It Pays to Pamper Yourself with a Pet
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iStock/Thinkstock(COLUMBIA, Mo.) — For all you do, this dog’s for you.
There’s nothing like coming home to a mutt that’s happy to see you after a long day at the office. If it was only possible to get that same kind of unconditional affection at work when times get stressful.
Well, Dr. Paul Rosch, who heads the non-profit American Institute of Stress, says it might be the release people need since “chronic job strain can put both your physical and emotional health at risk.”
New research out of the University of Missouri-Columbia says hormonal changes for the better occur when humans come in contact with dogs.
This, in turn, seems to help people deal with some stress-related disorders and even depression.
What’s more, and this is what the boss likes to hear, it improves productivity of workers.
So what are employers waiting for? Possibly programs that deliver pets to their door such as the one initiated by the Humane Society of Broward County, Florida, that asks for a $150 minimum donation to fill the office with cats and dogs for 90 minutes.
In this way, companies do a double-good deed since the fee goes to benefit homeless animals in the county.
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