Helo
Really Dogs are good (may be Best) friends to human beings

Whenever I am in a depressed mood my Ronty comes to me and sits infront of me as if she wants to listen to my feelings

I love to talk to her for a long time and she just barks for my words like she is understanding what i say

I wonder how would I survive from stress & tensions if my Ronty is not with me !!!

I never feel alone,
we never argue,
i don't need to cook for him
i don't need to wash his clothes
he never makes a mess in the bathroom
he doesn't leave clothes on the bedroom floor
he loves me unconditionally
he is always happy to see me
he will kiss me even if i don't ask for one
he will walk a million miles with me
he makes me smile
he makes me laugh
he watches all the soaps in tv with me

ok he sometimes has a bit of grass hanging from his bum

but he is my best friend!

As several people have said, having a dog in your life is really therapeutic. (For those unlucky to have had depression and such it's obviously been a blessing) but even for the healthy, the stress of modern day life can be eased by stroking your dog.
I've lost count of the number of newspaper & media stories about research into 'stroking your dog' (They usually claim it is a 'new' thesis, but it has been known for fifty or more years).
Stroking your dog eases stress & I can vouch for that unequivocably.

A reason to get up in the morning!

They make me feel all warm inside when I watch them in the fields and getting so much joy from the little things in life.

They make me feel happy.
They have made me have a routine.

Rather than going out and getting drunk on half a litre of vodka every night after school like some people in my year do, I go to dog training

If I never got Dusty, i'd have never met my b/f.

when i get up in a morning - shes there at the bottom of my bed wagging her tail - acting like its 2 weeks since i last saw her -

its nice to feel wanted!

Having Blackie has kept me alive! I love having him about and the love he gives in return for hours of stroking and talking to him. He make me get goinging on a morning.

Ian