Megusta
The world is still spinning with tons of differences and points of view either with something epic like regions, beliefs, politics, genders or even with the daily routines, preferences, food, etc.. We believe differences make the world better day by day although people may not agree with other opinions yet or they may hold a grudge after that.
Some will fight for pineapples on the pizza, some despise it. There are people who can only work at night but there are also can be extremely hyperactive and productive in the early morning. Last but not least, there is a fiery constant battle about cat people and dog people among those debatable issues. Can you relate it?
You will never get bored with this argument particularly, it doesn’t mean we have to pick a side to worship, they just want to show their factual and funny experiences with pets. It would be also totally fine if you’re in between of the battle, means you can love both or not a pet fancier, because at the end of the day, you would rethink and giggle about it, and we aim to make your day eventually.
We’ve collected 30+ of worth reading and laughing tweets about dog people and cat people to see if you’re purrfect like a cat or like to have woofles for breakfast. Find out your own answer by voting your favorite tweets below!
(h/t: boredpanda)
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Whether people in dogs and cats are really that different is currently being debated. And if we generally agree that they actually appear to have slightly different personality traits, the question of precisely separating them is debatable.
So we contacted Molly De Voss to find out what to say about this discussion where many of us spend more time with cats than with other humans being sealed off. Molly is a certified feline behaviorist with a vision to reduce the number of euthanized cats at Shelter and her cat's intuition is top notch.
In her personal observations, she said that dog people "tend to be 'outdoorsy' than cat people," but added, “that said, I like to hike—with my cat, of course.”
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“More women tend to own cats than men—partly because cats are seen as feminine and dogs more masculine; and partly because cats gravitate to women more because their voices are in a megahertz range similar to their meows.”
“More people (usually men) really dislike cats than they do dogs.”
“I think that may limit a single woman’s opportunities in the dating pool—especially if she has multiple cats. However, I have several male cat-owning clients who are neither gay, nor neurotic so obviously there’s no 100% stereotype that fits all.”
These saying are strongly concluded by the feline behaviorist Molly De Voss.
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And what has science to say about this? Beatrice Alba, a psychology lecturer at Deakin University and the co-author of a 2015 study on how dog people and cat people differ on dominance-related traits, says the most important difference seems to be between those who perceive themselves as "cat people" and "dog people."
“But, of course, you don't have to choose between the two—plenty of people identify as both or neither. Having said that, although we found statistically significant differences between cat people and dog people on some psychological measures, the size of the effects were not huge.”- said Beatrice Alba.
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According to Beatrice's study, people who like dogs receive a much higher score of competitiveness than those who like cats and have the characteristic of being socially dominant. This is essentially a preferred hierarchy. And the belief that a group of some people must dominate the people of another group.
As a result, the author of the study said, "people prefer pets that complement their own personalities, so someone more inclined towards characteristics related to social dominance should prefer a more submissive pet, like dogs. "
On the other hand, Beatrice concludes, “Those who are not so attached to hierarchies and ranking highly within them may be more inclined to like cats, who we all know defer to no one”
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A study led by Dennis Guavesterlo, an associate professor of psychology at Carroll University in Walkesha, Wisconsin, came to similar conclusions: In the study, dog lovers were livelier, or livelier and more open-minded, and tended to follow the rules of closeness. On the other hand, cat lovers were more introspective, open, and sensitive than dog lovers. Cats also tended to be non-adaptable, preferring comfort to following rules.
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Another recent study done by psychologist Samuel D. Gosling and his colleagues at the University of Texas at Austin shed light on these questions when 4,565 people asked whether they were either dog people or cat people, or both.
Gosling summarized his findings, saying, "There is a widely held cultural belief that the pet species—dog or cat—with which a person has the strongest affinity says something about the individual's personality, and this research suggests there are significant differences on major personality traits between dog people and cat people."
Studies show that book growers are generally more extroverted than 15%, more advantageous than 13%, and more diligent than 11% than those who like cats. They also showed that more than 11% of people like cats are more open.
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Stanley Coren conducted a survey of 6,149 people between the ages of 16 and 94. Here, the book owners were 3362, including 1223 cat owners, and the rest were those who didn't have both. "My results showed that people who owned only cats seemed to be somewhat different than dog owners, or people who owned both dogs and cats, in terms of their personalities. People who own both dogs and cats seem to be much like the people who own only dogs." - Stanley talked about Psychology Today.
His findings showed that cat owners “Were one-third more likely to live alone than dog owners and twice as likely to live in an apartment or flat.” while dog owners were more likely “married, living in a house, and having children living in the home.”
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Regarding personalities, Stanley noted: "People who own only cats tend to be relatively introverted (low on extroversion) and also reasonably cool (low in warmth or agreeableness)."
The study author explains in more detail: "The general pattern that comes out of both studies is that dog owners are more social and interactive and cat owners (who own cats exclusively) are more introverted and self-contained."
But it would not be correct to generalize these results and claim that they represent the whole picture. The dog and cat owners interviewed for the studies represent only a fraction of society, and any claim should be treated with caution.
