"Healthy Pets are Happy Pets." 🐕‍🦺🦮🐈‍⬛🐈

The most obvious benefits of pet ownership are love and companionship. "We do best medically and emotionally when we feel securely attached to another because we're mammals and that's the way we've evolved," we feel especially secure with dogs and cats because of the unconditional love they provide. "No matter what you do or say, your dog or cat accepts you and is attached to you,". Taking care of a dog or a cat can provide a sense of purpose and a feeling of validation when you wake up or come home and there's someone who's happy to see you.

Dr. Fricchione, from Harvard Medical School.