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If You Don’t Think Your Kids Need A Dog After Seeing These Pics, You Must Be A Cat (New Pics)
In 2017, Cambridge researchers looked at the interactions of 12-year-olds and their pets in 77 British households. The children were asked about the quality of relationships with their family members, including pets. That quality was calculated across four different dimensions: satisfaction with the relationship, feelings of companionship, communication, and conflict.
Of those parameters, the kids reported not only less conflict with pets than their siblings, but also more satisfaction. That's a polite, academic way of saying they felt a stronger bond with their pet than with their brother or sister. Moreover, researchers noted that in the hierarchy of pets, kids were most bonded with dogs.
So consider this original Bored Panda list as the following argument: if you believe that your kids don't need a dog, you must be a cat. While we're at it, check out a compilation of photos we put together in the past to support this claim too.
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#1
8 Months Ago, Our Son Got A Support Dog. Our Son Was Mostly Wheelchair Dependent. We Hoped His Dog Would Help Him Grow Stronger. I Think We Can Conclude That Together They Succeeded
Coming back to the eye-opening research we talked about at the beginning of this post, Matt Cassels, a Gates Cambridge Scholar at the Department of Psychiatry, who led the study, said that anyone who has loved a childhood pet knows that we turn to them for companionship and disclosure, just like relationships between people.
"We wanted to know how strong these relationships are with pets relative to other close family ties. Ultimately this may enable us to understand how animals contribute to healthy child development," Cassels explained.
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#2
A Baby And His Dog
According to the academic, even though pets may not fully understand or respond verbally, the level of disclosure to pets was no less than to siblings. And the fact that pets cannot understand or talk back may even be a benefit! It means they are completely non-judgmental.
"While previous research has often found that boys report stronger relationships with their pets than girls do, we actually found the opposite. While boys and girls were equally satisfied with their pets, girls reported more disclosure, companionship, and conflict with their pet than did boys, perhaps indicating that girls may interact with their pets in more nuanced ways," Cassels said.
Dr. Nancy Gee, Human-Animal Interaction Research Manager at WALTHAM and a co-author of the study, added that evidence continues to grow, showing that pets have positive benefits on human health and community cohesion.
"The social support that adolescents receive from pets may well support psychological well-being later in life but there is still more to learn about the long term impact of pets on children’s development."
#3
I Volunteer For A Dog Rescue, We Love Seeing Updates Of The Dogs In Their New Homes. This One Made Me Smile
#4
My Son Has Autism And One Of His Unique Trait, Is His Need For Physical Contact At All Times. Barb Came Into Our Lives And Elected Herself To The Position Of Weighted Blanket & Bodyguard
#5
We Told Lincoln To Watch Some Youtube Videos On How To Train His Puppy
So here he is, showing them to the dog.
#6
Two Street Children, With Barely Enough Money To Afford Slippers, Bandage An Injured Puppy
Ivette P 4 years ago
This image is heartbreaking :( I know a lot of dogs and cats are mistreated and abused in India. If those uncaring adults could have just an inch of all the kindness and love these precious children that probably don't have any to share are giving to this hurt puppy this world could be so different.
Polly Culberson 4 years ago
They know the puppy needs their love and attention and that's all they have to give it.
Merrill N. Munro 4 years ago
Even without the crippling poverty, children offer more compassion than they're given...
Lyn Moffett 4 years ago
Heartbreaking. Those kids have a huge heart and I really hope they have an amazing future
Effie Mason 4 years ago
This just shows that kings aren't the people that rule but the people with the biggest hearts and that you don't need a thrown and crown to rule you need to be like these boys
Uma Maheswar Nakka 3 years ago
They sacrificed their own earnings to treat the injured pup. They even ignored theirown need for footware. They are Emperors at Heart, and not kings.
Uma Maheswar Nakka 3 years ago
They spared the money they earned hard to treat the injured pup. They even sacrificed their own need for footware. They are Emperors not kings.
Elizabeth Tunney 4 years ago
This went around Reddit as fake news.. on Reddit it said,. “Kids kill abandoned dog they named Patch the puppy”. I now know that Reddit post was fake
Kyle Jennings 4 years ago
We definitely need more good people like this in world. My hat goes off to these 2 good boys!
