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A recent scientific study published in Nature.com has shown proof that long term stress in us as humans, can also be mirrored, or adopted, in our pet dogs.Mirroring of stresses is not a new concept.For a long time, it has been known that humans can pick-up and mirror, another person’s stress when they live in close proximity to another person, such as when families are living in the same house …

As our pets, both horses and dogs and cats etc…, become more and more a part of our family we are noticing indicators of stress more visibly.Is this because our pets are getting more stressed? OR are we getting better at noticing stress indicators because we are becoming more familiar with our pets?The third question to this is; are these stress indicators normal or are they of concern?Stres …