Pets and Their Nature of Presenting Love
Pets can provide their owners with more than companionship.
A new study shows they can also help create human-to-human friendships and social support, both of which are good for long-term health
She loves me :) she loves me not :(
Dogs don't like me. I always read that they're unconditional lovers and love everyone, but they won't come near me. Sometimes they just stand a few feet away and bark, and when I approach them, they move away. Is there something wrong with me? My friends laugh at me and tell me everything's okay, it's all about the dog, but sometimes I just want to have a dog come up to me and wag his tail and be my friend."
Calling dogs our best friends and claiming they love unconditionally are misleading falsehoods among many others. They misrepresent many humans and their feelings about dogs, and they misrepresent dogs for who they truly are and what they feel. For example, a recent issue of Life with the title "Dogs: Why We Need Them. Why They Need Us" portrays these myths. The line is catchy, and the description of this collection of essays begins, "We love them, and they love us. Discover the meaning of the special bond between humans and dogs — delightful pets, dedicated workers, devoted companions — in this heartwarming new Special Edition from LIFE..." A more accurate depiction of what we know about dog-human relationships is that some people love dogs, and some dogs love us. Making sweeping statements that suggest that we — all (or even most) people — love dogs and all (or even most) dogs unconditionally love us is an inaccurate portrayal of what we really know from many studies of dog-human relationships and dog behaviour.
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