[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: depression and dogs
- From: sheila lieberman <dgshwpromo@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: the list <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2008 07:48:08 -0800 (PST)
My dogs care when I am sad, to be sure. But they are also always looking for
weakness in the leadership.
They are not my friends, they are my charges. They come to me for their needs,
not my needs. It is a sign of poor leadership on my part to see them as
anything but wanting.
However it is that very wanting that keeps me going. That need for me to do
for them is the drug, not the dogs themselves.
Unconditional Want, that is how I see it. If they don't have an itch, a need
for grass, food or water, I don't see them doing much but waiting to need
something.
sheila
--- On Sat, 12/27/08, Carolyn Martello <marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Carolyn Martello <marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: depression and dogs
To: dgshwpromo@xxxxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, Kmgraphic2@xxxxxxx
Date: Saturday, December 27, 2008, 10:28 PM
A good dog ( ESPECIALLY a German Shepherd Dog ) always makes
you laugh and keeps
you busy if you are really enjoying your dog or dogs........and they are
ALWAYS there with that
same steady unconditional love just waiting to please you for just a pet
and a praise!
You don't have to explain anything to them........they know when you are
sad and they know when
they please you and you are happy.
I've known this since I was a kid without any scientific studies
..........as Evan would say:
"we don't need no stinkin' study to tell us that" ........we HAVE those
dogs! <G>
Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.Marhaven.com
----- Original Message -----
From:
sheila
lieberman To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ; Kmgraphic2@xxxxxxx Sent: Saturday,
December 27, 2008 7:08 PM
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: depression and
dogs
Doesn't that explain a lot? I have 4 dogs, hhhmmmmm sheila
--- On Sat, 12/27/08, Kmgraphic2@xxxxxxx <Kmgraphic2@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Date:
Saturday, December 27, 2008, 9:24 PM
Permission to crosspost:
(thought you all might find this interesting)
"1. Dogs More Effective Than
Prozac Want to cut down on doctor visits and be more active?
Get a dog! University of British Columbia professor and author Stanley
Coren says dogs work
better at
reducing stress than the antidepressant Prozac. A recent
study published in the journal
“Psychosomatic Medicine” found that positive effects produced by
dogs included several
signs of reduced stress, including lowered blood pressure, slowed heart
rate and more
relaxed muscles. And those relaxing effects were attained much more
rapidly than pills.
Having a dog close by reduced stress in as little as five minutes, where
prescription medications
can take weeks before taking effect. “The data is absolutely
unambiguous,” Coren told
Canada.com. “This actually works better than
having a loved one next to you.”
Amazingly, research shows that dog owners
visit their doctors less often and
are more physically active than non-dog
owners. And seniors who own dogs are four times
less likely to be victims
of depression. “It’s quite an amazing statistic,”
said Coren, author of
several books on how humans interact with dogs including
“How to Speak
Dog: Mastering the Art of Dog-Human
Communication
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