Dr Stanley Coren writes in Personality Differences Between Dog and Cat Owners about a couple of research projects.
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In one project at the University of Texas 4,500 people were given a 44-item personality assessment.
In Coren’s own research, he measured the characteristics of 6,000 people to find:
The general pattern that comes out of both studies is that dog owners are more social, interactive and accepting and cat owners (who own cats exclusively) are more introverted, self-contained and less sociable.
It’s a very interesting article, with some findings I found surprising. But then, I live with both cats and dogs, and am drawn equally to both.
Take a look at his article, then let us know in the Comments here what you think of his findings.
