Dog Pets

Dogs may significantly improve the lives of their owners. They affect children's social, emotional, and cognitive growth, encourage an active lifestyle, offer companionship, and have even been used to spot cancer or impending epileptic episodes. People's stress and anxiety can be reduced by dogs. One or more dogs are thought to be present in 38% of US households.
Although dogs can be good for their owners' health and happiness, owners should be aware that dogs of all ages, including puppies, can occasionally contain dangerous pathogens that can make people sick. From small skin infections to catastrophic illnesses, dogs' germs can cause a wide range of disorders. After touching, caring for, feeding, or cleaning up after dogs, washing your hands thoroughly is one of the best things you can do to prevent getting sick.

You reduce your risk of contracting an illness from handling or interacting with a dog by giving your dog regular veterinary care and by according to the Healthy People guidelines.