Their Unconditional Love

WBZ's Jordan Rich says petting your dog can significantly reduce their stress.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Welcome to the Upside with Jordan, a dose of good news,
because well, it's a big world out there, and for
those who have dogs and people like me who are
dog lovers, A recent scientific study proved what we all
basically know that the physical contact you make with your dog,
i e. Petting goes a long way to reduce stress
in dogs. Here's how the study went with ten dogs
and two scenarios. Scenario one, they were petted for about

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a minute before their owners left. Scenario two, they were
not petted. Now what do you think happened? Dogs who
received petting before separation from their owners were much more
calm during the day waiting for their owners to return.
And even though all dogs pine for you when you leave,
these particular dogs who were petted exhibited lower levels of stress,
suggesting that a little extra love before you leave the

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house really makes a dog's experience a lot more comfortable.
And you don't need a scientific study to tell you
that having a dog you love and petting your dog
is very good for people too. And that's what we
call the Upside with Jordan WZ Boston's news Radio