Hypothesis: Couples who get a dog first, either reduce their total fertility rate and/or delay having their first child.
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Replying to @i_contemplate_ @Nick_B_Steves
Is it a causal relation though? I think less fertile people just want to fill the baby-shaped hole in their life
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Replying to @Real_Xi_Jinping @Nick_B_Steves
Yeah so the dog fills that, and without it the kid would happen. That's what I think anyway, mostly though it's selection effects I agree
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