https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/2025/03/10/severance-dogs-reaction/#:~:text=Watching%20can%20be%20stressful%20for,might%20make%20your%20dog%20anxious.

Watching can be stressful for humans. And dogs can smell cortisol, a hormone produced from stress, experts said — which might make them feel anxiety, too. In other words, if “Severance” (https://screenrant.com/db/tv-show/severance/) makes you anxious, you might make your dog anxious.