Pets can exert numerous positive influences on your life; not least, owning a pet can be an important first step towards a healthier existence. Especially if you’re considering owning a dog, your pet can open up a much more positive and healthy kind of life.
All pets have the potential to help you get more exercise. Even looking after a kitten can be a mild form of exercise. If you own a dog then one of pre-requisites for care is to take it for a walk from time to time; obviously you’ll be getting a healthy walk too.
Pets provide companionship and as such they can be an antidote to loneliness. Isolation is a common problem and can lead to more serious problems like depression and anxiety. Dogs and cats make great friends and so can reduce the symptoms of various mental health problems.
On a similar note, when you own a pet this means you have something in common with many millions of other people. Common ground can lead to new friendships and so owning a dog or a cat can be a tremendous way to meet new people and make new friends.
There has been a lot of research into the profound and subtle ways that caring for a pet can be good for our health. For example, did you know that a cat’s purr is thought to have healing properties?
