Does Your Pet Love You Back?

Experiments from child psychology test dogs’ and cats’ attachment to their owners

Photos by Mary Swift (left) and Tatiana (right), Adobe Stock

We twenty-first century humans love our furry pets. American households with a pet now outnumber those with a child under 18, and most people consider their dogs and cats family members. [1-3] When asked how their pets view them in return, however, pet owners are less certain. We…