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of 'work' such as bringing your pet such as dog to the vet, to the garden for a walk, etc. These activities will indirectly 'force' the owners to 'do exercise'. In such activities, owners often meet other people around them. Often when pet owners meet other pet owners, they have so much information and queries to ask each other. They want to share their experiences. Thus in so doing, they easily make friends, and in so doing, they feel happier, cheerful and a higher self-esteem when you know that there are friends who are kind to you and your pets.

The last rewards of owning a pet could be applicable to the disable people. For blind people, a dog helps in guiding them around. Even for wheel-chair bound people, keeping pets such as birds, fish, can cultivate a sense of worth and self-esteem for them. Like normal people, pets help to make these pet owners happier and healthier too. For disable people, it was known that some pets such as dogs, are able to help their wheel-chair bound to pick up things that are dropped to them. These are dogs that are useful to man to do work for them.

Lastly, one more point to add about keeping dog as pet, the reward is loyalty. No matter how you treat the dog, the dog will always regard you their trusted friend. Other pets such as chickens, fish which I have experienced, are known to have similar traits. They recognize you. They are eager to look forward to the owner everyday for food (especially the fish). For chickens, they can actually understand our language after some time. The most loyal one would be the dog. And they give us warmth, companion and a 'shoulder' to cry on during stressful times and sad moments. When you shed your tears, the dog will be the first 'creature' to come to you, lick you spontaneously - you will know their language.

The rewards of owning a pet is far more than the disadvantage of owning a pet. Whether your pet is fish, bird, cat, dog, rabbit, ferret, or even pig, the rewards are your health, both physically and mentally.

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