Lions and Tigers and Bears! Oh my!

Well, okay, maybe not Lions and Tigers and Bears, but how about cats and dogs and hamsters? Why should you have a pet? For one thing they can lower your blood pressure, this has been scientifically proven. Stroking a dog or cat slowly can lower your blood pressure as well as sitting and just watching fish swim around an aquarium.

Did you know that people who own pets are more likely to live longer? Another true fact. Pets increase one's stamina and to makes people feel needed. I am sure suicides have been prevented by pets. Who else could care for them or love them as much as their owner (companion). And how can you not feel a calmness come over you when you are sitting there stewing in anger and your cat jumps on your lap and rubs against you and starts to purr.

How about when you feel really down, broken hearted, sad, and blue and your pup drops a ball or toy at your feet and stars patiently at you as if to say "here this is for you." Animals may cause a little extra work at home but they also help motivate us to get up and move instead of sitting and staring all day long or coming home from work flopping in a chair and dwelling over the day's annoyances.

Why should you have a pet? Because they bring joy into your life. They help you to live, love and laugh.