Life partner

Having a pet is comforting and improves the mood. They relieve loneliness, reduce stress and depression and even increase self-esteem. There are numerous Benefits of to have a dog at home.

 

A study published in the magazine Current Biology explains that these benefits are explained because the dogs understand the emotions human Your brain reaction to to the sounds and tone of voice , in the same way as people. "

 

Life partner

Have a dog at home not only improves the quality of lifetime , also influences the longevity; the positive effects accumulate over time. Meet some advantage to have this company at home.

1. Reduce depression. These pets help you relieve the symptoms of depression mild to moderate, especially if you live alone. He is a companion with whom you can talk. If you go out for a walk with him, you have the opportunity to to interact other people that approach your dog , says the article in the magazine Psychology Today .

2. It causes happiness. This is because your dog receives you happy with ears, head and tail raised, jumping causes joy , especially after a long day and maybe Stressful . In addition, the contact and love what it shows you helps you stay positive . Even just by looking at it, your body generates oxytocin , chemical substance that causes you great happiness they affirm Miho Nagasawa Y Takefumi Kikusui, researchers from the University of Azuba in Japan.

3. Mental balance Researchers from the universities of Miami and Saint Louis , United States, confirm that these pets are a kind of "social support" that balance your thoughts . They produce mental well-being by the addiction what does your closeness and allow you to better adapt to different environments. The sense of responsibility they create in you contributes to maintaining mental maturity.

4. Decrease anxiety. When living with a dog the levels of anxiety due to the increase in empathy that provokes you towards others and your surroundings, points out the psychologist Natalia Pérez Alonso and member of the Diagram Foundation .

5. Change your life. The presence of a dog at home not only changes the life of a child who suffers some disability motor, deafness or autism, also that of your entire family. When they receive training special and one feeding premium they manage to become a "guide" to assistance to help these little ones .

Proof of this is the initiative of Eukanuba Y Assistance Dogs Mexico (PAM), who in the series Changing lives, Croquettes to Croquette , present the story Summing up to help, narrated by the actress Zuria Vega , in which Nuba , an assistance dog, changes the life of Carlitos and his family. Learn more in this video:

For these and more Benefits , the dogs They are considered "man's best friend". They are loyal, affectionate, listen to you and a nice company. And what do you emotions tea produces your pet?