| Pets aren't in fact just about fun, games, and | | | | them a stronger immune system. |
| great to cuddle with. Pets are really great with | | | | You're Bound To Stay Fit: |
| helping you stay healthy, and even lower your | | | | Having a pet such as a dog gives you no |
| blood pressure. Also, people with pets are | | | | excuses, which means you are pretty much |
| diagnosed to have less heart attacks and strokes. | | | | forced to go out and walk your dog on a daily |
| Helping With Your Heart: | | | | stroll. Dog owners usually are in better shape than |
| It's as simple as this: Petting a dog or cat can | | | | people without a pet to walk. You could lose well |
| easily lower your blood pressure. Although | | | | over 30 pounds if you walk your dog in rain or |
| stroking a snake is also another study that was | | | | shine: even 100 degrees to 35. |
| analyzed with people who own snakes. Petting a | | | | Keeping You Safe: |
| dog or cat helps your stay I the present, and not | | | | Dogs can easily calm down the biggest |
| dwelling on the future or past, which can cause | | | | scaredy-cat. People are worried a lot less about |
| nervous breakdowns. There was also a study | | | | getting attacked when they walk together with a |
| found that when you cuddle with your furry pets, | | | | canine. Even if your canine isn't big, it doesn't have |
| it can give you a chemical boost by releasing | | | | to be, to perform better. Even a small dog can |
| some kind of feel-good brain chemicals. Pet | | | | tell you if something isn't right, with your pooch's |
| owners usually also have lower levels of | | | | amazing sense of smell and hearing. |
| triglyceride and cholesterol. | | | | You're Not Alone: |
| Pets Enhancing Immunity: | | | | If you are one of those people who talk to your |
| Petting a dog can also raise your levels of | | | | dog or cat and tell them your problems...well, you |
| immunoglobulin A, which is an antibody that is | | | | aren't crazy. It turns out that fifty percent of |
| found to fight off the common cold. | | | | adults and seventy percent of children confine in |
| Helping Kids Become Greater People: | | | | their pet. Having a pet also helps children deal |
| Boys and girls that live with pets usually grow up | | | | better with the death of a parent, or a family |
| to be much more social and outgoing. Allowing | | | | member. You and your dog can get drawn into a |
| boys and girls to take care of the dog and walk | | | | tight relationship which gives you the feelings that |
| it, and also feed and groom, lets them take on | | | | you go into hardships together, and have fun |
| the responsibilities from a young age. | | | | together-so really...you aren't alone. |
| Breathe Easy: | | | | Meeting New Friends: |
| Pets usually cause people to sneeze, but if your | | | | Since pets don't have the same way of socializing, |
| children or any other people who are growing up | | | | dogs in particular can drag you into social |
| with pets, are prone to have fewer allergies such | | | | encounters. What this simply means is getting to |
| as asthmas later on in life. The reasoning behind | | | | know a neighbor even closer and better. You can |
| this case is: when someone is exposed to dirt, | | | | also meet new friends at dog parks or out in the |
| pollen and pet dander early on in life can give | | | | street. It can really be life-changing. |