Pets are man's companion
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I want to talk about pets, I hope you have fun reading..
PET are part of our everyday lives and part of our families. They provide us with companionship but also with emotional support. They reduce our stress levels, sense of loneliness and us to increase our social activities and add to child's self-esteem and positive emotional development.
In return, as responsible pet owners we need to ensure that our animals are healthy, fit get nutritious food love and affection and proper Housing and care.
Pet help out in many societal ways as well, especially dogs.
Their sense of smell and the fact that they can easily be trained have led to dogs being used to help people in extraordinary diverse range of activities, therapy dogs are taken to nursing home, hospital, care centres for the disabled to engajge with patients to help their quality of life by making them more sociable and encourage interaction activities
Rescue dogs have been trained to take no a number of tasks in searching for survivors after natural disasters. Thy assist firemen and policemen in tracking people and rescue thousands of people across the globe.
Medical alert and detection. Dogs helps in detecting cancer but also have been trained to help people with all forms of diabetes ensuring they get medical attention when necessary.
But pet ownership is not for everyone and it is important to look honestly at its potential disadvantages before a person decides to share his/her home with a pet.
Pets can hinder travel if satisfactory pet-sitting arrangements aren't available.
Some animals require more exercise than their elderly owners can give them. Pets that are not housebroken can soil furniture and carpets. Uncontrolled animals can also cause property damage to neighbours and to the community.
Although few diseases are transmitted by pets to their owners, some elderly people in frail health and children of 5years and below are more susceptible to such diseases.
GRIEF OVER DEATH OF PET:
Many elderly people cherish their pets as beloved companions and members of the family. When the animal dies, its owner may be overwhelmed with a grief as strong as if he/she had lost a human companion. For people who are alone in the world, the death of a pet can be an inconsolable loss.
Many people are reluctant to have a pet because they fear that no one will take care of the animal should they become unable to do so.
If you are thinking about owning a pet, think carefully about how it will affect your life. Know how you will provide for the animal before you bring it home. Be honest with yourself. Don't take a pet because someone else feels that you should have one.
And don't let well-meaning but overly protective friends or relatives convince you that you should not have a pet. You know better than anyone else what you want and what your abilities are. It's your decision!