Love Photos Of Dogs and Kids?
Who doesn’t? They are just so cute. I can spend hours looking at adorable pictures of babies and kids or at galleries of pictures of animals online. It’s hard not to smile at their sweet, guileless faces. The combination of both is irresistible.
We just celebrated Family Day here in Toronto so it seemed fitting to celebrate families of kids and dogs.
In our Puppy Love and Dogs Make A Difference episodes, Dr Stanley Coren explained that there can actually be health benefits and chemicals released in the brain when you look at, pat, cuddle and smell a puppy that in some cases, are similar to the effect of taking anti-depressants or holding a human baby. So maybe looking at cute photos of dogs and kids is actually good for you too.
Dogs have also been linked to helping children learn in programs like R.E.A.D or Red Rover and helping to helping reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety, and helping teach children learn empathy. So maybe looking at cute photos of dogs and kids is actually good for you too. We hope to explore that theory further in our next documentary “Man’s best Mend-The Healing Power of Dogs”.
Enjoy this series of photos of dogs and children together courtesy of the Talent Hound Community and events.
Don’t forget to like our Pinterest board for more photos and videos of Dogs and Babies!
I totally believe all that about how dogs effect us. When my terri-poo was younger, he was a pet therapy dog and just seeing the difference he made to the elderly in nursing homes or kids in the children’s hospital was so heart warming.
That video is precious. I hope you enjoyed family and friends. ♥
Thanks M. K. Clinton, Family Day was tons of fun here it’s a great holiday. I can’t resist that video either, I can’t tell who’s more excited.
Happy WW!
Thanks Emma, Happy WW to you too.
Hi Y’all!
Oh yes! So cute!
Y’all come on by,
Hawk aka BrownDog
Thanks Hawk!
Awww, that video was so sweet and adorable! Great photos of all the kids and their dogs!
Thanks Oz, we have accumulated quite a bit over the years so it was time to share, they are much too cute not too.
Very cute video, an irresistible combination! WW Woofs from The Dogvine Crew.
Agreed Teresa! Happy WW to you and the Dogvine Crew.
Is there anything cuter than dogs and babies!? Thanks for making us smile this morning!
Nope don’t think so! Thanks for the comment Kevin 🙂
I love to see photos of dogs being loved as family.
Wednesdays Wags
Agreed, dogs add so much love to any family.
Aw, what sweet pix. And I wish we had Family Day in the US.
–Wags (and purrs) from Life with Dogs and Cats
Thanks Susan and I agree you guys in the US should have it too.
Such lovely photos 🙂
Purrs xx
Athena and Marie
Thanks Athena and Marie 🙂
These are truly wonderful pictures! Dogs and kids can make the best of friends!
Sweet!
🙂
What a great collection of photos! I know that pictures of our dogs make me smile!
Same for me Mark.
Beautiful photos! It is so precious to see children falling in love with animals 🙂
I agree Robin, seeing children interact with animals is so beautiful.
Gosh! My humans are nervous about how I will act around kids, but I gotta say that seeing the photos, it seems like a winning combination of cuteness! *wags* – Gilligan from WagsAhoy.com
I feel a burst of warmth from oxytocin just thinking about my dogs!
Dogs are little miracle workers that have a positive effect on our lives in so many ways. We also have a that teaches children empathy by spending time with dogs.
Who can resist photos of cute dogs and kids!
Happy Wordless Wednesday!
Those are some wonderful photos with kids. I just got back from taking glory to see the kids at school for their therapy. Kids and animals are a blessing.
I am not a dog person but I am a pet person so I completely agree 😉