Regular dog walks offer cardiovascular exercise, lower blood pressure, and improve overall health. Dog owners have lower heart disease, stroke risks, and immune system benefits.
Dogs boost mood by increasing oxytocin and serotonin levels, reducing stress and anxiety, and providing unconditional love, comfort, and a sense of purpose.
Walking your dog fosters community connections, fosters icebreaker conversations, and improves social skills, especially in children, by teaching responsibility and compassion towards animals and others.
Dogs offer unconditional love, emotional stability, and meaning to owners, providing comfort and emotional stability during difficult times, and fostering a sense of fulfillment and joy.
Dogs are utilized in therapy for physical, emotional, and mental health issues, reducing symptoms of PTSD and depression, and providing invaluable support to individuals with disabilities or medical conditions.