How Pet Owners Know Their Animals Love Them

Do you know your love language? We all give and receive love in different ways and there are five love languages that reflect that: words of affirmation, acts of service, receiving gifts, quality time, and physical touch. It turns out, pets have love languages, too, and according to a new survey of cat and dog owners, 62% believe they share the same love language as their pet.

The poll of 2-thousand pet parents also reveals:

• Half of them say physical touch is their pet’s love language.
• To speak it, owners pet them (83%), give them hugs (62%) and kisses (55%).
• Quality time is the second most popular let love language (27%) and to show that, people let their furry friend sleep in their bed (62%) and take them along anytime they can (40%).
• Food is the way to some pet’s hearts, and their parents try to give them high-quality meals (53%), prioritize their health and nutrition (47%) and add variety to their diet (32%).
• Nearly all - 95% - believe their pet knows how much they love them.
• The top ways pet parents know their pet loves them are when they follow them around all day (65%), sleep next to them in bed (58%), give kisses (48%), and play with them or their toys (47%).
• Almost half (47%) believe their pet sees them as a best friend and 42% say they see their pet the same way.
• Another 38% see their pet as their child and 37% think their pet sees them as a parent.

Read the story at SWNS Digital