EMOTIONAL BENEFITS

• Companionship
• Improve your mood
• Make new friends! Bringing a pet out on the town is a great way to break the ice and meet your neighbors
• Experience unconditional love
• Give back – bring your pet to pet therapy sessions at local rehab centers, schools, or other stressful environments
• Reduce stress by focusing on the present moment – pets remind us to be “here, now.”

PHYSICAL BENEFITS

• Increase physical activity and take your pets outside for playtime
• Increase heart health through long walks, hikes, and other low-intensity steady state activities
• Reduce child’s chances of developing allergies – See: Here for more information.