Creature Comforts......

Why People have Companion Animals?

     Tame animals have played very special roles in the lives of humans for thousands of years.  Drawings and writings from the earliest times clearly show that animals were kept as compnions and shared an important relationship with their owners......

Harmony With Baby Harley.....

     Like many of our personal relationships, we are likely to take them for granted, not giving thought to how or why they developed and continue........

Harmony and Miss Possom

     For those wth pets and a special love for animals, no explanation is neccessary about their relationship with that special companion.....

Harmony and Bobby.....

     But it is interesting to consider the matter, and particularly helpful when dicussing animal welfare issues with others....

Harmony and Spat

     People find their pets continually interesting....The animals move and provide tactile (touching) opportunities that many people like.

Harmony and Tommy.....

     So pets become attachment objects....people tend to develop very special and strong bonds with them....

Harmony and Tommy

     In the psychological terms of attachment theory, "bonding" occurs, much like that in parent-child relationships.....

Harmony and Bonita....

     Companion animals have a wonderful capacity to "never grow-up" and remain dependent upon their owners....It is as important for them to remain loyal and faithful to you as it is importan for you to remain a primary caretaker in your pets's life...

     The Human-Animal Bond Changes Lives.....