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7 awesome reasons to rescue a dog

Posted September 17, 2020

Owner pets happy German Shepherd. Reasons to rescue a dog: Protect yourself and your home, save a life, teach kids life lessons, get healthy, and have more fun.
Reasons to rescue a dog: Protect yourself and your home, save a life, teach kids life lessons, get healthy, and have more fun.

Adopting a new furry friend comes with a wide variety of benefits, such as lowering stress, ensuring you get more time outside, and increasing your overall safety — the list goes on. 

While dogs do come with a lot of responsibility, many people find the benefits of pet ownership worth it.

Read on to learn seven awesome reasons why the decision to rescue a dog is good for you and your family.

1. Dogs make great companions

rescue a dog
Dogs help their owners feel less stressed.

Why rescue a dog? First, they are great companions.

Having a furry friend to greet you daily can bring a smile to your face and help you feel less stressed after a long work day.

2. Dogs can help protect you

If you enjoy taking frequent strolls around your city, having a dog to stay alongside you can keep you safer.

People with bad intentions may be less likely to bother someone with a big loyal dog by their side than someone completely alone. 

While it is important also to use common sense while you’re out and about, having a companion by your side is an added bonus. 

Dogs also are intelligent and can sense if something is not right. This gives you an extra set of eyes and ears to watch out for other dangers. 

3. Dogs can help protect your home

Boxer serves as a guard dog. When getting a guard dog choose the right breed like a boxer.
When getting a guard dog, choose the right breed like a boxer, a German Shepherd, or Great Dane.

Speaking of protection, dogs also help keep your home safe as well.

Simply the presence of a dog can help deter burglars from even coming in the first place.

4. Dogs help you stay healthy

When you rescue a dog, that decision can help you stay healthier by encouraging you to get more sunshine and exercise. It’s a well-known fact that dogs love to go for walks outside.

This can give you more inspiration and motivation to get enough time in the great outdoors yourself. 

It’ll also make exercising more fun and give you more accountability to do it because you want to take good care of your pet.

5. Dogs need to be rescued

Rescue dog waits to be adopted.
If you adopt a rescue dog, understand that these pups need patience and understanding.

Rescuing a dog is important because of the sad conditions that many dogs are unfortunately left in.

By taking one home with you, you can give it a better future.

See this article for an inspiring story about how rescuers changed a dog’s life forever. 

6. Dogs teach kids life lessons 

Older kids can benefit significantly from having a furry friend.

Rescuing a dog can teach them about having both responsibility and compassion.

7. Dogs are fun

Man plays with French Bulldog. Both are wearing 3-D glasses. Dogs learn to imitate their owners' personality traits and behavior.
Dogs are fun.

Having a dog is also simply fun. The internet is filled with cute pet videos to prove it. 

When you rescue a dog, then you can take your pup to the park, and take cute pictures with them to post on social media.

Plus, your good example may encourage your friends to rescue a dog for themselves.

Rescuing a dog is worth It

There is a vast variety of reasons why rescuing a dog is worth it. Make sure to think about the info mentioned above, and consider the awesome possibility of bringing a furry friend home with you. 

Get a dog and live a longer, happier, healthier life

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