“the type of dog you have can also elicit harsh judgment”

Via Glenn Reynolds, I learned that “a new study reveals that what type of dog you have can say a lot about your personality.”

Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse than people judging you by your shoes, another study finds that the type of dog you have can also elicit harsh judgment.

Thanks to a new app called Kloof, 1,000 users, both gay and straight, were asked to match personality traits to people based on the type of dog they own. In a nutshell, people with large dogs were perceived as trustworthy and relationship material, whereas people with, say, a Chihuahua, were viewed as not only “dumb,” but a mere one-night stand.

When it came to people with medium-size dogs, things got a bit more complicated. Apparently, if you’re a guy with a French bulldog, you’re perceived as “fussy and particular;” women with poodles also fell into this category. Men with larger dogs were considered more attractive. And a man who owns a German shepherd — well he’s more of a “take care of business” type of guy.

I read the linked article about the study and I’m off the hook because pit bulls were not listed.

I don’t know what to tell Coco. I mean, I would hate to have her feel excluded, but then, I could also truthfully say that her breed was not among those said to elicit harsh judgment.

I’m glad the rule doesn’t work the other way around. Clearly, the type of master Coco has should not elicit harsh judgments about her!