Human personality influences canine behavior.

Human personality influences canine behavior.
Is your dog one of those very sociable and loyal people, but that is afraid of some situations? Know that the reason why he feels fear of something or someone may be you. This is what an American research on canine behavior says.
A study from the Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, in the United States, pointed out that the behavior of dogs stems from the personality of their human parent. That's right, the way you behave can influence the behavior of your pet.
After more than six months of experiments with 262 volunteers, the researchers, analyzing the behavior of humans and dogs at the same time, found that more introverted parents may have negative relations with fearful dogs when there is the need for some kind of treatment of pets.
On the other hand, in the case of human parents considered more extroverted, who were shown to be more open to new experiences, they were found to have dogs that were more sociable and well-mannered with pets and unfamiliar people.
In addition, dogs with extroverted parents showed less fear of loud sounds or noises, such as fireworks, for example, or in situations they had never experienced before.
"These findings can be used by veterinary clinicians to formulate more accurate prognoses and provide owners with targeted advice to reduce the influence of external factors on dogs' responses to clinical behavioral interventions," the University of Pennsylvania researchers pointed out.
What can we learn from this study? For example, many dogs are afraid of fireworks, and many of them developed this thanks to their human parent, who shows that he is frightened or worried and apprehensive at every bang close to home.
So it is essential that all parents pay attention to their own conduct so as not to affect the canine's behavior. A rude and unsociable person will probably, according to the study, have a rude and hardly sociable dog - and so on.
Making an effort and thinking about the social and emotional well-being of your pet is very important for him to have quality of life and to be a happy and secure dog.