5 Best Reasons To Own a Dog

Laiba Shahbaz
3 min readJul 15, 2022

You can find a dog in houses, streets, villages, and cities everywhere in the world. This, easily found, pet animal is the nearest relative of wolfs. Having dogs is highly useful. They have been domesticated for thousands of years. They help people to pull their weight. They are a great source of entertainment as well. In the US, approximately 38% of households have one or more than one dog.

All over the world, a dog is highly used as pet animal. They have high instincts and great power to live with humans as their best friends. They have a strong smell and active mind. Here are the reasons why you should keep a dog as a pet with you.

1- Understanding Human Beings

Dogs understand human beings and note you're every gesture. They behave differently when you praise them, and when you scold them they show different reactions. They can identify you among hundreds of people and forever remember your voice and smell. If you call them by any name, they will react to it.

2- Easy to Take Care

It’s not difficult to take care of your dog. Different dog breeds can require different treatments. Bath them regularly and gently. Remove their unnecessary hairs regularly. Don’t let them go to any sensitive areas which affect them unintentionally such as burners, acids, and sharp-edge things. Visit their doctor regularly to ensure they are healthy.

3- Relieve Stress

Dogs help you to relieve your stress and tension. Many people think that having and taking care of dog removed their all tensions and gave them mental relief. Regular interaction between dog and human, cuddling and petting the dog, and interacting with the dog regularly, increase the happiness hormone and you will feel good. You don’t feel alone. Your pet can feel your stress.

4- A Great Helper

There is special bread of dogs that are trained to help disabled people. If you are unfortunately disabled and have any injuries, dogs will help you in your daily household. Not only for disabled people, but they also help with various other works. Such as they play with your children, searching the things, herding and a lot of other jobs.

5- A Strong Bodyguard

The most important work they do is protection. They protect your home and family from thieves. Because of this ability, they are used in many departments other than home, such as the military, police, search and rescue, and detention centre. They can kill a person who tries to harm you. That’s why they are a great bodyguard.

Final Words

Dogs of different breeds and prices are available in markets. They have a remarkable ability to be your companion in your daily life. They will help you, relieve your tension, strengthen your blood circulation and heart, and protect you from any harm. They lay with you and make life easy for you.

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