Your best friend, cohort and confidant may not be a person at all. The survey found pets are good for their owner s physical and mental health. Companionship, enhanced well-being, security and reduced feelings of isolation were cited as the benefits of pet ownership. Persons with pets were found to have fewer medications and overall better health. Pet owners have the advantage of being more physically active, making new friends with other pet owners and, best of all, receiving unconditional love from their pets.
Pets can be a delightful experience.
Like children, one never knows what to expect. They can comfort you when you are ill or sad. Often they instinctively know when to lie quietly at your side. If you desire to open your heart to a new friend, a pet could fit your need. If you decide a pet is what you need, consider pet adoption through an animal shelter, humane society or AKC rescue program.