Why do dogs always look similar to their owners?

There is no doubt that all of us have passed the following moment: be on the side of the road someone comes and took his dog on a walk, but what really draws your attention is that the dog of this person looks like a lot, find you wonder how he found a dog like him among the millions of dogs in this big world And wide! The truth is that this is not a coincidence, and the science is here to prove it to us.

"People may choose the types of dogs that resemble them because of what is known as the" simple exposure effect, "says Shannon O'Deal, a neuroscientist at Weill Cornell University." As humans, we always tend to choose what we have, and what we're used to, : "We also tend to get used to our own faces by looking at the mirrors for millions of times, which may have a great impact on us to make us aware of the selection of dogs like us a lot."

"In this study, we found that women who were long-term tended to choose the types of dogs with drooping ears, while women who were short-haired had chosen the types of dogs with upright ears, which came in line with popular belief," the researchers wrote. "We can translate the results of this study in the light of the principles of social psychology, especially the impact of simple exposure, and the impact of what is common on attraction and personal relationships," they said.

Since the publication of the results of this previous study, many other scientists have tried to determine whether volunteers can identify pairs of dogs and their real owners and distinguish them between dog pairs and their fabricated owners. On a set of photos.

In another Japanese study of this kind, 373 volunteers were presented with 20 pictures of dogs with their real owners and twenty other pictures of dogs with people who were not their true owners. They were asked to identify which images were real and which were fabricated and false. Surprisingly, the participants in this study were able to reach the correct results Thirds, that is, 60 percent of the choices they made were correct.

"According to this study, the eyes are very important in determining whether the person in the picture is the actual owner of the dog or not," she says. "People were able to come to real images only when they were all eyes Of dogs and exposed persons, as was blindfolding made the operation more difficult. "

But the actual reason why we prefer dogs that resemble us is a mystery. Who knows? Perhaps the reason lies in the feeling of a narcissistic venturer lying within each one of us at varying degrees, or simply because we are in the very heart of ourselves, eager to be dogs?