Physically, Dogs enjoy going for walks and playing with frisbees and balls with their owners. Therefore, having a dog affects a person physically because getting the physical activity in leads to a healthier heart and lower blood pressure which can decrease the risk of a heart attack and high blood pressure especially in older people that have a higher risk. Also when having a dog in the house with babes forma young age can lower the risk of the child having allergies, this is because the babies immune system has to adapt to the dog and their immune system become stronger. When this same experiment was done to see if cats have the same effect on a babies immune system like dogs the results came out to be the other way around, many times babies who are exposed to cats have more of a risk of getting allergies if there is a cat in the house. Therefore this evidence can go to prove the statement that dogs are better than cats. Mentally dogs help humans a lot with their mental health. When a person is stressed out it really puts a strain on the body and research shows that just by petting or looking at your dog can decrease your stress level and bring you back to a more calmed state. When their caretaker has been in a situation resulting in physiological problem many times doctors have them interact with their dogs as much as possible to help heal there brain. For example when soldiers come back from afghanistan and they have PTSD their doctors will have them interact with dogs or in bad cases of PTSD they could have a companion dog that will go …show more content…
Emotionally if people are having a bad day just seeing our dog happy and being able to play with them can make you happier. Many times when people are depressed their dogs will try to make them feel better and many time when people go out in public and don't want to talk to people because of their mood ther dog is like a social magnet so people want to talk to them and see their dog. The interaction between people put you in a better mood and makes you feel more accepted. In conclusion you can see that the relation between social and emotional wellness is like a cause and effect relationship while talking about how dogs affect people's daily