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Stress makes dogs go grey as well as humans – new study

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Henry Bodkin

19 DECEMBER 2016 • 7:35PM

Going grey due to stress and anxiety is an inseparable part of being human, but new research suggests we are not alone.

A pioneering study of dogs found has found that the famously loyal four-legged animals may be suffering exactly the same fate.

A survey of more than 400 canines established that going grey around the mouth and face was not only a sign of distinguished old age.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2016/12/19/stress-makes-dogs-go-grey-humans-new-study/