According to foreign media reports. After a tiring day, people often chew a glass of wine. Or watch their favorite soap opera to relieve stress. However, a recent study shows that spending time with pet dogs is actually the best way to reduce stress.
Research shows that the enthusiasm that dogs show to their owners is contagious, and staying with them makes people feel more relaxed and optimistic. The mind is no longer occupied by daily annoying things as usual. The investigation of dog owners also found. Walking the dog is the most relaxing time a family can spend together, and can even exceed the relaxing effect of family dinners and holidays.
Ben Fogle, a 36-year-old British television producer, has a dog. Named “India Card”. He said. The days spent with pet dogs brought him countless beautiful memories and made him meet and fall in love with his current wife Marina. Fogel said: “Keeping a dog can be rewarded in many ways. The best moment of my day is when I go home and see Marina taking’Inka’ and her daughter’Lola’ at the door. The puppy. Their enthusiasm is contagious. After spending a while with them, I feel more relaxed and more relaxed. They have become part of my family.”
There are about 7 million people in Britain who own dogs. Researchers’ survey of 1,000 dog owners shows that: 55% said. After spending some time with a pet dog, it feels more relaxed; 44% of people are more optimistic about life, and said that they are no longer so annoyed about the daily annoyance of work stability and economic problems as before.
Dr. David Lewis, the psychologist of the “International Thought Lab” who conducted this survey, said: “Every workday seems to be under pressure. Faced with’the boss is dissatisfied with you, the child makes you uneasy, the shop Overcrowding, severe traffic jams’ etc. The thing you want to do most is to relax completely. Forget the TV and interact with your pet dog. Our research shows that this is the most effective way to reduce stress. It can enhance the satisfaction of life. Feeling, and it will make you feel more relaxed.”
In addition, the study also found that one in four dog owners call this most loyal animal a good friend; one in six women also share their deepest and most secret things with their pets.