DOG MAKES LIFE BEAUTIFUL!!!

Stroking a dog and living a stress-free life….

Many people are unaware of the followings:

• Walking your dog encourages you to be more active than others who do not have to walk their dog.
• Dogs can detect CANCER in humans. Marine, a black lab, may be able to save your life.By sniffing the person's breath, the properly trained eight year canine can detect colorectal cancer 91 percent of the time. And if she smells a person's faeces, she can tell if they have colon cancer with 97 percent accuracy. A dog's sense of smell is considered to be upto a million times better than a human's.
• By seeing dog's face one can feel happier. After engaging with their dogs,one's level of oxitocin (the neurohormone that evokes emotion of happiness) increased dramatically.
• According to 2009 study by Miho Nagasawa of Azabu University in Japan. And the only engagement they need was staring into the eyes of their dog's eyes for longer received a higher amount of oxytocin.
• Dogs have been shown assist the troops suffering from post traumatic stress disorder in their recuperation. A former army specialist who fought in Bhagdad, discovered that working with the dogs in a programme  called “paws for purple hearts” helped him get his life back to normal after he went to war. He was so disturbed when he returned that couldn't express any compassion and struggled even to hug his children. He began to feel ease with his family after spending six weeks with the golden retriever.
• Children who were allergic to dogs but lived with atleast one of them during their first year of life had a lower risk of acquiring the chronic skin ailment eczema by the age of four.
• The elderly are prone to loneliness. People 60 and older who own a dog(or cat) are four times less likely to be identified as clinically depressed, according to studies.

The link between the owner and pet is unlike any other- they are our constant companions, constantly there for us no matter what  life throws at us. They bring us joy and laughter, and they even listen to us if they understand exactly what we are saying.

A dog is a man's best friend, as the saying goes and its easy to understand why. Everyday they greet us to door, love us unconditionally, and even assist people in living longer and better lives.