Good afternoon ladies and gentleman! I am Hunter Johnson. I attend school at St.Paul Elementary school and I am in the eighth grade. Can owning a pet reduce stress? Many pets can reduce stress. When I was old enough to understand that my parents were divorced I was heartbroken. Then my mom and I got a pet which was a dog named Rocky to cheer me up. Rocky took away most of the stress from going to different homes from the divorce. Now all of it is gone away because Rocky was there for comfort and I have gotten used to it. I think owning a pet is important because maybe if anyones blind they can go get a trained dog to take them and guide them, if anyone is having trouble with their family they can go pet their pet for comfort, and pets are fun to play with when I am bored. …show more content…
Some may be disabled, some may be deaf. Most of the people that are blind get a guide dog. Guide dogs help blind people walk without running into obstacles. Someone ties a leash around the dog for the blind person and it does what it is trained to do, which is lead the male or female! Service dogs are trained to do many things! Service dogs such as guide dogs guide blind people. That is what guide dogs are mostly trained to do, but some dogs like police dogs jump over and around obstacles. Service dogs are very useful and helpful to disabled such as blind people. Some service dogs like to play with their owner such as police dogs after long days of hard work and training. The police officer often plays with his/her dog. I think owning a pet can reduce stress. Pets will help with serious illness. Dogs for example, can reduce blood pressure. They are also good for comfort. When some of my family died I went to my dog, Rocky, for comfort. He kept me from crying and giving up during the hard