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Study Finds People With High Emotional Reactivity Are Typically Drawn To Cats

If a cat owns you, you know felines can calm stress and bring tranquility to the people who love them. One recent study concentrates on this power, revealing people with high emotional drives tend to be drawn to cats, and these strong feelers would better benefit from their inclusion in animal therapy programs.

In the journal Anthrozoös, the study points out that most of these “Pet Your Stress Away” events only include dogs. Researchers found those with high emotionality expressed interest in attending animal assistance therapy if cats were included. The study also concluded a greater number of people could be reached by adding cats to these stress-release events. And helping more people find better mental health is always a win.

Emotions and Cats Seem to Mix

When lead author Joni Delanoeije of the Belgian university KU Leuven and co-author Patricia Pendry, a professor at Washington State University’s

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No More Jumping on People

Welcome to our “Untraining Your Pet” series, where we help you “untrain” your pet from those naughty or annoying bad habits and get them back to being the goodest boys and girls.

There’s no question that a puppy jumping excitedly around your legs when you come in the door is an adorable way to be greeted by your favorite furry friend. But… what happens when they’re still doing this behavior as an adult? Your family and friends probably won’t find the jumping behavior quite as cute when their shirt gets ripped or their white pants now have a paw-print pattern. Or, worse still, they get knocked over by your boisterous greeter, which is a real possibility if your dog is a large or giant breed — a Great Dane on their hind legs is taller than most people!

If you’d like to get your dog’s jumping up under control, we’ve

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30 Low-Maintenance Dogs – Best Dog Breeds for Busy People

Let’s face it—owning a dog is a commitment, no matter the breed. They require regular walking, grooming, feeding, and attention. We all need the love of a good dog in our lives, but not everyone has lots of time to devote to them. Maybe it’s work that keeps your schedule busy, or your ability to exercise a lot has changed over time, or you’re just overwhelmed with the idea of being a brand-new pet owner. With proper research, you don’t have to miss out on the joys of being a dog parent.

While all dogs need certain things from their owners to survive, different breeds require different levels of care. Some are more high maintenance and need all the spoiling they can get. Others, however, don’t require as much attention and can be considered low-maintenance dog breeds.

What makes a dog low-maintenance? There are two main categories that help decipher

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People today with COVID Usually Infect Their Animals

Pet dogs or cats that reside in a home with people today who have COVID usually develop into contaminated and sick themselves. Experts recommend contaminated people to retain a length from their animals if achievable.

New study reveals that persons who become contaminated with the novel coronavirus, or SARS-CoV-2, and drop unwell often pass the pathogen on to their animals. The animals at times also turn out to be sick from the infection, once in a while severely, in accordance to the benefits of two separate scientific studies presented at this year’s European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Illnesses. The papers have not yet been released in scientific journals.

A staff led by veterinarian Dorothee Bienzle of the College of Guelph in Ontario investigated prospective COVID infection in 198 cats and 54 dogs. All of the dogs and 48 of the cats came from a family in which

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