Successful guide dogs have 'tough love' moms, Penn study finds

Successful guide dogs have 'tough love' moms, Penn study finds 08/16/2017 12:46 PM EDT A new study from the University of Pennsylvania shows the pitfalls of helicopter parenting--in dogs. Researchers showed that doting mothers seem to handicap their puppies, in this case reducing the likelihood of successfully completing a training program to become guide dogs. Full story at https://news.upenn.edu/news/successful-guide-dogs-have-tough-love-moms-penn-study-finds Source University of Pennsylvania This is an NSF News From the Field item.   Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 4201 Wilson Boulevard · Arlington, VA 22230 · 703-292-5111