Let's call it 'low dog syndrome'. Believe it or not, even dogs like humans are less docile if they are smaller. A study done by the University of Sydney theorized that certain physical characteristics in dogs are constantly associated with certain types of behavior
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Let's call it too 'low dog syndrome'. Believe it or not, even i dogs like man they are less docile if they are smaller. A study carried out byUniversity of Sydney theorized that certain physical characteristics in dogs are constantly associated with certain types of behavior.
The research used owner reports on the behavior of over 8.000 dogs from around the world and from 80 different breeds. Physical structures were considered 960 dogs, relating height, body weight, skull proportions and behavior.
According to Australian veterinarians, the smaller a dog is, the greater its liveliness and in some cases its aggressiveness. "Unwanted behaviors such as aggression towards the owner or mounting objects occur more often among small dogs. This suggests that these behaviors are tolerated more in them than they would be in older dogs, where they are unwelcome ", he said the professor. Paul McGreevy, author of the study. "Likewise, such behaviors in small dogs can be a result of their being over fed and protected." In a word, spoil yourself.
According to the study, as theaverage height of a breed, increases the search for attention and food of the lowest four-legged friends. This is the most comprehensive study to date.
“These findings will interest dog owners, breeders, veterinarians and evolutionary biologists. They remind us that domestic dogs are an extremely useful model for exploring the biological forces that regulate different animals and their behaviors, ”adds McGreevy, according to which the interaction between nature and culture in producing the relationships described in the study raises a number of questions. to which an answer will have to be given. For example, because the average height of a breed decreases and at the same time the likelihood of aggressive behavior in relation to that tendency increases.
The study was published in Pnas.
Francesca Mancuso
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