Do you ever look down at your sleeping pet and think how similar you are? Your dog may be as hyped as you are about that upcoming trip or your cat may be rolling their eyes with you at something.
There is a reason why the terms ‘cat people’ and ‘dog people’ exist. Your preference for felines or canines reflects inherent personality traits akin to your favoured animal.
A study in the University of Texas assessed a large group of people on five main personality traits, commonly known as the Big Five; the parameters often used by psychologists to study traits.