Yahoo!'s 'Shine' lifestyle magazine has an article on the subject. I'm not sure where I fit in, because I like both dogs and cats; I grew up with both, I've had both as pets, and I fully expect to have both as pets again in the future sometime. To me, it's not an either/or situation at all. Still, they offer some interesting statistics collected and analyzed by Hunch.com, including these examples:
Dog people: 15% more likely to be extroverts
Cat people: 11% more likely to be introverts
Dog 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
Dog people: 18% more likely to consider Paul McCartney their favorite Beatle
Cat people: 25% more likely to consider George Harrison their favorite Beatle
There's more at the link.
I'm not at all convinced. What do you think, readers? Are they right about these differences, based on your experience of 'dog' or 'cat' people? What about those who, like me, enjoy both dogs and cats?
Peter
As a cat person, let me look over a few things...
ReplyDelete"consider George Harrison their favorite Beatle"...Check. This one kind of surprised me.
"enjoy ironic humor and puns"...Check.
Hmm. Interesting.
I don't know how accurate that
ReplyDeletearticle is, but as someone who grew
up (and likes) both cats and dogs,
my favorite Beatle has always been
John Lennon.
We have both dogs and cats sharing our abode. Is that why I don't know what the Beatles are?
ReplyDeleteI like both dogs and cats.But cats are my favorite
ReplyDeleteI like them both...they taste like chicken.
ReplyDelete:^O
Sorry, I couldn't resist.
WV: thinimm -- Yup, eatin' 'em will thinimm right out. (Sorry again!)
My primary experience of "dog" or "cat" people, as opposed to people who like animals and potentially some more than others, is that they are far more likely to have loaded up their pets with various projections. :P
ReplyDeleteNo word on "ferret" people?
ReplyDeleteAntibubba
Seems about right. When we have a pet, it's a cat. I'm introverted, tend to rescue kittens, and I'm a George fan. Of course, I'm also a guitar player, and a conservative, so there's bound to be a little bias there!
ReplyDeleteMichigammeDave
The only two guys I've known who were very much cat people were quite introverted and VERY brilliant.
ReplyDeleteI prefer dogs because I was raised with just dogs. Had we a cat around as a kid I'd probably have one now.