Chronic stress and how it impacts dogs

In this week's episode, the girls discuss chronic stress and how it affects not only dogs, but also their human companions. Stacey leads them in a guided meditation and Ness discloses her greatest fear of dark cupboards full of cockroaches. . Demographic Change Across the Lifespan of Pet Dogs and Their Impact on Health Status  https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2018.00200/full . Understanding, Identifying, and Coping with Canine Stress  https://www.dropbox.com/s/fnuum00kg7qfgt8/Page%2012-19%20Cover%20Story.pdf?dl=0 . Long-term stress levels are synchronized in dogs and their owners, Sundman et al, 2019, https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-43851-x) . Dogs Smell Your Emotional State and It Affects Their Mood (2017) Neurobiologist Biagio D’Aniello of the University of Naples, https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/how-dogs-smell-fear-why-they-wear-that-sad-look-puppy-dog-face-doge-research-4903474/v . Healthline (https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/fight-flight-freeze#in-the-body) . Long-term stress in dogs is related to the human–dog relationship and personality traits, Amanda Höglin et al, https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-88201-y?fbclid=IwAR1yb1yWbYxjZDqcTnys3A-ZfBuQO9DYhXC70LxV6j8l5_l4ayZ5rsmkP6I .