Fuzzy fur ball under the tree
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What is it about dogs and cats that make you smile?
There’s been a bit of research on the effects of animals in our lives. In fact pets have such a positive effect that they are used in the therapeutic process, particularly at extended care facilities.
Various pet studies have shown:
- they keep you lighthearted
- encourage social interactions
- decrease feelings of loneliness and isolation
- lower stress and increase calmness
- pet owners have a better sense of well being
- pet owners tend to be healthier and are less prone to minor illnesses
- pets lower blood pressure, triglycerides and cholesterol
- may decrease heart attack mortality by 30%
- and for dog owners especially, increase exercise
From our pet household, we wish you a joyous holiday season and an abundantly healthy 2007.
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