How are Dog People and Cat People Different?

by Elizabeth Landau CNN
(CNN) -- Do you rejoice at the sound of barking but cower at a meow? Or do you look at a cat and feel an instant sibling-style connection?
With the proliferation of Web sites cultivating photos and videos of animals doing cute things, it's easier than ever to get your daily fix of the pet variety you have, or wish you had. Ever wonder what your preference for cats or dogs says about you?
A team of researchers led by psychologist Sam Gosling at the University of Texas at Austin Dog Cat Personalitywanted to find out. They posted a questionnaire online as part of a larger study about personality called the Gosling-Potter Internet Personality Project.
...It turns out that the "dog people" -- based on how people identified themselves, not on what animals they actually own -- tend to be more social and outgoing, whereas "cat people" tend to be more neurotic but "open," which means creative, philosophical, or nontraditional in this context...."To love cats, you have to be able to love things for themselves; they have their own life, they aren't necessarily dependent on you," he said. "Your dog kind of lives for you."  Read More:  Source/CNN  Dog Cat Personality
I enjoyed reading this as all of my friends have pets, some have dogs, and some have cats. I wasn't surprised by the findings however. I'm a cat person, always have been, though I do love all animals. If you have a pet I recommend reading this so to fully understand yourself and the people you care about that are pet owners too.