The Health Benefits of Pets
Chasing Life
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The Relationship We Have With Our Pets
monique udell is an associate professor and the director of the human animal interaction laboratory at oregon state university. She says that the relationship we have with our pets is far more important than people think. And it seems to be tapping into the same mechanisms that we form attachments to others inr our lives, including other humans. Your brain goes through the same chemical changes when you form a bond with your kids and with your cat.
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