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red dog 1

(30,620 posts) Sun Feb 16, 2025, 05:14 PM Feb 16

How Dogs Can Save Us from Loneliness: The Profound Benefits of Canine Companionship

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How Dogs Can Save Us from Loneliness: The Profound Benefits of Canine Companionship (Original Post) red dog 1 Feb 16 OP

Unless his mom was allergic, a cat is a wonderful companion for someone who Karadeniz Feb 16 #1

The cat picked me and the dog picked her. multigraincracker Feb 16 #2

A human occupied anywhere, lol. mwmisses4289 Feb 16 #3

Karadeniz

(24,106 posts)

1. Unless his mom was allergic, a cat is a wonderful companion for someone who

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Sun Feb 16, 2025, 05:46 PM

Feb 16

Has lost mobility. One of my fosters was adopted to keep a bedridden woman company. As soon as the carrier was opened, the cat ran out and jumped on the bed! A cat will always choose a human occupied bed over any other place.

multigraincracker

(35,394 posts)

2. The cat picked me and the dog picked her.

Reply to Karadeniz (Reply #1)

Sun Feb 16, 2025, 05:54 PM

Feb 16

It’s all good.

mwmisses4289

(862 posts)

3. A human occupied anywhere, lol.

Reply to Karadeniz (Reply #1)

Sun Feb 16, 2025, 06:40 PM

Feb 16

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