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We often define people as a dog or cat person. Several studies have sought to identify a correlation between a pet and their owner's personality traits.

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What Your Pet Says About Your Personality
Youve likely seen the photos comparing humans with their pets, implying people tend to get pets that look like them. It can even suggest that the two grow to resemble each other over the years. Just as interesting, but harder to identify, are the shared personality traits between pets and their owners. Is there something to the idea that your pet is a reflection of your personality? Several studies over the previous five years have sought to answer that very question. What Your Pet Says About Your Personality
Personality Traits Im a dog person. Im a cat person. We often define people as a dog person or a cat person. However, is there more to that statement than just which type of animal you prefer as a pet? Sam Gosling, a psychologist at the University of Texas, sought to find an answer to this question. He conducted a web-based study with 4,565 participants to try and identify personality traits that pets and their owners had in common. The participants were asked to identify if they are dog people, cat people, both or neither. Once they prescribed to a specific group, each group was given a 44 question assessment. The assessment was meant to measure five traits stereotypically associated with being a dog or cat person. What Your Pet Says About Your Personality
The Big Five: Neuroticism anxious and nervous versus confident and secure Agreeableness kind, compassionate and trusting versus unfriendly and cold Openness curious and creative versus cautious and consistent (sometimes considered a measure of intelligence) Extraversion outgoing, energetic and positive versus reserved and solitary Conscientiousness organized, efficient and hard- working versus lazy and careless What Your Pet Says About Your Personality
The Findings Despite the widely-held perception that dog owners are more extroverted and agreeable, Goslings survey showed minimal differences between the two types of pet lovers. However, the study did conclude that dog lovers are usually about 15 percent more extroverted than cat lovers. Likewise, they are generally 13 percent more agreeable. The results also indicated that individuals who identified as cat people were 11 percent less conscientious than dog people. The cat group also averaged at 12 percent more neurotic and 11 percent more open than the dog group. What Your Pet Says About Your Personality
Other Studies A study published in the journal Applied Animal Behaviour Science used Goslings five traits to determine if people and their dogs share these characteristics. The results suggested that dog owners believe they share all five traits with their dogs. To account for a persons tendency to project their own perceptions onto others (including their pets), the researchers also surveyed various family members and found that the dog owners do seem to share four of the five characteristics with their pooches. The one trait that others didnt see in both the owner and the dog was openness (so they either thought the dog was smarter or dumber than his owner!). What Your Pet Says About Your Personality
A study reported on livescience.com found correlations between dog owners and the breeds they select. Herding and utility dogs tend to have the most outgoing owners; hunting and toy dog owners rated the most agreeable; and owners of hounds seem the most emotionally stable. Careerbuilder.com found that caregivers and realtors often have cats, while professors and entertainers more often have dogs. Leisure and financial professionals prefer fish, law enforcement and writers lean towards reptiles, while administrative and construction workers often have birds. What Your Pet Says About Your Personality
What Does It Mean? It may mean nothing, but the findings of various studies suggest one of two correlations between owner-pet commonalities: people gravitate toward pets that fit their lifestyle and personalities when adopting or the time spent with the owners tends to alter pets personalities in accordance. For example, an outgoing, active person may be drawn to a friendly, athletic dog, while a healthy cat may become anxious after living with a nervous, introverted owner. Whether you are a cat person or a dog person, NuVet Labs has a supplement that will help put your pet on the path to perfect health. Learn more about the health benefits associated with the NuVet Plus dog formula and NuVet Plus cat formula. What Your Pet Says About Your Personality
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  • 1. What Your Pet Says About Your Personality
  • 2. Youve likely seen the photos comparing humans with their pets, implying people tend to get pets that look like them. It can even suggest that the two grow to resemble each other over the years. Just as interesting, but harder to identify, are the shared personality traits between pets and their owners. Is there something to the idea that your pet is a reflection of your personality? Several studies over the previous five years have sought to answer that very question. What Your Pet Says About Your Personality
  • 3. Personality Traits Im a dog person. Im a cat person. We often define people as a dog person or a cat person. However, is there more to that statement than just which type of animal you prefer as a pet? Sam Gosling, a psychologist at the University of Texas, sought to find an answer to this question. He conducted a web-based study with 4,565 participants to try and identify personality traits that pets and their owners had in common. The participants were asked to identify if they are dog people, cat people, both or neither. Once they prescribed to a specific group, each group was given a 44 question assessment. The assessment was meant to measure five traits stereotypically associated with being a dog or cat person. What Your Pet Says About Your Personality
  • 4. The Big Five: Neuroticism anxious and nervous versus confident and secure Agreeableness kind, compassionate and trusting versus unfriendly and cold Openness curious and creative versus cautious and consistent (sometimes considered a measure of intelligence) Extraversion outgoing, energetic and positive versus reserved and solitary Conscientiousness organized, efficient and hard- working versus lazy and careless What Your Pet Says About Your Personality
  • 5. The Findings Despite the widely-held perception that dog owners are more extroverted and agreeable, Goslings survey showed minimal differences between the two types of pet lovers. However, the study did conclude that dog lovers are usually about 15 percent more extroverted than cat lovers. Likewise, they are generally 13 percent more agreeable. The results also indicated that individuals who identified as cat people were 11 percent less conscientious than dog people. The cat group also averaged at 12 percent more neurotic and 11 percent more open than the dog group. What Your Pet Says About Your Personality
  • 6. Other Studies A study published in the journal Applied Animal Behaviour Science used Goslings five traits to determine if people and their dogs share these characteristics. The results suggested that dog owners believe they share all five traits with their dogs. To account for a persons tendency to project their own perceptions onto others (including their pets), the researchers also surveyed various family members and found that the dog owners do seem to share four of the five characteristics with their pooches. The one trait that others didnt see in both the owner and the dog was openness (so they either thought the dog was smarter or dumber than his owner!). What Your Pet Says About Your Personality
  • 7. A study reported on livescience.com found correlations between dog owners and the breeds they select. Herding and utility dogs tend to have the most outgoing owners; hunting and toy dog owners rated the most agreeable; and owners of hounds seem the most emotionally stable. Careerbuilder.com found that caregivers and realtors often have cats, while professors and entertainers more often have dogs. Leisure and financial professionals prefer fish, law enforcement and writers lean towards reptiles, while administrative and construction workers often have birds. What Your Pet Says About Your Personality
  • 8. What Does It Mean? It may mean nothing, but the findings of various studies suggest one of two correlations between owner-pet commonalities: people gravitate toward pets that fit their lifestyle and personalities when adopting or the time spent with the owners tends to alter pets personalities in accordance. For example, an outgoing, active person may be drawn to a friendly, athletic dog, while a healthy cat may become anxious after living with a nervous, introverted owner. Whether you are a cat person or a dog person, NuVet Labs has a supplement that will help put your pet on the path to perfect health. Learn more about the health benefits associated with the NuVet Plus dog formula and NuVet Plus cat formula. What Your Pet Says About Your Personality
  • 9. What Your Pet Says About Your Personality For More Information: http://thenongmomom.com/nuvet-plus-reviews https://www.influenster.com/reviews/nuvet-labs-nuvet-plus https://birdeye.com/nuvet-labs-148967805938223