Having a Dog in a House

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Having a Dog in a House Dogs are popular pets of many people which are domesticated like family members. Some people have a dog in order to relieve stress and loneliness or take care it like their child. The owners who love a dog very much, they will bring it in a house and also sleep together in the same bed. These people overlook the effects which can cause health problems both of owners and a dog. There are several effects of having a dog in a house, including the dog owners suffer from illness, it leads a dog to have health risks and it can affect the environment in a house. The first effect of having a dog in a house is the dog owners suffer from illness. The owners can suffer from illness because of fleas and ticks on a dog. Normally, fleas and ticks are parasites which live with a dog. If a dog is unclean, it might have fleas and ticks on its body. Then fleas can bite the owners and ticks can also suck blood from the skin of its owners. Moreover, hairs of a dog can give health problems for the owners. The owners can suffer from allergies, such as itchy eyes and stuffy nose. They can also suffer from asthma which makes them cannot breathe easily. In addition, some disease can contact from a dog to its owners. For example, the owners can be infected by viruses and bacteria from saliva of a dog. Besides, skin disease can contact from a dog to its owners, such as fungal disease. These health problems are overlooked by the owners because they never think that a dog can make them sick. The second effect of having a dog in a house is it leads a dog to have health risks. Many owners do not know that having a dog in a house can lead a dog to have health risks in term of physical unbelievably. Normally, the floor in a house is made of tile that can lead a dog to have deformed bones and a problem about its haunch when it often walks and runs on tiled floor in

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