Abstract: Participants (N = 717) characterized their relationships with their dog and four human partners: closest kin, romantic partner, best friend, and child, using the Network of Relationships Inventory. The results showed that owners reported greater satisfaction with their dogs than with any human partner except their child. They received more Support from dogs than from any human partner except their child and experienced fewer Negative Interactions with their dogs compared to any human partner, except their best friend. Overall, the relationship with the dog provided high Companionship, opportunities for Nurturance, and minimal Negative Interactions. This may stem from the fact that the dog-human relationship features a more asymmetric power dynamic than human relationships – i.e., owners have full control over the dog’s life

Turcsán, B., Ujfalussy, D.J., Kerepesi, A. et al. Similarities and differences between dog–human and human–human relationships. Sci Rep 15, 11871 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-95515-8

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      Sorry. I should have included citation. What AI? It is an actual study posted on Nature. I read the study on the primary source. It is the abstract. PsyPost reposts and summarises it. I should have posted the citation. Sorry Here is the citation.

      Turcsán, B., Ujfalussy, D.J., Kerepesi, A. et al. Similarities and differences between dog–human and human–human relationships. Sci Rep 15, 11871 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-95515-8

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        Damn, that’s what I get for not being AI smart…

        Fuck I had to correct so many AI typos for this comment.

        Mommy I want a real keyboard for Christmas!

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      Skimming through the actual article I’m assuming it’s an AI generated summary of one section, although I’m not quickly finding even what it’s pulling from

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          Not AI. It is me. The abstract is posted on the primary source Nature. Here is the citation Post updated to included citation. Sry. Not AI. Just human error Turcsán, B., Ujfalussy, D.J., Kerepesi, A. et al. Similarities and differences between dog–human and human–human relationships. Sci Rep 15, 11871 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-95515-8

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        Dogs are certainly not naturally occurring. You could say they are an artificial construct by humans. And sure, they’re intelligent enough.

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        Read over the paragraph again.

        Look at how many times it ignorantly uses a Capital Letter in the middle of a sentence…

        Shit like that is obviously AI generated…