E. Rangel 4 years ago
I no that india has a dog rescue ctr. I hope these children unable to sipprt themselves will find out about it, i dont begrudge anyone wanting a dog or cat but i wisg they would no about spayin and nuetre program.
Oogiebogieaugiedaddy 4 years ago
Look up Animal Aid in India. When you see the atrocities done to animals, it will truly break your heart. Those dedicated rescuers are amazing, bringing back animals that you are thinking, there is just no way.
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Claire B 4 years ago
Hindu culture normalizes poverty as well as non harm to any living thing. I think they're gonna be okay guys.
Pipe Kasuko 4 years ago
Giving up all worldly possessions to lead an Ascetic's life, (out of choice, and to remove distraction of all things material), in an attempt to achieve communion with Om (the origins of all life) or to work their way up to a higher level on the path to said Nirvana, and being born in to poverty are two entirely different things. Poverty is the result of the need of proof; Simply that one is rich because many others do not, or cannot, have what the rich one claims is theirs. Strangely, there are no laws in nature which provide for such ownership / possession / allocation, except those made by humankind.
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#7
My Daughter Has A Huge Heart For Dogs And Begged For Months To Get Another Rescue. She Even Used All Her Money To Pitch In For The Fees. Here She Is With Our Third Rescue Pupper, Daisy
#8
A Sleeping Baby, Dog, And Cat. I Think I Win The Internet High Score
#9
And I Never Thought That 17 Years Later, My Best Friend Would Live To Meet My First Child
#10
So, Cassidy (My Daughter) Was Snuggling Elsa (Our Rescue Pup) Under Her Hoodie. I Walked Into The Room And Asked "Where's Elsa?" Well, Elsa Tried To Get To Me
#11
Our Neighbor Gives Treats Through The Fence. Recently He Has Been Giving My Daughter Treats Too. This Is Them Waiting Patiently Today
#12
Their Dog Hasn’t Eaten Well Since They Brought Their Baby Home - Dog Kept Taking Food Into The Living Room And Leaving It There
Someone suggested the dog might be worried the baby isn’t visibly eating, so is “feeding” the baby. They tried giving the baby a bowl of food at the same time. It worked!
#13
Just A Boy And His New Dog
#14
My Moms Rescue Dog Rico Is Best Friends With My Baby. I Interrupted Them Watching Peppa Pig
AzKhaleesi 4 years ago
omfg I want this dog, he reminds me of my ooshy bear (Lucius) he was a rescue pit, he was bred and raised as a bait dog and was an albino red nose. Looked a LOT like this guy but mine was all white. His ears were docked way to low so they looked evil (but they kept his tail I'm assuming to whip with) he had hot grease poured down his back at some point so was scarred. he was a beast. When I saw him I thought "he's gonna eat my face" but I gave him a treat and he laid his head in my head and just sighed all 5 years of stress away. I took him home and he was my best friend. He wouldn't let me go upstairs without checking it out first. 6 months later he passed away from seizures. I have never found a doggo like him and I miss him so bad. RIP my Ooshy Bear. Mama loves you.
