You no longer have to guess whether there really is a connection between the dogs and their owners’ personalities.
Based on the study, which a Journal of Research in Personality published in the journal dogs tend to copy humans, so it’s not surprising to find that your pet’s personality mirrors yours.
This is how the personalities of dogs and their owners are connected
Researchers in total 1,681 farmers were included in the study, whose dogs belonged to 50 different breeds. The participants had to answer questions about their own personality traits and behavior, as well as their favorites. The result showed that the personality of dogs goes through a similar development, like people, and the process it can be greatly influenced by the time spent together.
Because humans and dogs spend a lot of time together, it’s likely that some degree of similarity in their personalities will develop, the study found.
So the dog, who else I was adopted as a puppydoes not always remain the same: as time goes by, it can start to resemble the owner in more and more ways.
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Several factors play a role in this
Analytical research has proven that dogs and their owners often share the same personality traits. Here are the reasons for the finding:
- Owners often they choose dogs that match their personality. The same way they choose partners or friends.
- Both the environment and shared activities influence the personality of dogs and people. For example, if an extroverted owner takes their dog to a social event, it can socialize more easily and become less reactive.
- Thanks to the bond between them owners can project their traits onto their dogs, thus the similarities emerge more clearly.
People choose such breeds according to their personality
Interestingly, the study did not find a clear correlation, but this does not mean that the breed does not affect the personality of the dogs. According to another study, the behavior patterns of dogs they can be rooted in genetic causes. Of course the role of training cannot be neglected either, since properly trained dogs are not so fearful, they show less tendency to aggression and can be more active.
After analyzing the data, the study came to the following conclusion:
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2024-07-14 17:51:00