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Kristi Meyers

Professor Samantha Bell

English 1201

05 September 2019

Living With A Pet and How It Affects Our Health

Ever since I was young, I’ve loved animals. I was only a little girl when my

parents first bought me my first puppy. She was a Labrador retriever and the cutest little

ball of fur I’d ever seen. I fell in love instantly and since then, my love for animals and

especially dogs has grown immensely.

I read something online once that talked about the benefits of living with a pet.

What they can do to boost our overall health and it seems true. With my first dog, I was

encouraged to go outside more and play with her when I could’ve been inside playing

video games or watching television. It was a positive way for me to get my exercise since

it didn’t require a lot of strenuous activity. However, there was a negative side to owning

her as well. Apparently, my mom became allergic to her saliva and she would itch

whenever the dog licked her. This just shows that owning a pet can affect your health in

many ways.

This topic makes me feel better about owning a pet because while does take a lot

of work to own one, there are many hidden health benefits that come with it. I also feel

that by owning a pet, you can see for yourself how it affects both your life and your

health.

Before doing any research, I think that pet’s do affect both our lives as well as our health.

Pets can make us happier people as well as healthier people. They can make us smile,
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laugh, cry. They can also help us get our exercise on a daily basis, and can make us feel

like they understand us when we’re upset.

I believe that living with a pet can help brighten anyone’s day just by being themselves.

Pets can be a mood changer. When we see someone walking their dog outside, some of

us feel happier while others have this urgent need to pet it, which also makes them feel

happier.

This is a topic I know a lot about already. Because I owned a pet before and am currently

a pet owner right now, I know that owning a pet does come with a ton of health benefits.

These benefits will help your overall health and life. When I walk my dog or even take

him outside to do his business, I’m getting exercise. It’s a mood booster too when I play

with him because he loves to fetch his toys just so I can keep playing with him.

I still need to know more about this topic because there could be ways that pets

can affect our health that I don’t even know about. I am hoping to learn more ways that

pets can affect our health both positively as well as negatively. I’m also hoping to learn

some things I can do with my pet that will help boost my health. The answers to these

questions will lie both online and in nonfiction how to books about pets.