The four pet love languages that reveal if YOU cat or dog truly adores you

Pet owners can verbally express their adoration for their furry best friends, but how can they tell if the feeling is mutual?

Animal lovers are now exposing the most obvious ways that cats and dogs make their affection for their owners clear – while revealing their pets’ own favorite forms of affection.

According to 2,000 cat and dog owners who took part in a new survey on animal love languages, the pets are most likely to show their affection for a human by following them around all day, with 65 percent of respondents citing it as the most obvious indicates. sign of love

Next on the list was their animal sharing a bed with them – which 58 per cent said indicated a pet’s adoration, closely followed by kisses (48 per cent) and play (47 per cent).

Much like people, pets also show their deep love when they receive physical touch, quality time, food and love (stock photo)

Heartwarmingly, almost half of people who took part in the survey – conducted by OnePoll on behalf of Nulo pet food – said they believed their pet considered them their best friend, while 62 percent said they did. that their pet shares the same love language as them.

The results of the survey certainly indicate that this is the case, with the pet owners revealing that their own preferred love languages ​​are very similar to those of their furry companions.

For humans, petting was the most popular display of affection for a pet, with 83 percent of respondents citing it as their preferred form of affection, while 62 percent opted for hugs.

Kissing was next most popular (55 percent), followed by quality time (27 percent), which included things like sleeping in a bed together and bringing a pet along on outings whenever possible.

An astonishing 95 percent of respondents said they were convinced that their animals were aware of how much love they had.

Food also played a key role in an owner’s love language list, with 53 percent saying they actively strive to feed their pets high-quality food, while 47 percent said health and nutrition is their top priority when it comes to food. .

32 percent added that they try to give their animals a lot of variety.

While the pet owners were somewhat divided on the ultimate form of love, there was one element of the survey on which they were almost completely united: that their pets know how much they love them.

When it comes to being on the giving side of love, we pet, hug, kiss, spend quality time and provide our dogs and cats with high-quality food (stock photo)

“With 69 percent of respondents willing to put their pet’s dietary needs before their own, the data clearly shows how important a role pets play in their people’s lives,” said Heather Acuff, Ph.D., Nulo’s director of research and development.

‘Not only do pet parents speak their pet’s love language, they go above and beyond to provide optimal care and nutrition to ensure the healthiest and happiest lives for their pets.’

Pet parents believe that the fourth love language is affection.

An astonishing 95 percent believe their pet knows how much they love them and two-thirds believe they share the same love language.

“Nearly two-thirds (62 percent) of pet owners believe they share the same love language with their pet.”

‘Almost half (47 per cent) of people believe their pet considers them a best friend and 42 per cent agree.

‘Others love their pet as if they were their own and see them as a child (38 per cent), while 37 per cent of respondents believe their pet sees them as a parent.’