Dog People vs. Cat People
from Reader’s Digest December 2011 / January 2012
(l): © Jupiterimages/Polka Dot/Thinkstock (r): © Pixland/ThinkstockHunch.com recently polled more than 200,000 pet owners to find out if they were dog people or cat people. The site then crossed those responses with lifestyle surveys and arrived at the following conclusions. Anything sound familiar?
Dog people: 15% more likely to be extroverts
Cat people: 11% more likely to be introverts
Dog people: 15% more likely to be extroverts
Cat people: 11% more likely to be introverts
(l): © Jupiterimages/Photos.com/Thinkstock (r): © Dynamic Graphics/Creatas/ThinkstockDog people: 36% more likely to use a pop song as a ringtone
Cat people: 14% more likely to cling to friends at a party
Cat people: 14% more likely to cling to friends at a party
© iStockphoto/ThinkstockDog people: 67% more likely to call animal control if they happen upon stray kittens
Cat people: 21% more likely to try to rescue stray kittens
Cat people: 21% more likely to try to rescue stray kittens
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Dog people: 11% more likely to say they’d support cloning, but only for animals or pets
Cat people: 17% more likely to have completed a graduate degree
Cat people: 17% more likely to have completed a graduate degree
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Dog people: 18% more likely to consider Paul McCartney their favorite Beatle
Cat people: 25% more likely to consider George Harrison their favorite Beatle
Cat people: 25% more likely to consider George Harrison their favorite Beatle
(l): © iStockphoto/Thinkstock (r): © Goodshoot/ThinkstockDog people: 9% more likely to think of zoos as happy place
Cat people: 10% more likely to send messages on Twitter
Cat people: 10% more likely to send messages on Twitter
(l): © iStockphoto/Thinkstock (r): © Jupiterimages/Polka Dot/ThinkstockDog people: 30% more likely to enjoy slapstick humor and impressions
Cat people: 21% more likely to enjoy ironic humor and puns
Cat people: 21% more likely to enjoy ironic humor and puns
© iStockphoto/ThinkstockBoth dog and cat people:
– Talk to animals of all kinds
– Are equally likely to have a four-year degree
– Dislike animal-print clothing
– Talk to animals of all kinds
– Are equally likely to have a four-year degree
– Dislike animal-print clothing
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Charlie Bear is all for dogs (of course)…but B.J. has to admit she’s on both sides of the doggie/kitty fence. Hooray for ALL pet lovers everywhere!
Dog People vs. Cat People – Interesting!
Yep, I love ’em both. How can you choose? They each have the most endearing qualities and the most maddening and fit together perfectly, even if they would never admit it! Thanks for the fun, Charlie Bear–BJ, too. 🙂
Jean
Jean,
It’s true…we dogs have many endearing qualities. According to me, a dog, cats don’t have so much. But hey, that’s just me. Mom Peep is glad you like them both and says that’s why you two are such good friends.
Wiggles & woofs,
Charlie Bear
Very in-ter-es-ting, Charlie Bear. Fun to read too!
Julie and Clyde,
Clyde — you’re a dog, so you’re a dog lover. Julie — I’d peg you as a dog person too. But I could be wrong.
Hugs & wiggles,
B.J. & Charlie Bear
I love both – cannot imagine life without at least one of each – 2 of each is better – discovered the hard way that 3 is too many!
Linda,
I love both as well, and I’m also with you that more than 1 is better. Have a super weekend,
B.J. & Charlie Bear
I must be a multiple personality. I fall in the cat people category almost all the way through, but LOVE doggies.
Niki,
Same as me!
And I love doggies too!
Have a great weekend,
B.J. & Charlie Bear