in khandaladogs continue to sit in your lap even when they are 16 abhijeet bhattacharya his dogs names koko and junior they are closest to me they will come and sit with me every morning when i am having my morning tea i sleep at night with the thrill that they will come and have their biscuits with me when im having my tea till a child is three years you take your child in your lap and play but dogs even when they are 16 years are kids for you they surrender themselves to you and even if you tell them to jump in the fire they willdogs are stressbusters and great companions for kids farhan aktar his dogs names bonny and bella dogs are great companions for kids in the house children learn how to take care of someone and about unconditional love they learn what friendship can be like without demanding any other thing but time from the other and of course they are loyal and save you from the evil eye when they are there they are stressbusters you come back and share a relationship with another entity that is only about sharing love and happiness if you treat them like a family member the relationship is phenomenal each dog has its distinct personality and you can tell how they will behave and what they will like and not like they teach you to become more compassionate they also teach you about space if the dog does not want to be with you its not going to be politically correct but will just get up and go and you let it go and yet it continues to love you and when it needs love it will come back the average life of a dog is not much as your own life span so losing a dog also teaches you about dealing with loss