According to ‘Scientific American’s’ peer-reviewed studies and a vast number of market surveys the pet you own can say a lot about the type of person you are. Dog owners are generally considered more extroverted, agreeable and conscientious, while cat lovers are more likely to be divorced, widowed or separated. Here is a list of what pets say about you (at least in America):

Dog:
Job: Senior management, professor, nurse or IT professional
Education: No higher education degree
Personality: Extroverted, agreeable and conscientious

Cat:
Job: Physician, real estate agent, science or medical lab technician, machine operator or personal caretaker
Home: Apartment
Education: College educated
Personality: Neurotic and open to new experiences, less socially dominant
Relationship status: Divorced, widowed or separated

Bird:
Job: Unemployed
Personality: Socially outgoing and expressive
Describe yourself as: Polite and Caring

Horse:
Home: Homeowner in a rural area
Education: Advanced degree
Personality: Assertive, introspective and less warm or nurturing
Relationship status: Married

People who have no pets are most probably city dwellers and appreciate a tidy house and see themselves as independent. Generally speaking the studies found that people most likely to own pets are family oriented, full-time employees, homeowners and are empathetic and sociable.