#15
I Knew My Senior Dog Loved Babies, But Seeing Him Love My Daughter Makes My Heart Burst
#16
Peeking Buddies
#17
This Bulldog Squish Into Any Space As Along As He’s Close To His Human
#18
My Best Friend Has Four Paws. CJ (5 Years Old) And Chance (3 Months Old)
#19
My Dog Thinks My Daughter Is His Baby. They Love Each Other So Much. This Is How They Fell Asleep Yesterday During Nap Time
#20
6 Years Of Friendship
#21
Had To Put My Dog Down A Few Months Ago. My Son Will Never Know How Much Griffin Loved Him
#22
In Their Mind They Are Secret Service
#23
My Brother’s Daughter And New Puppy Are Already Best Buds, They Even Have Matching Outfits
#24
Took My Dog And Daughter Out For The First Time Together, In A Winter Wonderland
#25
My Baby With My Dog’s Babies
#26
Our Dog Has Hardly Left My Wife’s Side Since Baby Arrived. He’s A Proud Older Brother
#27
My Daughter Was Nervous Around Dogs, And Then She Met This Guy. He Let Her Love All Over Him For 20 Minutes And Afterwards, Her Fear Was Gone. Thank You, Sweet Boy, For Making Her Into The Dog Lover She Is
#28
It’s My Dogs 4th Birthday, My Daughter Spent All Her Pocket Money Buying Her A Steak
#29
My Dog Is 18, Has Trouble Standing. Since Clare Was Born, He Stands For Hours Watching. Good Boy
#30
Our Son Had A Heart Transplant. My Wife Made Him A Tin Man Costume. Cowardly Lion Played By Murphy Jenkins
#31
The 12-Week-Old Guarding The 1-Week-Old. Something Tells Me This Is The Start Of A Beautiful Friendship
#32
This Kid Walking His Dog In Full Astronaut Gear
#33
Our Daughter Was Visited By Maddie, A Therapy Dog, Before Her (Successful) Surgery At Phoenix Children’s Hospital ... This Dog Helped All Of Us More Than She Will Ever Know ... She’s Not A Good Girl, She’s A Great Girl
#34
My Son And Daughter
#35
Our Good Girl, Stella. Picked Her Up A Year Ago At The Pound. The Best Farm Dog Ever
#36
Step 1: Try To Take Cute Pic Of Dog And Baby. Step 2: Dog Sneezes During Pic. Step 3: Accidentally Capture My Dogs Inner Demon, And My Son Thinks It's Funny
#37
I Waited Over Ten Years For A Dog, Finally Have A Backyard. We Tried For Two Years To Get Pregnant, Finally Had A Daughter. Last Month My Heart Became Complete
#38
She’s Loyal, Protective, And Goofy. Meet My Daughter’s Best Friend
#39
My Son And His Puppy - They Can’t Get Enough Of Each Other
#40
We Were So Nervous To Bring Our Newborn Son Home To Meet Our Beagle. Best Friends Right Away. Meet Oliver And His Doggo Sophie
#41
This Pretty Girl Came To Visit My Daughter
Olivier Caissy 4 years ago
I wish hospitals had those when I passed my childhood in them, 30 years ago.
#42
Gentle Giant
#43
They Bonded Before We Even Left The Parking Space
#44
Now This Is Just Perfect
#45
I Just Finished This “Fort” For My Son So He Could Look At Trucks Out The Window. Now He Can Hang Out With His Best Friend
#46
My Oldest Has Been Battling A Cold. 95 Lbs Of Lap Puppy To The Rescue. Such A Good Boy
#47
My Son Broke His Arm And Ever Since He Came Home My Girlfriend's Dog Won't Leave His Side
#48
Beginning Of A Great Friendship
#49
My Nephew Meeting The Puppy
#50
My Wife And Her Pupper 30 Years Ago, And Our Daughter And Her Pupper
#51
My Nephew Tested On The Spectrum For Autism. This Is His New Best Friend And Therapy Dog
In just one month, my nephew has gone from saying 3 words to 40 words, and even putting sentences together. A huge leap from where he was before pup came along.
#52
My Niece Flanked By Security - My Rottie & Choc Lab. She Looks Like A Baby Crime-Boss
#53
My (At The Time) 2 Yo Son With Our 8 Week Old German Shepherd Dressed As Swat Members - 2017
#54
I Took A Photo Of My Daughter And Her Dog
#55
My Nephew Recently Stayed Over For The First Time Since I Got My Puppy. This Is How They Spent Most Of Their Time
#56
My Daughter And Our Dog - 12 Years Later
#57
My Son Has Been Asking For A Dog Since He Could Talk. He's 7 Now And On Friday We Made His Dreams Come True. True Love Right Here
#58
When My Twins Were Born, Our Dog, Who Hated Pretty Much Everyone But Us, Followed Them Everywhere And Was Constantly Guarding Them
He was also crying and whining when they were out of his sight.
