This Personal Story About Dog Walking is a cute example of how your dog can enrich your life. The author, Allan, started taking his dog to a doggie park in his neighborhood, and, in the process, he made a lot of new people friends.
This article from the Mayo Clinic, “Friendships: Enrich your life and improve your health,” reminds us how important friendships are in our lives — as a matter of maintaining good personal health. It contains a list of things to do to make new friends, and right at the top of the list is “get out with your pet.”
My dogs have enriched my life in a number of small ways, but also in one very big way. Because of my close relationship with my Golden Retriever, Jamie, I became the author of My Doggie Says… It started when I first became aware of the many “messages” Jamie was sending. Then I started taking photographs to capture Jamie’s body language messages. Then I started writing little stories about the messages. And then, one day, there was a whole book. It’s been a wonderful experience for me, and it all happened because of my relationship with Jamie.
Like Allan, we’ve also had the experience of being introduced to people by our dogs. This is especially true these days, when we go for walks with Callie, who is a six-month-old Golden Retriever puppy. Everyone loves Callie! So everyone stops to say hello and get to know Callie. So we’re making lots of new friends because of Callie. This is especially true when we walk Callie at Lake Arrowhead Village. Lots of the shoppers and small children like to visit with Callie, and we end up having fun conversations that we would not have otherwise.
Your relationship with your doggie can enrich your life in unexpected ways!
