Pedigree Used Heart Monitors to Show Exactly How in Sync Dogs and Their Owners Are

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Puppies. They're like nature's Xanax.

In "Hearts Aligned," a sweet new Australian campaign from pet food Pedigree, agency Clemenger BBDO ran an experiment that measured the heart rates of dogs and their owners, both separated and together. 

The video below captures the results, which are unsurprising to anyone who's ever unwound with a pooch in his or her lap: Humans and canines are calmer in each other's company. What's less obvious, and harder to believe, is that their heart rates seem to sync up.

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