A dog’s taste for TV may depend on its temperament

Maybe your Pomeranian is a little too into The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. Your pit bull says he likes mixed martial arts, but really, he’s curled up in a onesie on the couch for The Bachelor. Some dogs pay attention to the television, but what they get out of it may depend on the individual dog’s personality, researchers report in the July 17 Scientific Reports.

While some owners leave the TV on to keep their pooch company, comparative psychologist Jeffrey Katz was a little surprised to see channels devoted to content for dogs — offering soothing music, videos of dogs and other animals and even “exposure” to scary

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