Men with small dogs are more attractive to women.
Men with smaller dogs are seen as more attractive
Experts from the University of Jaen in Spain have revealed that females prefer the opposite sex to have a smaller pooch as it makes them seem less "intimidating and threatening".
In the study, the team collected data from almost 300 female college students who were shown pictures of a man or woman either walking alone or with a dog.
The results showed that the women felt more at ease with the people walking the small dogs.
A researcher said: "We selected two unpopular, medium and small-sized adult dogs (Portuguese podengo-like mixed-breed dog and wire-haired dachshund, respectively) to examine whether the positive dog effect was due to dog presence itself or dog specificity.
"The current study has shown that the small-sized dog prompts more positive emotional reactivity and higher levels of safety that the medium-sized dog in most emotional contexts, pointing out that emotional and safety benefits from dog presence might also be related to size."