Science says your dog adopts your personality over time
Your puppy does not only look. He learns.
People often joke that dogs will grow to look like their owners and not only in appearance, but also in global temperament, body language and personality. Well, a new published studyin thePersonality Research Journal presented rather amazing evidence that our dogs actuallyare influenced by our personalities.
In the first and largest study of this type, researchers studied the owners of more than 1,600 dogs, who have varied in race, sex and age - and asked them in-depth questions about history behavioral of their dogs and dogs.
And get this: the study revealed that dogs reallymade correspond to the personality of their owners.
Those who are noted more extrovert have also tended to have more excitable and active dogs, and those who were more timid or silent have tended to have more suspicious dogs among foreigners. But the correlation between the personality of dogs and owners has often been a bit of a "chicken or egg" statement. Do dogs take on the personalities of their beloved human beings or have they tend to gravitate to dogs that are more similar to these?
The results of the study indicate that the answer could look to the old option. "When humans spend big changes in life, their personality traits can change. We found that it also happens with dogs - and a surprisingly wide degree"noted William ChopikProfessor of social psychology at the University of Michigan and the main author of the study. "We expected the personalities of the dogs to be quite stable because they do not have any wildlife changes, but they change a lot. We have discovered similarities with their owners, the optimal moment of training and even Once in their lives that they can become more aggressive towards other animals. "
Internet is full of videos in the heart that have aggressive and aggressive dogs that become nice and sociable once they are brought into a love house forever. Belief has always been that dogs are rehabilitated through the process of love and care, but Chopik's research indicates that part of what might be at work here is that the dog actually assumes warm and friendly nature their new owner.
"Say you adopt a dog from a shelter. Some traits are probably linked to the biology and resistance to change, but you then put it in a new environment where it is loved, market and entertain often. The dog could then become a little more relaxed and sociable, says Choppi. "Now that we know that the personalities of dogs can change, then we want to make a close connection to understand why dogs act - and change - the way they do."
That being said, Chopik noted that all personality traits are not so pleasant to change and the dog's age is also important.
"Older dogs are much more difficult to train; we have found that the" Sweet Spot "to teach an obedience to a dog aged about six, when it exceeds its excitable puppy scene, but before it's Too fixed from his way, "he said.
So, if you are nervous about the adoption of an adult dog because you think they will be more difficult to train than a puppy, to think again and do not forget to lead by the Example, since your forage baby looks closer than you would not think. And for more evidence that dogs take after you, look at theseCelebrities that exactly look like their animals!
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