Helping You Meet Different People
Pets are great social encouragers for their owners, they help maintain friendships and make new ones. Dog owners regularly stop and communicate with each other when walking, in a dog park or hiking. Pet owners also meet new people in pet stores, clubs and training classes. The interaction between a pet and a person can help enhance the relationship or make new ones with other persons.
Decreasing Anxiety
Pet therapy is majorly aimed at providing comfort, easing anxiety or depression and increasing self confidence for people pessimistic about going out into the world. This is because pets usually live in the moment, and they do not think about what events occurred yesterday or what could happen tomorrow or any other day, their emotions are real. Interacting with pets help people become more mindful and live in the present. People with mental conditions are usually advised to get a pet during recovery.