Dogs Can Be Pessimistic

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 ...

[shoehornjob]

Mine likes to shit everywhere.

Obligatory Onion

[UnknowingFool]

Dog Has Best Day of His Life for 400th Consecutive Day [theonion.com]

Breeds Used in Study?

[BJ_Covert_Action]

I have ten bucks that says the breed most likely to be pessimistic was the Basset hound. Meanwhile, the happiest dogs were probably Collies or, perhaps, Poodles. Next I'd like to see a study that shows that cats really are condescending bastards. =)

Re:Being a dog owner ...

[DoofusOfDeath]

Being a dog owner, I think most dogs just want to hump, eat, and sleep. Some like to bark.

You're thinking of men.

You betcha

[Quiet_Desperation]

My dog has been pessimistic about the economy ever since he got laid off.

Re:Breeds Used in Study?

[ByOhTek]

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.

Re:Being a dog owner ...

[Rhacman]

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 ...

[flu1d]

As a fellow dog owner. I'd keep an eye out for the one who modded this informative.

Re:I was just talking to a lady

[xmousex]

so are your clams also sad when you leave??? you have alot of pets

Re:From TFA

[obarthelemy]

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.