Pets and owners - you can learn a lot about one by studying the other
(World News Science)

The personality of a pet owner can help a veterinarian understand the health and welfare of the pet. Shutterstock/PM Production There´s an old saying that pets and their owners become more similar as time goes by. There may be some truth in that, but can we use information about owners to improve veterinary care? Research is showing the health and welfare of pets can be influenced by personality traits in their owners. More than 3,000 cat owners were measured across five areas: agreeableness, conscientiousness, extroversion, neuroticism, and openness. : Vets can do more to reduce the suffering of flat-faced dog breeds Those who scored highly on neuroticism were more likely to demonstrate a...