Have you ever needed a fluffy companion? Well dogs are one of the best! Dogs are one of the easiest animals to train, they can be service dogs, search and rescue, and even hunting and tracking. Dogs can have way more occupations than a cat. Dogs are more playful than cats, but it depends on both the animals, dogs can be very good and loyal companions. If you ever have anyone break into your house your dog can protect you from the intruder, whereas a cat might just stare at them! Some dogs can even work with kids if they’re gentle natured and loving, they can be good protectors and comfort children in distress. 74% of the American population prefer dogs over cats, and for good reasons such as dogs don’t require a litter box and some Americans think that cats are smelly because of the smell of their food and litter boxes, and they enjoy that dogs are loyal wheras a cat

Service dogs make people with disabilities lives easier and can guide them through their days whether emotionally or physically they can help with these issues, Website sited from: www.atlasdog.org 

• Guide or Seeing Dogs. Trained to be a support for people who are blind or have low vision.
• Hearing or Signal Dogs. Trained to alert people who are Deaf or hard of hearing about sounds like a knock on the door.
• Psychiatric Service Dogs. Trained to assist individuals with psychiatric disabilities to detect the start of events such as panic attacks or self-harm behaviors and mitigate their symptoms. They may also do other tasks like reminding the handler to take medicine or turn on the lights for people with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
• The Sensory Signal Dogs or Social Signal Dogs (SSigDOG) assist people with autism. They can alert the handler to potentially harmful repetitive movements, like hand flapping, allowing them to stop the action. They can also help ease overwhelming situations with tasks like deep pressure therapy, and guide someone out of an overwhelming place.
• Seizure Response Dogs. Trained to assist people with seizure disorders. They can support their handler during and after a seizure. They may also be able to sense the episodes ahead of time and warn the handler or guide them to a safe area.

Dogs for centuries have been mans best friend and can greatly enrich your life, whether it’s a dog or a cat both are very amazing  companions in their own ways, although dogs are good friends they require lots of work and love, make sure to support local human society and maybe get yourself a companion, or just donate if you can or do volunteer work.