Bluesky Facebook Reddit Email

Dog ownership is associated with a stronger sense of community, likely in part because it fosters neighborhood-based connections, per Japanese study

12.10.25 | PLOS

Apple iPhone 17 Pro

Apple iPhone 17 Pro delivers top performance and advanced cameras for field documentation, data collection, and secure research communications.
Dog ownership enhances anchored personal relationships and sense of community: A comparison with incidental interactions and friendships
Dog ownership is associated with a stronger sense of community, likely in part because it fosters neighborhood-based connections, per Japanese study. Credit: Alan Wang, Pexels, CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

Dog ownership is associated with a stronger sense of community, likely in part because it fosters neighborhood-based connections, per Japanese study

Article URL : https://plos.io/3MeHLaQ

Article title: Dog ownership enhances anchored personal relationships and sense of community: A comparison with incidental interactions and friendships

Author countries: Japan

Funding: This work was supported by JSPS KAKENHI (Grant Number 23H05472).

PLOS One

10.1371/journal.pone.0336957

Dog ownership enhances anchored personal relationships and sense of community: A comparison with incidental interactions and friendships

10-Dec-2025

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Keywords

Domesticated Animals Interpersonal Skills Pet Animals Social Interaction Social Sciences Society

Article Information

Journal
PLOS One
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0336957
Article Publication Date
2025-12-10
Article Title
Dog ownership enhances anchored personal relationships and sense of community: A comparison with incidental interactions and friendships
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Contact Information

Hanna Abdallah
PLOS
onepress@plos.org

How to Cite This Article

APA:
PLOS. (2025, December 10). Dog ownership is associated with a stronger sense of community, likely in part because it fosters neighborhood-based connections, per Japanese study. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/1ZZGZ7R1/dog-ownership-is-associated-with-a-stronger-sense-of-community-likely-in-part-because-it-fosters-neighborhood-based-connections-per-japanese-study.html
MLA:
"Dog ownership is associated with a stronger sense of community, likely in part because it fosters neighborhood-based connections, per Japanese study." Brightsurf News, Dec. 10 2025, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/1ZZGZ7R1/dog-ownership-is-associated-with-a-stronger-sense-of-community-likely-in-part-because-it-fosters-neighborhood-based-connections-per-japanese-study.html.