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"In the streets of New York, between seven and nine in the morning,
you will see the slow procession of dog and owner proceeding from
street to tree to hydrant to trash basket. They are apartment dogs.
They are taken out twice a day, and, while it is a cliché, it is
truly amazing how owner and dog resemble each other"-John-Steinbeck
Be it summer or winter,
your body wants one more hour of sleep, but the big brown eyes and
the yelps of your pet drag you from your bed. Still blurry and half
asleep, you stumble through the neighbourhood with your dog dragging
you from telephone pole to pole.
One more day the dog won, and
you got some exercise without even releasing it. Dog owners get
exercise whether they like it or not. Going for a walk and chasing
sticks and balls are among a dog's greatest pleasures, and every dog
uses a mixture of soulful entreaty and blatant blackmail to get its
quota of play and fun.
Either you take the dog out, or you
get to clean dog poop and piddle off your drawing room floor. Little
wonder dog owners grit their teeth and put their shoes on.
All this exercise add up to quite a
bit of good health. Dog owners are mentally healthier. This well
known. According to a study, 28 per cent of heart patients who have
pets survived major heart attacks, while only six per cent of those
without pets survived.
Dog owners have lower blood pressure,
require fewer visits to the doctor, and have lower blood cholesterol
and triglyceride levels.
EXTRA EXERCISE
The
latest research in preventive medicines suggests that dog owners get
15 to 20minutes of extra exercise per day. Urban dwellers love
to make excuses for not exercising, but they are the most to benefit
by getting a dog. When you own a dog in the city, you have to
take the furry guy out on a leash. It is not like you can let
him run arould on his own.
Most
city apartments ban pets, especially dogs. America, which has strict
rules on pets and noise pollution, allows dogs in partments with
certain restrictions. Dogs should be acceptable in apartments,
as long as owners train them properly.
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