Why Dogs Make Us Happy

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WHY DOGS MAKE US HAPPY 5 5 100 5 SIMPLE SECRETS 5 5 5 5 5 THE SCIENCE BEHIND WHAT DOG LOVERS ALREADY KNOW 5 5 DAVID NIVEN, Ph.D. To Jack, Ralph, Bear, Snoopy, and Snow Contents A Note to Readers Introduction 1 Dogs Have Personality 2 Dogs Provide Visible Love 3 We Feel Better in Minutes 4 Dogs Are Nonjudgmental 5 Dogs Make Us Look Positive 6 Dogs Take Us Walking 7 Life Is More Enjoyable 8 Dogs Help Us Show Affection 9 We See Dogs as We See Other Humans 10 Dogs Understand Math 11 We Truly Live Together 12 Dogs Learn Words 13 It’s Hard to Be Fussy 14 A Bond on Many Levels 15 Dogs Feed Our Creativity 16 Dogs Are Not Sore Losers 17 Dogs Star in Our Stories ix xi 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 iii 18 Having a Dog Is Like Parenting Without the Diapers 19 We Connect Through Our Eyes 20 Our Homes Feel More Like a Home 21 We Look on the Bright Side 22 We Understand Their Language 23 We’re Less Likely to Be Ignored 24 Dogs Keep Us Calmer 25 Dogs Teach Us Valuable Lessons 26 Do You Have a Dog Lover’s Personality? Yes 27 Dogs Make Us Feel Vital 28 A Much Needed Source of Consistency 29 We Think They’re Human 30 Dogs Pay Attention to Us 31 Dogs Transcend Our Categories 32 Dogs Really Are Happy to See Us 33 Dogs Teach Teamwork 34 Dogs Affect Us More Than Cats Do 35 We Believe in Ourselves More 36 Dogs Ask, “Are You Talking to Me?” 37 We Enjoy Other People More 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 49 51 53 55 57 59 61 63 65 67 69 71 73 iv 38 Dogs Can Do Geometry 39 When Times Are Tough, Dogs Are There 40 Dogs Fit All Ages 41 Dogs Know Our Mood 42 In Dogs We See What We Want to Be 43 Dogs Help Keep Us Out of a Rut 44 One Dog, Many Happy People 45 Dogs Can Tell Us Things 46 Dogs Can Reach Those No One Else Can 47 Dogs Can Teach Us to Be Less Aggressive 48 Our Relationship with Our Dog Is Unique 49 Dogs Lower Our Blood Pressure 50 Dogs

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