6 ways dogs heal us
- Dogs show empathy.
- Dogs give us affection.
- Dogs give us their complete attention.
- Dogs give us physical comforting. They snuggle and lie in our laps.
- Dogs live in the moment, sharing enthusiasm and joy.
- Dogs possess sensory abilities beyond our sensory capacity.
They hear into the distance beyond our hearing range. Dogs alert us to the approach of other people and animals. With their gift of night vision, dogs often guide us, just go camping with your dog or walk a dog at night.
Examples: Therapy dogs of every kind help the blind, the mobility challenged plus visit the sick and in-firmed. Dogs sniff out cancerous tumors, this field is now being explored by science with the goal of creating a laboratory replica of how dogs detect cancer. Many dog lovers witness their dogs seeking out members coping with illness. The world over has many truth stories of dogs comforting the sick or dying.
Dogs sensing seizeures before they happen so they can maneuver their person to a safe position, such as sitting or lying down.
Give back to dogs
Want to help homeless dogs and cats but can’t adopt?
Click here and visit The Animal Rescue Site. Through this site you can download an app, which gives money to feed needy shelterless pets. This app is called Pet to Give. Just like its title, every pet gives a selected shelterless funds to feed dogs and cats.
Check out the Greater Good. I like it because they respect my time. When I signed up for email updates, I learned that I could put in vacation holds on email updates. This is the only site informational source that I have never subscribed from.
Please share to spread the ways dog heal us. In this terrible time following the mass murder in Orlando, Florida. I hope we all will spread loving kindness and healing.
Don’t have a dog right now?
No problem. Make dog friends.
If you do not have a dog, take some fresh sugar snap peas (cut or break them up for small dogs) sit in a park. As dog walkers if their dog is friendly with new people. Once the dog’s person says it’s okay to greet the dog, LET THE DOG COME TO YOU. A friendly dog will wag his or her tail and slink up to sniff your hand. After you have a relaxed connection, ask the dog’s person if you can give him or her a treat. Show them the snap peas. Hold one in the palm of your hand and let the dog eat off your hand like a dinner plate. There you go. You’ve made a good friend. Now go make another.
For eight years we lived in an apartment and could not have any pets. I missed having a dog so much. Most dog lovers know that pain and will be sympathetic. Dogs always have enough love for everyone.
Love this and going to republish it over on Learning from Dogs next week. Well done!
Thanks Paul, I was wondering if together we could pull together some of the research reports and news updates. Between your blog and mine I’ll bet we already have quite a few articles we could dig up a number of internal and external links for our readers. Are you game?
I am always happy to have people love on Choppy – and she loves it back! I’m always asking if I can say hello to dogs when we are away from home. That’s after a day or two away from Choppy – I can’t imagine going years without a dog!
Yes it’s been hard to go for years without a dog.
I’m always happy to share when I have an pet that’s calm and likes everybody. Our Sydney loves everybody but he can get a little nuts. We only let Sydney go to greet new to him peeps when they just sit down . Big dogs scar him. It always helps to get a new friend on his level. He does best when he feels in charge. lives to lick new two-legged friends.
I think dogs should be used more often as therapy dogs. There seems to be a special bond between people and dogs, at least I think so. I know Farley adds to my happiness every day. 🙂
Absolutely! Do you have my email address? My full name as one word at gmail dot com Wanted to fully understand what you have in mind.
Thanks for the reblog & the link. Appreciate your respect and sharing. Deborah