Psychology Today - Why Do People Love Their Dogs?
Forbes - Are Pets Replacing Children In Today’s Families? A Psychologist Explains
Vice - Are Young People Really Choosing Puppies Over Babies?
The Times - Dogs v babies: is our love of canines causing falling birthrates?
BBC Science Focus - We’re replacing babies with dogs. And it could be making us happier
Gillet, L., & Kubinyi, E. (2025). Redefining Parenting and Family – The Child-Like Role of Dogs in Western Societies. European Psychologist, 30(2), 96–115. https://doi.org/10.1027/1016-9040/a000552
The Times - It’s a dog’s life for owners as costs may outweigh the joys
Daily Mail - Vets say owning a dog can be a BURDEN - and warn pooches may not have the power to make humans happier after all
American Kennel Club - Is Dog Ownership Right for You?
Paction - The Real Costs & Benefits of Dog Ownership - Podcast episode
Gillet, L., Turcsán, B., & Kubinyi, E. (2025). Perceived costs and benefits of companion dog keeping based on a convenience sample of dog owners. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 2515. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-85254-1
Daily Mail - What kind of dog owner are YOU? Scientists say all pooch parents fit into three distinct categories
Kinship.com - Younger People Are More Likely to View Their Pets as Children, New Study Finds
Reader’s Digest - A New Study Reveals There Are 3 Types of Dog Owners in the World. Which Are You?
Gillet, L., Simon, B., & Kubinyi, E. (2024). The role of dogs is associated with owner management practices and characteristics, but not with perceived canine behaviour problems. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 27548. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-77400-y
Etológusok. podcast #9 - What effect dogs have on our life?
Gillet, L., & Kubinyi, E. (2024). Children and dogs: Exploring the impact of canine interaction on socio-cognitive development. Gyermeknevelés Tudományos Folyóirat, 12(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.31074/gyntf.2024.2.45.62