Filed under Pet Friendly Apartments on October 29th, 2008:
Discover Why Dogs Look Like Their Owners
Have you ever noticed that the longer a couple is married, the more they began to look like each other? It’s actually true for pets and their owners as well. It seems that the more time pet parents spend with their four-legged friends, the more and more they resemble each other.
University of San Diego researchers believe that dogs and their human counterparts do in fact favor each other physically. However, new research shows that dogs and their owners don’t slowly grow to look like each other over time. They actually look like each other because humans have specifically, and possible unknowingly, select breeds that look like themselves. Purebred dogs in particular are chosen by people who are attracted to what the adult dog will eventually grow to look like. This is to say that you owners are attracted to animals that resemble themselves physically.
It has also been suggested that people choose dogs with temperaments that are similar to their personalities. So it follows that an athletic person probably will choose a large active dog. While a very calm and low key person probably would not want a high-energy Jack Russell Terrier.
So it’s definitely up for debate…
Do people with disheveled appearances choose shaggy dogs?
Do red haired-owners choose dogs with similar colored coats?
Are active owners attracted to active dogs?
Do pleasant people choose dogs with happy personalities?
