Smell of Human Stress Affects Dogs' Emotions Leading Them to Make More Pessimistic Choices
July 23, 2024
July 23, 2024
BRISTOL, England, July 23 (TNSres) -- The University of Bristol issued the following news release on July 22, 2024:
Dogs experience emotional contagion from the smell of human stress, leading them to make more 'pessimistic' choices, new research finds. The University of Bristol-led study, published in Scientific Reports today [22 July], is the first to test how human stress odours affect dogs' learning and emotional state.
Evidence in humans suggests that . . .
Dogs experience emotional contagion from the smell of human stress, leading them to make more 'pessimistic' choices, new research finds. The University of Bristol-led study, published in Scientific Reports today [22 July], is the first to test how human stress odours affect dogs' learning and emotional state.
Evidence in humans suggests that . . .