Animals Bring Joy Into Our Lives and Boost Our Happy Hormones
Puppies are therapeutic and they bring love and joy into our lives
Dogs are amazing as a friend, a companion and as a helper for many people. Dogs are non-judgmental and happy to spend time with you. They take you out for a walk, play with you and cuddle up next to you. They also alert you if there is a problem. They are your own personal alarm system.
Dogs have some additional benefits as well that gets into our hormone levels. They are amazing for your mental health. There are multiple chemicals in our brain that are called the “feel good” hormones. These hormones include dopamine, serotonin and oxytocin. Dogs can also have effect on your stress level and affecting the reduction of cortisol level in your body which than reduce stress.
After our greyhound passed on to dog heaven last month, we knew we will have to get another dog soon because our sheepdog will be lonely.
It was noticeable almost right away. She was eating less, and she looked and acted sad. She was never a single dog in the household before. We were also sad loosing our hound and after a few weeks we decided to start looking for another dog. This is how Gromit come into our lives. He was adopted from shelter and luckily, he was at a foster family with two other dogs instead of being in a small cell somewhere.
We loved him from the first moment. He has so much energy, and love that just radiates from him. he just wants to be with you. It is a great feeling. He trusts us, tests us and lightens up the house. I been creating a few videos of Gromit. The first two videos are on his first day at our house. Check out the impression of my other dog Tappancs on the video. He moves his eyes like he would say: “Seriously? This is what you got for me? “
In the video below our puppy having a great time with one of our cat’s toys.
Another interesting habit for Gromit is to watch the fireplace. He just loves to watch the fire.
I hope these little videos brought some smiles to you today and increased your happy hormones.
Have a lovely day.
Thank you for reading,
Gabriella
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Resources
The Correlation Between Dogs and Improved Mental Health | (signaturehealthinc.org)