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Me, after being chased by a pack of wild dogs frothing at the mouth for 15 minutes: I feel better already.
You sure it's not the cardio which does all the heavy lifting?
I get along with all street dogs thus far, and I miss having them outside my place π
I know it's not like this for everyone. Sorry for your experience.
Yeah, it really depends on the dogs' own experiences with humans. Can't really blame them for living the only way they learned how to.
Sorry, sourpuss, the facts don't care about our felines.
I have my doubts about the validity of their results. Going to have to set up additional trials and see if it checks out.
I love happy silly doggies :3 I miss the rescue my family had for over a decade, a few years back she got extremely tumorous malignant cancer and we had to put her down at the vet. :( Years later I still don't want any more pets because I just don't have the strength to have to eventually go through that again
I'm right there with you. I love dogs so much, but losing mine was more than I can take ever happening again. Plus, I don't want her to have to share that place in my heart with any other animal. I know that isn't actually how it works and it wouldn't mean that I love her any less, but still.
I wouldn't be here if it weren't for my dog. He is getting old now, and I hate to think of the inevitable day he has to take his last nap.
Same. She should still have a good couple years left, but I see her getting old, and it is hard.
The last planning meeting I ever went to was a doozy. It was picking up where we left off from a 2.5 hour meeting. Obviously it was needed and everyone was stressed. My supervisor brought the service dog. Bless her for that.
Theyβve never met my dog, who is an asshole.
That one user is a bit dramatic and unhinged...but to have a counterpoint to the OP, some people just aren't animal people. And that's ok (unless you want to murder it for no reason...that's another issue). They probably make up a larger portion of people than you'd think. This sort of stuff won't work on them.
I would probably put myself in the non animal lover camp. I just don't like most animals... especially dogs that jump all over you or bark incessantly . Part of that is a training issue, but another part of it is just their nature. My brother has a large dog. She is sweet and they have her trained well...but you can tell she is exercising extreme restraint against her nature to not pummel into you with excitement. On occasion, she doesn't listen.
There are a few pets that I have adored and loved, but they are more the exception rather than the rule. And that's ok.
Anyway, the TL;DR of this is, like anything, this isn't a one size fits all. It won't be applicable to a larger population of people than you think. I feel the same way about people touting that exercise cures everyone of mental health issues. Some? Sure. Anywhere remotely close to all? No.