This is why therapy dogs, which go into nursing homes and other settings undergo specific training to attain certification. Any dog owner knows why they would want to bring their companions with them to the places they go. Cause you love being with them, and they love being with you. After all, if such endeavors are to be successful, they have to be mutually beneficial to all parties involved. It really boils down to the spreading of joy.
Dogs are the great social facilitators of our time.
More and more businesses are recognizing this. Many hotels and inns, for example, are becoming pet friendly, because the market favors and supports this move. Contact with animals has been proven again and again in study after study to relax people. And this translates into increased revenues for people that welcome the vast dog loving community into their businesses. As we continue to reconnect with the world of nature that surrounds us, we become ever more equipped to care for it and all the life of which it is comprised.