Hayley Rodgers 4 years ago
What breed of dog is that? It looks like a full grown husky except it's too small, at least in comparison to what it looks like with the babies
#59
My Pitbull Won't Let My Newborn Out Of Her Sight. She Is A Good Girl
#60
I Took A Picture Of My Son Looking For My Dog
#61
My Daughter Was Born Premature And After 11 Days In The Hospital We Got To Take Her Home To This
#62
After 28 Years I Finally Got A Dog. Everyone Meet My 9-Week-Old Black Lab Archer, And His New Best Friend, My 7-Month-Old Nephew, Nash
#63
The Instinctual Love Between Babies And Dogs Is A Thing Of Beauty
#64
My 3-Year-Old Is Sick With The Flu, And All He Wants Is His Dog. He’s Been Sleeping Like That For Hours. Hammer Is The Best Boy
#65
I Recently Let My One-Year-Old Pit Bull Sleep With My Toddler. The First Night She Woke Up And He Cuddled Her Back To Sleep. Now They Sleep Together Every Night
After I lay her down and I leave the room he never budges. He knows his place is by her side.
#66
Sadie Baby Loves Our First Foster Puppy. Look At Those Puppy Eyes
#67
My Boy Meeting His New Pup For The First Time
#68
My Little Cousin And His Best Friend Sleep Together
#69
New Best Friends! My Boy's New Buddy, An 8 Week Old, Black-Tri Australian Shepherd. By The End Of Day 1, This Pup Was Attached To My Son Like Glue. Such An Amazing Pup
#70
My Niece Has Better Birthday Parties Than I Do
#71
Once A Lap Dog, Always A Lap Dog
#72
My Corgi Likes To Lie Down Next To My 4 Month Old Daughter. It Looks Like He's Depressed And She's A Psychiatrist Counseling Him
#73
My Daughter And Her Guardian
#74
My Nephew Making Some New Friends
#75
She Already Loves Her New Brother. She Follows Whoever Is Holding Him Around, And Whimpers When He Cries
#76
Just Rescued This Boy And He Immediately Bonded With My Daughter
#77
Mulan The Therapy Dog Came To Visit My Daughter Today
#78
Teddy And Little Leo Have Claimed The Baby As Their Puppy And Will Never Let Her Go
#79
My Son And His Dog. Waiting For The Bus
#80
My Niece With Her Diabetes Alert Dog
#81
My Nephew Got His First Puppy Yesterday And Was So Excited
#82
My Favorite Picture Ever Of My Son And Furry Daughter
#83
My Daughter Laughing At Franky Sitting Like A People
#86
My Kids And A Spoiled Dog Waiting For Santa And Dreaming Of Sugar Plums
#87
For My Cake Day, I Give You My 2-Year-Old Nephew Asleep On His Doggo Daphni's Bed. So. Much. Cute
#88
Start Of A Beautiful Friendship
#89
He Loves His New Baby Sister. Such A Good Boy
#90
A Protective Dog Spooning His Human Baby
#92
My Daughter Has Been Asking Every Christmas And Birthday For 5 Years For Her Dream Dog. This Week We Adopted Her New Best Friend. So Far They’re Inseparable
#93
At My Parents House After 3 Weeks Without Visiting. She Felt Asleep While My Daughter Was Watching TV
#94
The Exact Moment My Pup And Son Became Best Friends
#97
Body Guards
#98
My Niece Is Reading To My Dog Right Now
#99
Got A Puppy And She And My Son Nap Together. A Boy And His Dog
#100
A One-Year-Old Husky Cuddling With My Disabled Nephew
#101
My Greyhound Meeting My Son
#102
My Dog Being A Therapy Pillow For My Sick Son
#104
Nephew Decided To Take A Nap On Me, Beau Decided To Join Him
#106
My Grandson And His Best Buddy Lilly
The humane society said she was child aggressive. She is anything but that. I'm glad we took the chance. We love her so much!
