Top 10 Reasons why Dogs make the best Pets

 

Taking in an animal and letting it become a part of your family is a huge deal. 

You have to take care of them in every way, including making sure they are healthy and are fed well. 

In return, what you end up getting is something precious — loyalty and love.

An animal's love is said to be unconditional, and having a pet, especially a dog, means you will have companionship and love for how many years you spend together.

Here are some of the reasons why dogs make awesome pets: 

1) They will make you feel safe. If you live alone or have moved to a new place, you may experience some concern about safety. Dogs are there to protect you. Once you make them a part of your family, they will do whatever it takes to protect you. 

And that means they will bark at those who they think might threaten you or your home.

2) They will help you stay healthy. Exercising may have several benefits, but it isn't something everyone is motivated to do. Once you have a dog, you have literally no choice. They need to go for walks pretty much every day and will remind you of it until you get up from your couch and go out.

3) They make perfect friends. Dogs are simply not fussy. They love to go out and wouldn't bother about where you want to go. 

Often, it becomes tricky to find friends to go to a place you have always wanted to go to. Your friends may want to go to a mall but you just found a new park or beach you wanted to visit. 

Well, here's when your dog comes to your rescue by accompanying you to where you want to go.

4) Dogs provide a welcome distraction. Having a dog means that whenever you feel anxious or sad, your pet will come to sit next to you and cuddle. 

5) Dogs make good companions. If you're watching a movie or TV show, sometimes you just want someone to watch it with you. But people have different tastes, and you will find it hard for anyone to share your same tastes.

Your dog doesn't care about what is on TV. It just wants to hang out with you.

6) Dogs love to welcome you home. Imagine having a bad day at work, having a fight with a loved one, and feeling lonely because of it. Your pet dog will instantly make you feel better by welcoming you home with excited barks. 

No matter what anyone thinks about you or says, your dog will love you unconditionally and will always be happy to see you.

7) Dogs will help you socialize. It can be hard to make friends, and if you are in an introvert, you may just be happy with your company. But making connections with the people around you is important. 

Dogs can help you with that. Whether people have their own dogs or not, people usually enjoy seeing dogs walking by, and the kids may even approach your dog to pet or play with them. 

In this way, your dog has helped you meet new people and strike up a conversation.

8) Dogs can help you unwind. Most dogs love to play games, especially catch. Spending time and playing with your dog can help enhance your mood.

9) Dogs help you learn new things. At some point, you may want to teach your dog some tricks like rolling over or staying close to you, sit, or wait. 

Before you teach them, you will have to learn how to teach them first. Teaching dogs will also help you learn to be patient, as it often takes time to teach them.

10) Dogs can make you happy. Scientifically, petting dogs releases a chemical called oxytocin that generates warm, fuzzy feelings inside you. This, in turn, makes you happy. A cuddle from a dog can seem like the best thing in the world.