Yes! Dogs are also absolutely fantastic for motivating you to get out of bed and go for walks on a daily basis.
When you're in a low, low, low place you might not care about yourself enough to get out of bed. Or the world might be too painful. Or both things, plus one hundred other things.
But you will not stay in bed when you have that dog depending on you. You will not let the dog go hungry nor unwalked.
That said, a dog is not a magic pill! A dog is a huge commitment, nearly on the level of having a child, and if feeling overwhelmed is one of the causes of your depression, a dog could exacerbate that.
When you're in a low, low, low place you might not care about yourself enough to get out of bed. Or the world might be too painful. Or both things, plus one hundred other things.
But you will not stay in bed when you have that dog depending on you. You will not let the dog go hungry nor unwalked.
That said, a dog is not a magic pill! A dog is a huge commitment, nearly on the level of having a child, and if feeling overwhelmed is one of the causes of your depression, a dog could exacerbate that.