#107
My Son And His New Rescue Puppy, An Instant Connection
#108
How Our 10 Week Old Puppy Likes To Sleep
#109
Had To Leave My Dog With A Friend For The Week, Was Worried Because She Has Not Been Around Many Babies. Apparently Nothing To Worry About As He Sent Me This
#110
My Daughter’s Dog Always Knows When Her Blood Sugar Is Off And Stays By Her Side
#111
My Daughter And My Dog. Look At These Two
#112
Everyday When My Daughter Practices Piano Her Yorkie Watches Her Back
#113
My Nephew Fell Asleep Holding A Puppy
#114
The Dog Isn't Allowed On The Couch, So After The Babies Threw The Cushions On The Floor, She Seized Her Opportunity And Stared At Me Triumphantly
#115
My Rottie Giving My Newborn Niece Some Kisses
#116
My Daughter Marley And My Dog Bear Have A Special Bond. He's Still Only A Puppy And She Is Ten Years Old. He's Huge. They Are A Fantastic Breed Of Dog
#121
This Is My Favorite Friendship
#122
My Dog Is Super Protective Of My First Child And Follows Me Around To Make Sure I Don't Screw Up (6 Days Old)
#124
My 4-Month-Old Nephew Lounging With His Two Pals
#127
My Giant Malamute Is My Neighbor's Daughter's Best Friend. His Name Is Koda And He Loves Her Too
#128
This Old Girl Is Not A Therapy Dog, But She Might As Well Be For My Son
#129
Sick Daughter And Her Dog Nurse
#130
My Son Has Wanted A Dog For Years, He Finally Got His Wish And Her Name Is Cinnamon
Hehehehehehehehe (ve/ver) 4 years ago
uhm is it bad this kid looks EXACTLY like a kid I know the same age??
#131
My Son Started Petting This Dog And When We Got Up To Leave The Dog Sat On His Feet And Rolled Over To Be Pet
#134
Protector Boye Protects My Daughter
#138
My Mother Recently Rescued This Pretty Girl
#139
Took My Kid To Meet My Friend's Dog Today. They Got On Pretty Well
#141
We Just Had A New Baby 2 Weeks Ago. My Dog Has Decided That She Is His And Stays As Close As He Can To Her At All Times
#142
My Neice And Her New Great Dane Puppy "Harley"
#143
Just Adopted This Beautiful Pocket Pitbull. Our Son Is In Love. Meet Daisy
Jane Zimmerman 4 years ago
Love the flower on her collar - goes so well with her coloring! She is beautiful!
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IlovemydogShilo 4 years ago
I love posts like these. It's so beautiful to see so many dog lovers in the making. And you can never have too many of those.
Dorothy Cloud 4 years ago
I tell ya, just can't beat dogs with children. It is just so beautiful!
Tammy Ralph 4 years ago
My grandson is eight months old and my dog is having none of it, he is so jealous of him that I will not leave them in the same room even to run get something. It's been like this from the first day the baby came home, I thought he might have come round by now but no.
*sigh*, The Yellow Teletubby 4 years ago
ok off topic, I have no education on babies, can someone pLEASE tell me why all of the fresh ones look crusty?? Like I thought they were supposed to be smooth and squishy
Wandaluzt 4 years ago
Who actually cares? If you're here for the likes then ask yourself why that is so important.
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manon M 4 years ago
pitbull or labradoodle. it's the same. let the dogs quiet.
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sturmwesen 4 years ago
The "buying" or "adopting" is not the realy expensive part. You need to afford food, vet care and maybe a dogwalker. I was seriously struggling moneywise when my first dog got heart problems and cauda equina. It can be hundreds of dollars/euros a month and if it needs extensive as my last dog did it can be thousands in a few weeks.
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IlovemydogShilo 4 years ago
I love posts like these. It's so beautiful to see so many dog lovers in the making. And you can never have too many of those.
Dorothy Cloud 4 years ago
I tell ya, just can't beat dogs with children. It is just so beautiful!
Tammy Ralph 4 years ago
My grandson is eight months old and my dog is having none of it, he is so jealous of him that I will not leave them in the same room even to run get something. It's been like this from the first day the baby came home, I thought he might have come round by now but no.
*sigh*, The Yellow Teletubby 4 years ago
ok off topic, I have no education on babies, can someone pLEASE tell me why all of the fresh ones look crusty?? Like I thought they were supposed to be smooth and squishy
Wandaluzt 4 years ago
Who actually cares? If you're here for the likes then ask yourself why that is so important.
Load More Replies... manon M 4 years ago
pitbull or labradoodle. it's the same. let the dogs quiet.
Load More Replies... sturmwesen 4 years ago
The "buying" or "adopting" is not the realy expensive part. You need to afford food, vet care and maybe a dogwalker. I was seriously struggling moneywise when my first dog got heart problems and cauda equina. It can be hundreds of dollars/euros a month and if it needs extensive as my last dog did it can be thousands in a few weeks.
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