From: An empirical examination of the conceptualization of companion animals
| Rank | Dogs (n = 1267) | Dominance | Cats (n = 760) | Dominance | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attributes | SCP | AD | DA | Attributes | SCP | AD | DA | |||
| 1 | Friendship | 1608 | 21 | 0 | a | Personality (incl. mentality) | 1667 | 21 | 0 | b |
| 2 | Love | 1599 | 21 | 0 | a | Love | 1600 | 20 | 1 | |
| 3 | Companionship | 1557 | 21 | 0 | a | Companionship | 1231 | 17 | 2 | |
| 4 | Joy | 1557 | 21 | 0 | a | Appearance | 1224 | 17 | 2 | |
| 5 | Loyalty | 1465 | 20 | 4 | Enjoyable | 1185 | 14 | 2 | ||
| 6 | Physical activities | 1333 | 17 | 5 | Joy | 1147 | 11 | 4 | ||
| 7 | Leisure activities | 1298 | 12 | 5 | Intelligence | 1135 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 8 | Responsibility | 1295 | 12 | 5 | Breeds & other traits | 1124 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 9 | Safe/unsafe | 1271 | 6 | 6 | Nuisances | 1121 | 5 | 5 | ||
| 10 | Family | 1254 | 2 | 6 | Relaxation | 1094 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 11 | Outdoor activities | 1252 | 2 | 6 | Responsibility | 1087 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 12 | Enjoyable | 1248 | 1 | 6 | Friendship | 1078 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 13 | Social interaction | 1245 | 1 | 6 | Health | 1076 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 14 | Demanding | 1233 | 0 | 8 | Animal welfare | 1073 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 15 | Services provided | 1228 | 0 | 8 | Services provided | 1068 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 16 | Breeds & other traits | 1227 | 0 | 8 | Demanding | 1066 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 17 | Central in life | 1222 | 0 | 8 | Loyalty | 1064 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 18 | Nuisances | 1222 | 0 | 8 | Safe/unsafe | 1056 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 19 | Health | 1213 | 0 | 8 | Honesty | 1055 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 20 | Intelligence | 1208 | 0 | 9 | Central in life | 1050 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 21 | Honesty | 1201 | 0 | 9 | Family | 1050 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 22 | Appearance | 1199 | 0 | 9 | Social interaction | 1047 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 23 | Personality (incl. mentality) | 1193 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| 24 | Relaxation | 1190 | 0 | 11 | ||||||
| 25 | Animal welfare | 1181 | 0 | 13 | ||||||