Dogs' anxiety reflects a 'pessimistic' mood

Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 04:30 in Psychology & Sociology

Many dogs become distressed when left home alone, and they show it by barking, destroying things, or toileting indoors. Now, a new study reported in the October 12th issue of Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, suggests that this kind of separation anxiety occurs most often in dogs that also show 'pessimistic'-like behaviour...

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