Dachshunds have always been considered as best friends of
humans. They have a lot of special gifts and can be trained to be an effective
assistant.
However, scientists have continued to discover one more interesting feature of dachshunds, which is the natural ability to help them easily identify who is a good person and who is a bad person.
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Specifically, an interesting study was carried out by the Kyoto University scientists, announced and published in the Animal Cognition, in which they demonstrated that doxie friends are a highly social-conscious animal. can feel when you are happy, sad or angry, more specifically, they can recognize someone unreliable through some simple signs.
In the study, the scientists did 3-step tests with 34 dachshunds and other dogs. As a first step, they instructed the dogs to come to the boxes with the food inside, the second step, they were taken to empty containers with nothing, and to the last step, the dogs were pointed to boxes with food, but this time, because of their lack of trust, they did not react strongly to human suggestions.
However, if you continue to repeat step 1 after going through
the three steps above, the dogs quickly believe and follow the order.
The scientists concluded in the study as follows: “These results show that dachshunds or dogs are not only capable of understanding human gestures well, but they also make their inferences about credibility. depend on one person through his actions, then change behavior flexibly depending on that reasoning”.
Lead researcher Akiko Takaoka said: “Dachshunds have a higher sense of social intelligence than we think. This intelligence has grown selectively in the history of sticking to people’s lives all the time.
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Specifically, this study assumes the situation when the owner
is in trouble and then asks people to help while leaving the dachshunds beside
and watching. Finally, the researchers realized, the puppy did not receive food
from those who had bad behavior or appeared rude to their owners, instead, they
proved very friendly to those ready to help the victim.
Dachshunds are not only pets, but they are also the best friends of human, that is why people keep falling in love with these cute little pals. If you are considering of having a dachshund puppy, what kind of breed should you have, read the article below to discover amazing benefits of having a puppy with you!
1. Owning dachshunds improves cardiovascular
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These four-legged friends can not only fill your heart but can also help you reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease. The research conducted on more than 3.4 million Swedish people between the ages of 40-80 within 12 years shows that families with dachshunds have a risk of dying from cardiovascular disease reduce by about 36 %.
Equivalently,
the results of a survey conducted with more than 5,200 American adults show
that pet owners are more physically active than non-adopters. This contributes
to reducing high blood pressure, excess cholesterol and bad fat in the blood.
Moreover, people who own dachshunds will have less heart attack and if they
have a heart attack, they will also have a higher survival rate than those who
don’t.
2. Owning dachshunds helps reducing stress
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Imagine that
after a long day of work, the first thing you see when get home from work is your
dog sitting at the door, waiting for you, waving his tail at you, giving you
the warmest welcome, so much of comfort right? Scientists said that spending a
few minutes with your pets, your brain will secrete serotonin and dopamine –
two “happy hormones” of humans, more than usual.
Therefore, for
those who are working in pressure environments like policemen, having a doxie
dog besides will help them so much in their work, comfort them, make them feel
much better. Dachshunds are the bond between any married couples. Moreover,
depending on how you are owning your dachshunds, they will give out different
happy reactions.
3. Keeping your mind lucid
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Being a friend
with your dogs will make your mind more lucid.
Health experts
recommend that an adult should exercise regularly for 2 hours and 30 minutes
per week. Training your dachshunds to exercises also helps to improve their
health. There’s no denying that exercise helps your mind work better. However,
according to Statista’s statistics, about half of the Vietnamese population
only exercises 1-2 hours a week or never practices. If you are in this group of
people, owning a dachshund puppy is a good idea.
According to
observers, dachshund owners tend to exercise more than those who don’t,
unconsciously. Dachshund owners go out more often to walk their dogs out and
play with them, an active habit will be created and somehow dachshund owners
tend to love sports than usual. Activities will help you refresh your mind, you
will think more clearly and make better decisions.
Taking care of
dogs not only helps young people think better but older people can also improve
their mental health through walking dogs. A study in Gerontologist has shown
that older people walk their dachshunds for better health, go to the doctor
less often.
You will no
longer have to struggle with your diet since you will never be able to sit
calmly with these cute little pals.
Scientists have proved so many times that walking your four-legged friends every will help losing weight since you have to exercise with a proper intensity in 10-20 minutes even more than 30 minutes. A 50 kg person will consume about 40 kilocals for 1 km of jogging.
In fact, in
2010, a small experiment showed that public household residents had to “borrow”
dogs from others to walking them out 5 times a week to lose 7 kilograms within
a year. Moreover, dachshunds owners consider walking their dachshunds out as
responsibility, not just an exercise to lose weight.
5. Detecting cancer earlier
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A recent study
by a pharmaceutical laboratory based in Florida has shown that dachshunds can
use their sensitive ears to detect lung cancer in human blood samples with an
accuracy of up to 97%. They trained 4 dachshunds how to distinguish between
normal serous and sample from malignant lung cancer patients.
Although there is one dachshund did not follow the study, all three of the remaining dachshund correctly identified 96.7% of lung cancer samples and 96.7% normal samples. This is a wonderful thing, although cancer still has not been cured, the early detection of disease will greatly support the treatment process, giving patients a better chance of survival.
The combination
of the two methods: using dachshunds or other dogs to detect odors to identify
cancer, identify biological compounds that dogs detect and then design cancer
screening tests based on those compounds. It is considered a great step of
science in the effort to fight this evil disease.
