Dogs enter our life and change us forever, not only
they teach us what unconditional love is, but they have an incredible power to
radically change our life, and make us better human beings. They are so much
more than pets; they are companions, friends, a source of comfort, and
sometimes even a great therapist during a bad day. They may be a responsibility
that others cannot bear, but for those of us who have experienced what it means
to have a dog, they are family.
Probably often we wonder why this particular dog
enters our life and does it at a particular time of our life. Twist of fate, or
perhaps just a coincidence? Regardless of whether you thought about choosing a
breed, or just adopting any dog, what matters is when and why the dog appeared
in your life. Was it a gift – a surprise from a loved one, or a form of
consolation after a difficult period, illness or loss. And what happened next?
And I assume that contrary to appearances many wonderful things happened.
Dog in the family is an ideal thing, especially in a
family that only have a child, and this raises the concern of raising a selfish
child. As it turns out - a great
solution may be the company of a dog. Psychologists say that children growing
up with animals are assertive, sensitive, communicative, and have more empathy.
As long as you have the right approach to the child and the dog, we don’t want
to spoil the first one and do not treat the other one like a mascot. The family
is harmony, for good and bad, to support each other and share.
Often the dog comes in very specific moments of our
lives. During relationship breakdown, losing a family member or a close friend
or financial turmoil. Sometimes consciously we decide on a pet to escape the
problem, or for support. When later, in retrospect, we summarize our world
'before' and 'after', wonder how did we made the decision, we realize that in
addition to all those responsibilities walks at six in the morning, giving up
on vacation in Egypt, the struggle with the leash, bitten slippers, and dig out
holes in the garden, the dog enriched
our world. He made surviving our illness much easier, we cried over our breakup
snuggling next to our dog, and we are no longer lonely, somehow the daily task
of walking the dog created a new circle of friendships. Then came new hobbies,
friends, travel, which were some of the most interesting in our lives. And what
is important – that we realized we can be loved unconditionally, because that’s
the only way the dog can love. Later, the rest becomes obvious we became part
of a group of people addicted to dogs and it’s company.
Dogs also bring to us a specific feeling of safety and
security when it comes to watching our house or just being present next to us.
We pet them to come to our nerves, we let them go ahead of us when we feel
threatened in hopes that they will protect us. We used them in all different
kind of therapies are the results are amazing, they prove the incredible power
dogs has.
And then it comes a day that we have to say goodbye to
our beloved friends it is very difficult to do and we truly never get over
that, they become part of our life and then they are gone. Most of us in pain, grieving
will go and adopted another dog, not to replace the one we just lost, but to
help us in the grieving process and bring back some light and happiness to our
life. We know all dogs enter our lives for a reason and we receive from them so
much more than we can ever imagine.
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