Key to Success: Own a Dog

[Liberal_in_LA]

Posted December 01, 2010 Key to Success: Own a Dog

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So, who’s the most successful? Dog owners, apparently. Masters of man’s best friend were more likely to hold senior management positions (CEO, CFO, senior vice president, etc.) than other workers.

And as for the richest, according to the survey, people with snakes and reptiles were “most likely to report earning six figures.”

The happiest, surprisingly, were those who believe in keeping birds in cages. These owners were “the most likely to report being satisfied with their jobs.”

Beyond these key findings, the survey came up with statistically-significant likelihoods of different pet owners holding certain types of jobs, and the picture is nuanced at best.

For example, medical professions appear to be dominated by cat lovers: They were found more likely than other pet owners to be physicians, lab technicians and personal caretakers. At the same time, though, the nursing profession is dominated by dog owners.

http://www.mainstreet.com/article/lifestyle/key-success-own-dog

[laughingliberal]

1. 3 dogs, 3 cats, 3 birds, and dead broke. nt

[leftstreet]

2. The cats probably have your debit card. They're that way

I'd check it out

:hi:

[laughingliberal]

3. ROFL!! nt

[GoCubsGo]

7. Remember what happened to Steve Martin...

His cat put $3000 worth of cat toys on his credit card: http://www.themadmusicarchive.com/song_details.aspx?SongID=2455

[Liberal_in_LA]

6. +10

[Octafish]

4. Makes sense. The modern day CEO is a reptile.

"The salary of the chief executive of a large corporation is not a market award for achievement.
It is frequently in the nature of a warm personal gesture by the individual to himself."
-- John Kenneth Galbraith

[bluetrain]

5. I hate dogs.

[dixiegrrrrl]

8. Very true.

I have 2 cats and a dog, and I RULE!!!!!!

[TexasObserver]

9. "The happiest, surprisingly, were those who believe in keeping birds in cages."

Caging tropical birds is one of the more egregrious offenses among pet owners, IMHO.

The "happiness" it brings the owners misses the point.