Dog Or Cat? Facebook Analyzes You According To Your Pet
It is the eternal discussion, like the chicken and egg. Dog or cat? Cat or dog? What a difficult answer! Although there are fanatics on both sides, what is certain is that it all depends on our personality, how we relate to pets and even the type of house where we live. The novelty is related to Facebook, which now analyzes your profile using the animal that is part of your family as support.
dog or cat, that’s the question
There is no doubt that those who have a dog at home are not the same as owners of a cat. The first is more active and dependent, the second is more lonely and self-sufficient. Do the owners look like their pets, as they say ?
It seems to us that this same question was asked by the directors of Facebook, who carried out an analysis comparing the differences between “canine” and “feline” users. Using the photos of 160 thousand people (where a pet appeared, of course) and analyzing them with the same program that is used to detect the faces of our friends, they reached more than interesting conclusions.
According to this study, dog owners have 25 more friends (on average) than those who love cats. In favor of cat owners, it is worth saying that they have more event invitations than canines.
Regarding the emotions posted on Facebook, there are also differences between both groups. Thus, cat owners express a greater variety of feelings through the “I feel” option than dog owners.
Cat lovers feel tired, fun, angry, happy, sad, in love, emotional and grateful. Those on the canine side, in turn, express feeling fabulous, blessed, proud and elated.
Among other curious data from this study is that it indicates that 30% of cat owners are single, compared to 24% of dog fanatics. The difference is quite small, so we’ve come to the conclusion that choosing a dog or cat has nothing to do with whether or not you have a partner.
Is there something everyone has in common? They like the movie “Frozen” , the series “ Law & Order” and the book “ The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald. That’s what’s weird!
Dog or cat? What does science say?
Scientists say that those who choose to have a dog at home are more responsible and those who decide to adopt a cat are more adventurous. But these are not the only characteristics that differ between fanatics for both pets.
The University of Texas conducted a study to reach the conclusion that “there are notable differences between people closest to canines and those who prefer cats.” Taking into account the results of the analyzed sample, 46% feel closer to their dog and express their feelings towards the pet, compared to 28% of those who have a cat.
As for the characteristics of dog owners, we can highlight that they are more extroverted and less neurotic, they describe themselves as kind and responsible and they want to get married, form a family and have children.
Those who belong to the cat fanatics club are more adventurous, creative, prone to anxiety and are more willing to live alone (they are more independent).
The scientific explanation for this has to do with the “contagion” of personality between the human and the pet, in addition to the animal’s own perception. This means that, for example, if we are very sociable, we will feel more identified with dogs and, therefore, we will decide to have a dog at home. On the contrary, if we love solitude and self-sufficiency, we will try to have a cat as a pet.
Dogs need more care and attention, involve higher expenses, are usually noisier, but at the same time they are protective of the home and a faithful companion. Cats are more independent, not as much work and are ideal for those who work all day outside the home.
