This means dogs can help us start new relationships, but also feel happy and fulfilled in our existing relationships. But this feeling goes beyond feeling like our pets love us. Owning a pet can help us adapt to stressful situations and recover from stress quickly. Workers in stressful jobs who adopted a pet had significantly lower blood pressure than workers who did not adopt a pet.
People also recovered from stress better if they were with their pets than if they were with a spouse, co-worker or friend. Interestingly, it does not matter what type of pet you have: owning any type of pet helps with your mental health and wellbeing. Although there are many benefits to owning a pet, they also require commitment, time, and money to look after them.
The bit about the allergies was really interesting and I feel that you explained the science really well. This post makes me appreciate my dogs all that much more! If so, you are doing society a great but kind of creepy service! I like to think I help out children with their pet hair allergy, as I always seem to walk around with 2 cats worth of hair all over me!
One problem with studies like these is that it is very difficult to know which came first the health benefit or owning a pet. In regards to different personalities, it seems likely that there would be a difference. If we consider the history of cats and dogs and their interactions with people, there is quite a difference. In contrast, cats are more aloof, so perhaps people who adopt cats are more independent.
Hi Debbie, thank you for confirming my beliefs that dogs are better than cats. Like more extraverted people choose dogs? Basically I want to know if dog people are better than cat people too! Why Dogs are Better than Cats: A heath perspective Ask anyone who owns a pet, and they will tell you: pets are not just animals, but are part of the family. For you. World globe An icon of the world globe, indicating different international options.
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Cats are much more independent animals, while dogs require a bit more day-to-day attention. The study also dives into psychological differences among dog owners , cat owners, and people with no pets, but found no significant differences among the groups. The study is published in the Royal Society Open Science.
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