Dogs Can Be Pessimistic 99
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.
Re:Being a dog owner ... (Score:5, Funny)
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Breeds Used in Study? (Score:5, Funny)
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You're thinking of men.
You betcha (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Breeds Used in Study? (Score:5, Funny)
My cats say that such a study would be idiotic and not worth the time of any cat participating, but they also find it predictable that a human would still find it the pinnacle of research.
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so are your clams also sad when you leave??? you have alot of pets
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I'm depressed that you think cynical is the contrary of optimistic. But then again, I should have known not to expect any better. I'm just gonna get trolled now anyway.