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CBS3 Pet Project: Does DNA Determine If You Want A Dog?

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Have you ever wondered what determines if you're a dog person? Maybe the choice of getting a dog isn't up to us, but a decision our DNA makes.

Carol Erickson, an animal advocate for the PSPCA joined Eyewitness Mornings to discuss a new study that tested if DNA plays a role in people wanting a dog.

"I had always kind of thought that because it's something that in my life I just naturally gravitated to. I don't even have a conscious thought about [wanting a dog]," Erickson said.

Watch the video above for the full interview.

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