According to a recent study(or perhaps not-so-recent), Fido may have health benefits. For you. Even the act of strokng a pet lowers your heart rate, blood pressure, and respiratory rate. Canines give unconitional love and devotion-that makes us happier and fights deppression. Walking dogs has amazing effects on health issues such as obesity, heart disease, and diabetes. In some instances, dogs have even saved humans from amputating an arm or leg by licking the affected limb. As the dog licks the limb, feeling begins to return to it. Licking stimulates the nerves and helps carry oxygen to the affected area to help it heal. And sniffer dogs can smell diseases long before humans know they are sick. The lesions are usually found in an early stage of cancer. If diagnosed too late, many of the cases could prove fatal. Some people thnk agility is only good for Fido, but you can benefit too. You run alongside your dogs as he leaps over jumps, climbs a teeter-totter, and weaves in between poles, among other obstacles.
So, Mom, any more excuses why a dog isn't perfect for me?
Saturday, February 28, 2009
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