It is sometimes said that owners resemble their dogs. You have probably seen someone walking his dog and you thought: "This Pitbull fits this dog perfectly. Pitbull suits this tough owner perfectly, or this poodle suits this neat lady!"
Is this cliché a complete fable, or is there a kernel of truth in it? A Viennese scientific study has shown that dogs can can adapt to their owner's character traits. This is also called automatic imitation. Thus, there seems to be a mutual interaction in stress level between the owner and the dog. During the study 132 dogs were tested in normal situations as well as in threatening situations. The threatening situation in this one was a man wearing a ski cap who came running toward the dog and owner. During the research saliva samples were taken from both dog and owner, to look for changes in cortisol hormone (stress hormone). to look at.
The study found that wagging quadrupeds and the owners do affect each other's stress levels! Thus, emotional contagion possible. For example, a restless owner often also has a restless dog and a calmer owner will soon have a dog that is more relaxed is.
The next time you see a dog behaving just like its owner, so you know that the dog is automatically imitating the owner and vice versa as well!
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