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Dogs Influence On A Child’s Development

Dogs influence a child’s development is  extraordinary.

A Dogs Influence On Your Child

Dogs are good companions, and  the impact can be  more significant than having friendly buddies. For example a dog can  boost your child’s:

  •  Self-esteem
  • Cognitive awareness
  • Emotional stability

Self-esteem

According to the Pet Health Council, kids with low  self esteem  can benefit greatly for being responsible for the care of a pet.  The animal does not care if mistakes are made, nor will the child be afraid of looking silly in front of the animal.

Over time your child becomes  more confident in caring for the dog, and this confidences transfers over into tasks your child once  had difficulties performing.

Dogs Influence Through Recurrent Successes: Success feeds a higher level of self-esteem and confidence emerges. Your child believes anything is possible, a belief system initiated by the close bond between the child and the dog.

Cognitive Skills

Conversations between your child and dog develop communication skills and speech. Any basic understanding of a situation alters how child reacts. If Fido catches the ball, for example, there is a reward. As the child perceives this situation, the brain  thinks logically, and interpret the results.

Caregivers: Animals stir the playful side of any individuals while they entertain and demand compassion. Feeding and walking them seems simple, but this influences the child’s understanding to become responsible caregiver.

Your child learns to love, share, cuddle and loyalty develops as both grow together. Children study the behavior of their pets whose protective senses teach danger and awareness.

Emotional Stability

 Empathy: It’s impressive to see how a toddler struggles with sharing yet shows kindness to their pet. Thanks to the pet, a lesson in cooperation enhances social development.

Blankets for warmth and wet toys represent evidence of the close relationship between dog and child. Parents recognize empathy towards different situations as various emotions activate.

As a child grows, a pet’s impact is more evident. Observe the behavioral patterns of your little ones with animals continuously. Discover the nurture or confident side through the years which changes. Help preserve a personality that is positively affected by how dogs influence.

If you don’t have a pet in your home consider adoption.

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Four Legged Friend Fido

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Four Legged Friend Fido

Four Legged Friend: Dogs have always been, and continue to be “Mankind’s best friend”!

Our Four Legged Friend

Dogs especially, have become more important and involved with humans daily activities and challenges.

Dogs are especially helpful to:

  • Our wounded soldiers, who suffer from Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and are struggling to recover and resume normal civilian life.
  • Law enforcement personnel  appreciate their four legged partners in various support activities for:

Senior Citizens and Their Four Legged Pet

  • Senior citizens.   For some seniors walking the dog is the only exercise they get. Their four legged companions take their (two legged partners) humans for regular walks.
  • Walking is vital to our senior’s health and longevity, as well as their quality of life.

Dogs As Family Members

In most homes the pets have become official members of the family.  They are totally accepted and integrated. Some pet owners even dress their dog or cat in clothes.

When the pet gets sick, the whole family is concerned.  When it is the dog or cats birthday, the  whole family celebrate and have a birthday party.

Needless to say, children enjoy daily activities with Fido (or other species of pet) and also learn responsibility in caring for their companion.

Protector Of The Household 

Home owners, rely on their dog to sound an (barking) alarm, that may discourage potential thieves especially at night.

Not All People Like Dogs

In spite  of all the positive ways dogs can be useful to our society, not all people appreciate our four legged companion.  Some people may even consider dogs a nuisance because of:

  • barking,
  • biting,
  • pooping,
  • drain on the house budget with additional expenses such as feeding, licenses, veterinarians, leashes, etc.

Fortunately, these people are a minority.  They probably never had a pet and therefore, never experienced the joy, fun, and other benefits, that our four legged-furry companions can bring us.

So, YES our four legged companions are definitely still among our BEST FRIENDS.

PS: four legged companions also includes cats.

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Grieving Pet Parents How To Deal With The Pain

Grieving pet parents can go through a rollercoaster of emotions after the death of a beloved pet.

Grieving Pet Parents

Pet owner grieving is much like grieving the loss of a person with whom you were close. Sadness, guilt and even anger can war within you as grief runs its course. It can be so difficult to come home and remember that your pet is not there to greet you.

Loss Of A Pet vs Loss Of A Person

As an animal lover, pets are not just animals that happen to live in your house, they are children who just so happen to have fur, feathers or scales. You may find that pet owner’s grief is the same as grieving for a beloved relative and may take time to overcome. Your pet owner’s grief can and will get better, but only if you allow yourself to mourn your loss and realize that this is a sometimes challenging process.

Do Not Keep Your Pain Bottled Up Inside

It’s important as you progress through your pet owner grieving to not let your feelings stay bottled up inside. Do not feel that your grief is somehow less valid because it is centered around an animal. Pet owner grief is just as legitimate as any other kind of grief because owners form a deep emotional bond with their animals.

Talk about your emotions with family, friends or a counselor so that you can vent your thoughts during this trying time. You may want to join a support group for grieving pet parents so that you can share your experiences, get insight from others who feel the same way you do and have had similar struggles.

Taking action may help relieve your pet owner’s grief. You may feel better by giving your pet a memorial service of some kind. You can even ask friends to make a donation to an animal charity in your pet’s name in lieu of flowers. If you have a yard or garden, setting up a grave marker, even a mock one, can give you a quiet space to reflect back on the good times you enjoyed with your pet. You may want to volunteer at a pet welfare agency or event, to help take your mind off your sadness, and give back to a worthy cause. No matter what actions you take, permit yourself to go through your emotions and your heart will mend itself in time.

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