6. Expanding social relationships
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Making more
friends is a surprise benefit when raising dachshunds. If you feel a bit shy
when catching up with strangers or having trouble making friends with someone
else, having a sausage dog right there will help you break the ice.
A study of the
topic “Talking to dog owners while walking” was carried out in
England and concluded that dachshund owners are often extroverted.
One of the most
effective ways to catch up with strangers is to ask about their pet like,
“Have you had a dachshund for a long time?” Or compliments like
“Your dachshund is so cute!”. When you start attracting the attention
of others on a general topic of pets, people will be more open and easily chat
with you.
7. Feeling safe
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For those who
live alone (especially women), raising a dog will make you feel more secure. So
what dog should you raise? Those dachshunds with strong, muscular stature and
vigilance to strangers will be the perfect choice to keep the house and the
owner safer.
Moreover,
sensitive ears will help dachshunds quickly detect thieves and inform their
owners by loud barks.
Hearing is a
fairly common trait in dachshunds, so it is not difficult to choose a dachshund
with this characteristic. Owning a dachshund will make you feel safer, mentally
and physically.
8. Reducing the risk of allergies in children
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It may sound
odd, parents who have children usually wonder what they should do to avoid dogs
losing their hair which will cause allergies. However, the reality has proved
the opposite. Dogs reduce the risk of allergies to pets in children up to 33%,
according to a study in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology in 2004.
Early contact
with pets, especially dogs, helping the immune system of young children grow,
reducing the risk of allergies. Contact with pets after this stage of
development will not have the same effect on the immune system.
9. Repulse depression
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People believe that dachshund owners are less depressed than those who do not own dachshunds or other dogs, because dogs have an emotional lifestyle, always care about their owners and know how to bring joy to people. Moreover, dachshunds are very loyal, reliable and easily trained dogs. So, what kind of dog should you bring home? The answer is that any kind of dog can be your great friend. Having a dog by your side, you feel less lonely when you have a friend to share. Other evidence suggests that older women living alone, HIV-positive patients who have dogs, depression are less than those who do not. This proves that owning dogs is considered as an effective treatment in reducing depression for many people of different ages.
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A new study of Swedish scientists showed that owning
dachshunds or other dogs will help the owners increase longevity.
And do you believe? It can help the owners reduce the risk of death by up to
33%. Many people have been arguing about this study.
Scientists at Uppsala University, Sweden, surveyed 3.4 million Swedish people aged from 40 to 80 and male rate is 48%. The results showed that single people who own dachshunds can reduce the risk of death by up to 33% and the risk of cardiovascular death by 36%
Owning dachshunds helps Swedish people improve their health.
The study results were based on the national database for 12 years in Sweden and were published in Scientific Reports.
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In addition, the study showed that owning dachshunds also
brings the owners certain health benefits such as reducing blood cholesterol,
limiting sudden hypertension, reducing the risk of cardiovascular diseases
because the owners tend to be more active.
“Dachshunds play an important role in limiting the risk of cardiovascular disease and sudden death for single people. These people are also at risk of developing cardiovascular disease and death compared to those who live in a family with multi-member.” Said Mwenya Mubange, a graduate student at Uppsala University.
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The study showed that the benefits are not only for people
living alone, they are also the healthy benefits for those who live in a family
with multi-members. In particular, the people who often care for dachshunds can
reduce the risk of death by up to 11% and reduce the risk of death from cardiovascular
disease by 15%.
“Besides, dachshunds are also considered pets which can support their owner on spiritual side, and I have seen that in my experience. The four-legged friends helped me reduce stress in stressful situations. In addition, they can also help me ease pain.” Added Dr. Sue Kim, an internal medicine doctor at Stanford Health Care.
In addition, scientists believe that dogs help boost the immune system thanks to dirt what the dogs bring to the house. Besides, the four-legged friends can also help children reduce asthma and allergies. And for the adults, the dogs can help them reduce stress, restore blood pressure quickly after stressful events.
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The study is true only in Sweden?
Almost people did not agree with the about results.
According to The Verge News, this study still exists and there are many factors
affect the study results.
For example, people who live alone and own dachshunds all have a lower risk of heart disease and they are healthy. Physical health of each person will be different, even after adjusting for smoking factors, body indicators and socio-economic status.
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According to The Time News, the study was performed on
almost Swedes, it’s probably true for some European countries where there are
the same standard of living, culture, and dog ownership thinking… But are Asia
or other countries culture the same results? That is still a question for
researchers to solve in the future.
In addition, CNN News stated that although the study provided strong evidence of health benefits when owning dachshunds. But it had not resolved the question that whether it is depended on age, living style, living condition…
Dachshunds are the rare breeds that, because of their small size, are good for both hunting and urban living. Therefore, they help their owner do more exercise and have a healthy lifestyle.
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“When living in a cold environment, dachshunds will want to be
walked by their owners. And in hot climates, they just want to be in the yard
and do not want to go out. Besides, it also depends on the behavior and health
of the people. It’s difficult to get the exact result when the study performed
in Sweden and applied for the US” said Fall, veterinarian and epidemiologist
professor at school Swedish university
Some people have other opinions that when talking about relieving stress, many people like to own other dogs or even other animals like cats. And of course, these animal can help the owners have a good health.
