I like taylor swift. Listening to music helps me uplift my mood. I work as a manager at a convenience store. I am a pagan and I believe nature is my church. I believe counseling and therapy might help. I have 2 dogs and no kids.
I am depressed. My wife and kids have left me. I am ready to do anything to not be depressed. I would get a dog if it helped me get out of depression. I spend my time working or playing games on facebook. I have a boring job. I do not believe in religion and do not visit the church. I am fat. I believe that losing weight might bring my wife back. I spent alot of time with my kids and used to ride bikes with them.
My dogs really uplift my mood whenever I am down. Just yesterday, I had a horrible day but just spending time with the dogs made everything good. Have you considered getting dogs to help you? I would consider a dog but I don't know where to start.  What breeds should I consider? You definitely don't want a breed that could get aggressive or that requires a considerable amount of training.  I find that golden retrievers, labs, and boxers are excellent companions.  I guess the other thing to think about is the size of the dog...would you want a smaller or more medium/large breed? I would want one to keep in the house so it doesn't need to shed much.  I like the idea of a smaller dog but somewhat manly?  Andy idea of dogs based on that? Hmm.  The smaller you go, the less "manly" the dog becomes, I think lol.  Daschunds are cute...so are beagles...but beagles tend to howl. I wouldn't mind a beagle I guess.  Have you ever owned one?   I personally have not, but my grandmother did.  She let the poor thing get drastically overweight.  The beagle did howl quite a bit, which was a bit much to deal with at times...but she also didn't train him to not howl as much, so maybe that could be something you work on with the dog. Well, I also live in a rural area, so the howling might not be as big of a deal.  I know you work.  I do too.  What do you do with your dogs while you are working? I crate-trained the dogs early on, so when it is time for me to go to work, they head into their crate (it's quite large) and they stay in there until I get home.  Lucky for me, I work close to home, so I usually stop home for lunch, let the dogs out a bit to play and stretch, and then they go back in the crates until I'm done with work for the day.  Some people I know send their dogs to a doggie daycare. Well, my job is boring.   But my boss might not care if I bring my dog to work with me.  He has a bird.  I would just have to work on the howling.  Did you train your dogs yourself or did you send them to obedience training?