Dogs can smell human stress — and it alters their own behavior, reveals new research. Our four-legged friends experience “emotional contagion” from the smell of human stress — leading them to make ...

Dogs can reliably smell when people experience acute stress. They do this by detecting subtle chemical changes in human sweat ...

In recent years, a growing body of research has affirmed that dogs can smell when humans are stressed. A new study shows how it affects them. As many dog owners can attest, our stress is contagious.

Dogs can sniff out whether a human is stressed or relaxed, new research suggests, and that sensory feedback appears to influence canine emotions and choices. The dog doesn't even have to know the ...

Dogs have a powerful sense of smell, there's no doubt about that. While us humans stumble through life guided mostly by our eyes, our canine companions tend to walk through life with their noses, ...

Dogs experience emotional contagion from the smell of human stress, leading them to make more ‘pessimistic’ choices, new research finds. The University of Bristol-led study, published in Scientific ...

New research out of the United Kingdom suggests that the smell of human stress affects dogs’ emotions as well as their decisions, leading them to make more pessimistic choices. The study, published ...

Dogs have a powerful sense of smell, there's no doubt about that. While us humans stumble through life guided mostly by our eyes, our canine companions tend to walk through life with their noses, ...

Dogs have a truly astonishing sense of smell that goes far beyond anything we could imagine. From picking up the scent of a potential mate miles away to uncovering an explosive, a dog's nose is always ...

What a dog's nose tell a dog's brain I'm always interested in innovative research on dogs. Thus, I was pleased to see a new study by Barnard College dog expert, Alexandra Horowitz, called "Smelling ...