Petting a dog can make all the sadness melt away. Good luck frowning if you’re giving a special guy a scratch on the head. It’s dang near impossible! Having a dog around is one of the easiest and quickest ways to boost your mental health. It helps the world seem a little friendlier, a little calmer, and make a little more sense. 

That’s why we have emotional support dogs. They truly make a difference. That’s why college campuses (like mine) would bring puppies around during finals season. They’d set up a little petting zoo in the corner of the science building, and everyone would go nuts. But it makes sense, they help mitigate stress and anxiety quicker than anything else, at least for me. Something about their smiles and their soft bellies! But if we don’t get the pleasure of a real dog to hang out with, we can have these memes in the meantime.