Benefits of having a pet.

Is it good to have a pet?...

There was a survey study conducted by an elderly person at the University of Michigan in the United States showed that more than 90%of the elderly group feeding their pets could touch the happiness in their lives. Because, more than being with the cuteness, it's good for their health both body and mind as well. This caused many people to develop their behavior in a better way.

Psychological good results

Reduce stress and depression.

When the feeder back to his/her house and found the lovely pets waiting for their owner. With extremely welcome and glad that the owner came back, this is causing the feeder to be completely exhausted. Because our brains secrete Oxytocin to make you feel happy and reduce the hormone Cortisol that causes stress.  And if the feeder has enough time to play, hug and wrestle with him, the touching will disappear all suffering and stressful matters attached from the outside. And the latent depression would be disappeared with a more cheerful heart. Especially, in the children will be relaxed obviously, just patting on their pets will help their hearts to slow down and be relaxed. Therefore, touching, hugging, and petting will help the feeder to be calm down, reduced stress, and also good for the physical health

Relieve the loneliness

Sometimes, when we have to stay at home alone and the lover or family members going outside. Especially, if the parents are not home in the case of children. If there is a pet at this time then they will not feel like being alone anymore, not abandoned, and not lonely. Because at least there are beloved pets that being with them. Or when our children have no friends playing football together. If there is a dog, it will be a fun play for them. Sometimes a girl, who lives alone, would like to play dressing-up with her friends. Unfortunately, it's the time she's being alone. She could take her cat to dress up, looking for clothes and accessories to play with her cat, instead. Just this could create happiness for her easily. It is having a friend who does not leave each other alone and ready to be together all the time.

Physical health

Reduce the cholesterol

Taking pets such as dogs for a walk or to play together on the field.  Aside from being fun is doing exercise which can help to reduce our cholesterol as well. A study by the University of Missouri has revealed that people who walk with their dogs can walk more than 300 minutes per week. While normal people can walk 168 minutes per week.

Lowering blood pressure

Having a cute pet waiting to play around with the owner, will cause the feeder to lose the stress and has Lower blood pressure.  

Reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease

Due to reduced stress, Cholesterol, and dropped Blood pressure resulting in a risk of cardiovascular disease be reduced accordingly.

Prevents allergy in children

For children under 6 months being close to pets, normally, will have good immunity or reduce the chance of allergies, hay fever, and dermatitis when growing up. Especially, children who grow up in environments with have a lot of animals, such as a farm, will be immune to asthma as well.

Behavioral

Most pet feeders usually have nice and cheerful personalities more than other people who do not have any pets.  The appearance can be clearly seen in children. For them to have activities with their beloved pets instead of being at home on the phone screen or TV, will help them to have a better personality and expression, not separating and being more cheerful. They could spend their spare time on more useful and better relationships with families as well.

Realized responsibility

Taking care of a loved pet as a family member. To give him love and care on the bonding together.  To appreciate the value of a pet would make the relationship developed to be a mutual responsibility. And it's something that parents would like their children to have more and more. Allowing children to feed a pet, they will participate in the care, treatment, and activities in various fields about their pets which is a practice of responsibility.

Self-discipline

Feeding a pet in the house, one important thing is the created clear rules of the house, such as to return home earlier or return on time in order to feed, play and take care of the pet.  Because it's happiness to be together.  Training and practice the pet to be not too aggressive, waiting orderly, excretion in a way, cleaning him hygienically, e.g. These things could help the children begin to practice the discipline as well.

Learn to be the Giver and having Compassion for others

Feeding a pet, the feeder will reach the touch of being the giver and compassionate, giving without the expectation on the return.  It helps to support the tenderness and more sacrifice.  When the pet feels hurt, sad, lonely, or happy, the feeder could also be in the same feelings as the pet.  When he bit the damaged things up, the feeder would learn about the forgiveness and patience to be together.  The cute pet will show the owner compassion and asking for kindness in its way.  Until the feeder could not be angry just a bit, besides, giving him love and sympathy endlessly.  Regardless of what the pet's offense is.

Support to the children development 

According to Robert Porsky's research, a psychologist at Kansas State University in the United States, confirmed that when the children saw their dogs running at the door and they know that the dogs want to go out then the children opened the door for them.  That's what the dog gave its children about learning and ideas.  In addition to let the children feed some pets, pour the food into the bowl, take their pets to walk together without adults or their parents.  It is to teach children to be responsible, develop practice, learning creation, and better personality.

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