Is Your Dog A Pessimist? Dogs Showing Separation-Related Behavior Exhibit a ‘Pessimistic Mood’

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ScienceDaily (Oct. 12, 2010) – 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, suggests that this kind of separation anxiety occurs most often in dogs that also show “pessimistic”-like behavior. “We [...]