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Benedict Carey of The New York Times recently wrote about several new studies looking at how and why pets, referred to as companion animals by researchers, impact family dynamics so significantly…
Pets alter not only a family’s routines, after all, but also its hierarchy, its social rhythm, its web of relationships. Several new lines of research help explain why this overall effect can be so comforting in some families, and a source of tension in others. The answers have very little to do with the pet. –Read full article "Emotional Power Broker of the Modern Family."
There is also an interactive feature where you can upload a photo of your pet and share stories of your own little power broker here.
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