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Smell of human stress can affect dogs' emotions, leading them to make more pessimistic choices (phys.org)

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[-] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 20 points 1 month ago

this is such bad news for my dog.

[-] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 9 points 1 month ago

Your dog recognises you're trying your best, and is there for you, in the same way that you are there for your dog — one of the reasons dogs evolved to be so in tune with human stress is because often they're more than pets, they're our partners.

[-] brlemworld@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

So that's why the dogs were avoiding me this morning when I was crying in bed.

[-] sunzu@kbin.run 3 points 1 month ago

40k years of "evolution"

[-] HumanPenguin@feddit.uk 3 points 1 month ago

Likely 11k living with humans.

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