Benefits of keeping dogs

Today, pets are one of many factors that can make our lives more colorful. Various studies confirmed the existence of psychological and health benefits are felt by the owners of the pets. In a society in industrialized countries, prosperity increases, declining birth rates and loose family ties make pets play an important role more psychology.

A dog is a pet that most preferred and commonly referred to as man's best friend, because of his friendly and loyal to his master. With a dog can provide several important benefits for you.

Friendship

For dog owners, the most important thing of owning a dog is a friendship can be established. Friendship may mean having a dog for a friend to play or perhaps as a friend working for a particular task. The dog is a partner and a trusted friend.

Many of Us, get a dog to relieve loneliness. Often we talk to the dog, pour out our hearts to it, laugh and cry with him. This is expected behavior that is practiced by the dog owners.

Comfort

Subtle facets of friendship with pets is physical closeness pets with their owners. A sense of comfort comes from direct physical contact such as stroking, kissing and hugging our pet dog or just of affection shown towards you.

Relaxation

Your dog will help you to be more relaxed. Heart rate and blood pressure were strained someone who will go down when he saw his animals. Getting a dog can be used as medicine stress for people who are experiencing stress.

Physical security and protection

Due to increasing crime, many are choosing to maintain a guard dog to protect themselves and their personal belongings from crime. In these cases usually tend to choose sires that big and potentially more aggressive, such as Dobermen, German Shepherd or Rottweiler.

But not only the size of a larger body, and more aggressive to make us feel safe. Generally, a sense of security lies in the awareness and our knowledge that the dog will more quickly recognize and react to strangers or intruders before we can be aware of their presence. So dogs with smaller sizes can also provide security for you, although not specifically trained.

Emotional security

Besides the physical protection, the dog can also provide psychological gives us. Dogs can provide emotional security to confront and overcome the fears we have, like the time in the dark or when left alone at home.

Help foster new friendships

Much of the evidence that shows people who keep dogs, more social interaction. So to have a dog, you will be skilled foster new friendships. Bring your dog a walk around your home, there would be a neighbor or a person who was totally unknown will take you talk about your dog.

Achieve the ideals and appreciate themselves

All people need a sense of pride and respect ourselves. Many of us achieve this by achieving success in family relationships, work, sports or other activities. There is also accomplish this with a sense of pride to have a dog that is the object of prestige. Might have a dog that is a rare breed and win the race and become a champion dog. For some ushered our responsibility to care for another living thing can evoke a sense of self-esteem.

Aesthetic satisfaction

Not only to have a dog that won the race course to make hearts and our feelings be happy, but with characteristics and its cute appearance you will feel happy when seeing your dog

Filling activity in leisure time

Dogs love to play and it will stimulate us to play with him. This situation helps us to relax, develop the spirit of living a more active, eliminating the stress of tasks and drudgery. By feeding, smoothing feathers and bring your dog a walk can be your activity in leisure time.

Benefits for children

Many ushered us think that by taking care of a pet dog will help our children to be responsible. A child who learns caring for pets are more likely to be taking care of fellow human beings.

There is also an educational value. A child can also learn about the process of growing in dogs, such as sexual and reproductive maturity, and how to overcome a health problem or disease. They will have a better preparation for his own experience in life.

Pet dog life span of approximately 10-15 years, and may correspond to the period of our children grow up. Living with a pet dog to help teach them about to grow up, learn, old age, sickness and death. By keeping dogs throughout their lifetime can teach them some skills "to be parents' good.

The presence of a dog in your home can help your children cope with anxiety, aggression control, develop self-awareness, and face the problems of life.

Research shows that children often telling secrets and things that happened to her dog, as they do to the brothers or their parents. The presence of a dog can be a substitute for parents or siblings when they were not there. Children who speak familiarly with his grandparents and their pets can learn to develop social skills and empathy to others.

Emotional support

If you have lost loved ones or are feeling very sad and depressed, the presence of your dog can provide much needed emotional support.

Responsible attitude in keeping the house

The family who own pets are generally more aware of hygiene compared with families who do not have pets

Benefits for the elderly

Dogs can provide special benefits for the elderly. By feeding the dogs will stimulate them to come eat with dogs. The dog became a good friend and faithful to accompany the elderly.

Values ​​treatment

Your dog can provide many other benefits, such as:

• To outlive
• Have lower blood pressure    If you have heart disease, tend to be smaller a heart attack
• Have a better motivation and more purposeful
• Become more altruistic than their own interests
• Reduce stress and recover more quickly from tension
• Emotionally stronger and less depression
• Less aggressive
• More tolerant of other people's mistakes

Relationship between humans and dogs that failed

Not all relationships the owner and the pet dog is going well. If you have a dog first experience was not unpleasant, should not be traumatic for a dog. Many things that make dogs and humans relationships to fail. A dog may be a problem because:

1.  You choose the dog, and did not fit in with the environment, your family and your lifestyle
2. Dogs are not trained adequately because of ignorance or inaction on your part.
3. There is a problem inherited the genetic makeup of the dog.