the University of Minnesota, it comes down to a pet’s loyalty and devotion: “There is a bond and companionship that makes a big difference in mental health.”  

 

So in conclusion, dogs can really help you and it would be a good idea to get one.