拥有一只宠物的9种优势

 　　Everyone is in search for friendship all through their lives and the best form of companionship comes in the form of animals, that is, pets. Cats and dogs are the most preferred of the lot. However, nowadays people have birds and other animals as their pets too.

　　If you have pets, you must have realized by now that they become an indispensable part of your lives and you treasure every moment spent with them. But if you don’t own one, then this article will give you enough reasons to do the same.
　　1. Are great companions
　　As said earlier, a pet can give you utmost companionship at all times. Your pet, though silent, takes you to another level of friendship. Its just being there seems enough for you. For someone who lives alone, pets can be a solace 1. Children and old people who are often alone at home can have a good time with their pets.
　　2. Keep you active
　　Whether you are jogging or going for a stroll in the park, your pet can always keep you company. If you like to work out, you can take them running with you. Simply put, your pet will help you in being active.
　　3. Help build character
　　A pet needs to be taken care of. It needs to be bathed, groomed 2, fed and there are other such responsibilities that you need to look after. All this will help you in character building, as you will not only learn to do these lovely things for your pets, but in the long run also learn to take up responsibilities on your own. Children can be taught discipline, responsibilities and organizational skills by handling pets.
　　4. Teach you patience
　　Handling all these responsibilities also makes adults and old people cultivate patience. Bathing your pet, grooming 3 it, feeding it, all require lots of patience. Thus, having a pet makes you responsible as well as a calm and patient person.
　　5. Improve health
　　For old people, having a pet is a relief as sometimes they pour their hearts out to these silent souls. Pets can help to relieve the boredom 4, loneliness and stress that is common among aged 5 people and be wonderful companions. Pets reduce the chances of old people going into depression. They even help to improve their health if they are going through any emotional trauma 6.
　　6. Help in making friends
　　Owning a pet makes you do activities such as taking it to the vet 7, going for a walk, etc. Thus, you get to meet other pet owners and end up asking queries 8 to each other about your pets. In this way, you make acquaintances who then gradually become your friends.
　　7. Improve family bonds
　　A pet can quickly and easily become a member of the family and when tensions rise, pets, especially dogs, are known to intervene. Thus, they also can be great stress busters in stressful situations.
　　8. Improve your mood
　　Whether you are sulking or unhappy, your pet will always make you happy. If your bird sweetly chirps 9 at you or your cat rubs its paws against your hands as you enter home, won’t it instantly cheer you up?
　　9. Pets for the disabled and aged
　　For old and disabled people, pets are great companions as well as modes to relax their tension. For the aged, pets can provide them company and play with them. For the disabled, pets cultivate a sense of self-esteem in them.
　　So if you were still unsure about keeping a pet, this article should surely have helped you to think otherwise.