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IMAGE: Lina Roth, senior lecturer in the Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology at Linköping University. view more
Credit: Anna Nilsen/Linköping University
The relationship a dog has with its owner is related to its stress level. This is the conclusion of a newly published study from Linköping University, Sweden. The results, published in the journal
Scientific Reports, also suggest that the link between stress and the owner s personality traits differs between dog breeds.
Researchers at Linköping University have investigated whether the stress levels of dogs are affected by the people they live with. Stress levels for the past several months can be determined in both dogs and humans by measuring the levels of stress hormone stored in hairs as they grow.