DOG OWNERS V. CAT OWNERS

(March, 2016) Dog owners are happier, more conscientious and less neurotic than cat owners – this according to researchers at Mahattanville College, New York. In a new study titled “Is Happiness a Warm Puppy? Examining the Relationship between Pets and Well-Being”, academics surveyed 263 people in order to investigate the relationship between pet ownership and subjective well-being. Here are some of the things they found:
– Pet owners were found to be more satisfied with life than non-owners – and dog owners scored higher than cat owners on all measures of well-being.
– Dog owners believe that cats use affection as a means of manipulation, rather than to express any real connection.
– Dog owners are happier, more sociable and earn bigger salaries than cat owners.
– Cat owners are more likely to enjoy being alone.
– More cat owners live with their parents than dog owners.
– Cat owners are less likely to be married.
– Cat owners have an average of 50 online friends, while dog owners have 60.
– When asked to reveal how many “best friends” they had, cat owners had an average of 12, while dog owners have 15 close friends.
– Dog owners appear to love their pets more, rating their affection at an average of 9.5 out of 10, compared to cat owners who came out at an average of 8 out of 10.
– Dog owners enjoy slightly more sex than their cat-loving counterparts, three times a week, to only twice a week for cat owners.
* Do they mean sex with others, or with the dogs and cats?
* So my salary problem all these years has been not having a dog.
* Boy, and I thought “Batman vs. Superman” was a fascinating concept.
* The big decision you have to make is – would you rather have your house smell like a dog, or like a cat box?
* By the way – people who own lizards? Don’t ask.