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5 Things That Happen to People Who Own a Dog
19.05.2023 00:30
Dogs are one of the most emotional creatures that shower people with love and affection in complete unwavering devotion.
This unconditional love has a profound and positive impact on a person's health.
Helps reduce the risk of allergies in childhood
Research shows that the earlier a person is exposed to dander allergies associated with cats and dogs, the less likely they are to develop them. This starts in childhood.
If there are children in the house, having a dog will reduce the risk of them developing serious symptoms.
Helps with chronic (and moderate) loneliness
A dog gives life a purpose and helps create relationships based on affection and understanding. The pet will be a loyal and constant participant in a person's life, if health allows.
If a person has a dog to play with after a hard day at work, he is less likely to feel isolated.
This can greatly help people with depression, the withdrawn, and the elderly who cannot move around as much as they used to.
Reduce anxiety
Dogs can sense when emotions are high and comfort humans accordingly. Some dogs are naturally more prone to this than others.
Dogs can sense significant changes in their owner's mood.
If a pet understands that a person is anxious, it can provide a natural calming effect, wanting to support them during this difficult emotional time.
Research has shown that you can reduce levels of the stress hormone cortisol simply by petting a dog. By combating anxiety, it releases the hormone oxytocin in the brain. This is the same chemical that bonds mothers to their babies.
Dogs can make a person feel safe and needed. Nothing relieves anxiety more than knowing that your dearest friend will be there in difficult times.
Reduces the risk of heart-related problems
Heart related problems are one of the most common ones that affect a huge number of people. It can affect both men and women, but is usually more common in men.
The study found that dog owners were 31% less likely to die from heart-related problems than people who didn't own dogs. People with heart-related problems had a 65% lower risk of dying.
Increases physical activity
Dogs need quite a bit of exercise each day, just like people. Some energetic breeds need more than two hours of exercise, while less active dogs may only need 45 minutes a day.
It really just depends on the dog's personality and activity level.
Even if the dog is not very active, a person will still have to take it outside every day to go to the toilet or for a walk in the park.
This helps the human body to start releasing endorphins. It is useful for both to breathe fresh air.
