\u201cWe found that pet parenting style does predict patterns of dog behavior and cognition,\u201d Monique Udell, an associate professor at Oregon State and an expert on dog behavior who co-authored the study,\u00a0said in a news release<\/a>. \u201cThis an important finding because it suggests that dog owners who take the time to understand and meet their dog\u2019s needs are more likely to end up with secure, resilient dogs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n For the study,<\/a> published in the journal Animal Cognition, 48 dog owners were surveyed about their pet parenting styles. Then, researchers gave each dog three behavioral tests. They evaluated the dogs\u2019 attachment to their owners, sociability (through interactions with an unfamiliar person) and ability to get a treat from a puzzle with varying degrees of help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Similarly, in 2019, Michigan State University researchers<\/a> found that dog owners and their pets share traits, indicating that humans influence<\/a> their pet\u2019s personalities. For example, the study showed that dogs with extroverted parents were more excitable and active, while pups whose parents called themselves agreeable reported that their dogs were less likely to be fearful or aggressive to people or animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So the new findings are no surprise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis research shows that the pet dog-human caretaker bond may be functionally and emotionally similar to the bond between a human parent and their child,\u201d Lauren Brubaker, behavioral scientist and co-author of the Oregon State study,\u00a0said in the statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n By Tricia Goss, for Newsy<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Newsy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n About Newsy: Newsy is the nation\u2019s only free 24\/7 national news network. You can find Newsy using your TV\u2019s digital antenna or stream for free. See all the ways you can watch Newsy here: <\/em>https:\/\/bit.ly\/Newsy1<\/a><\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n This story originally appeared on Simplemost<\/a>. Checkout Simplemost<\/a> for additional stories.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Practically any dog owner will tell you that their pet has a unique, distinctive personality. But are those traits the result of nature or nurture? According to a recent study, how you \u201cparent\u201d your pup affects their behavior. An Oregon State University study found that dogs whose owners have high expectations and responsiveness to their dog\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1658,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9],"tags":[433,434,435,94,102,191],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wopp.in\/ns\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1657"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wopp.in\/ns\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wopp.in\/ns\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wopp.in\/ns\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wopp.in\/ns\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1657"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wopp.in\/ns\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1657\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1660,"href":"https:\/\/wopp.in\/ns\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1657\/revisions\/1660"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wopp.in\/ns\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1658"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wopp.in\/ns\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1657"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wopp.in\/ns\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1657"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wopp.in\/ns\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/wopp.in\/ns\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/AdobeStock_235216434-1024x683.jpeg\")