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Maybe there could be a program where the owners of docile dogs would regularly take them to nursing homes for the residents to pet and enjoy. There might be some waiver the residents need to sign in case someone gets bit, but I don't think it would be a real problem if the dogs were known to be relaxed.
A dog with a good temperament can be angelic in impact to the human. But they are often bred for profit and its hard to find quality or easier to find bad temperament dogs and not know about it.
My new career now involves me carrying dog mace/spray. No joke. Guess the job..
Patrick says
The human has the disadvantage of the big brain
A study with 11,000 participants pretty much proved what we already knew: the crazy cat lady stereotype is a real thing. Elderly cat-owners were significantly more likely to develop dementia than elderly dog owners.
But, before we start dunking on cats, it's good to note that people without any pets had about the same chance of developing dementia as cat owners.
The fact that people with dogs did better than those with cats or those without pets shows there's something about a dog that keeps elderly folks wits about them.
I don't know how you'd get more children to visit, and it would no doubt be prohibited by the Vaxx Nazis anyway, but maybe dogs would work.
Maybe there could be a program where the owners of docile dogs would regularly take them to nursing homes for the residents to pet and enjoy. There might be some waiver the residents need to sign in case someone gets bit, but I don't think it would be a real problem if the dogs were known to be relaxed.
It would certainly do a lot of good for people who often literally have nothing left to live for.