Dogs Can Be Pessimistic

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday October 13, 2010 @04:52AM from the dog-in-black dept.

Not that it will change anything, but researchers at Bristol University say that your dog might be a gloom-monger. In addition to the downer dogs, the study also found a few that seemed happy no matter how uncaring the world around them was. "We know that people's emotional states affect their judgments and that happy people are more likely to judge an ambiguous situation positively. What our study has shown is that this applies similarly to dogs," said professor Mike Mendl, an author of the study and head of animal welfare and behavior at Bristol University.

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Re:Being a dog owner ... by Rhacman · 2010-10-13 05:44 · Score: 5, Funny

If you have a dog with a sense of humor you might consider consulting with him before posting.

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Re:Being a dog owner ... by DigiShaman · 2010-10-13 05:47 · Score: 5, Funny

He's just marking his territory. Don't shampoo your carpet, they hate it when you do that. It just means more "work" to get up, find a spot, and proceed to take another shit and scoot around. Do him a favor and save his asshole from extended rug-burn.

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