https://www.123articleonline.com/rss/author/383114/ankita-badhanArticles written by Ankita Badhan from 123ArticleOnline.comen-usCopyright (c) 123ArticleOnline.com All rights reserved. https://www.123articleonline.com/articles/1367088/importance-of-pets 'Dogs are very present. If someone is struggling with something, they know how to sit there and be loving,' says Dr. Ann Berger, a physician and researcher at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. 'Their attention is focused on the person all the time.'