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Dogs often get the cold shoulder when a baby joins the family, researchers have found. The James Cook University team surveyed 191 women aged 18-44, 93 of whom were childless dog owners and 98 dog owners who had become mothers within the past two years. The parent group were more likely than the childless group to avoid emotional intimacy with the pet and had less of a desire to be close to them. New mothers suffered from a lack of time and energy to give their dog attention.