The Real Reason Some Dogs Are Calmer When Owners Are Calm Is Not Simply Mood-Matching – Studies Have Measured That Owner Cortisol and Dog Cortisol Are Statistically Correlated Over Long-Term Cohabitation
Research Shows That Dogs Can Smell the Cortisol Your Body Releases When You Are Stressed – Which Is Why They Often React to Your Anxiety Before You Have Said or Done Anything to Signal It