Is Your Dog More Popular Than You Online?

Every time I post an image of my family’s puppies on Instagram or Facebook, it receives higher engagement than any other posts. For instance the below image was my most liked Instagram photo to date.

I’m not at the point of blogging on behalf of Fitzy and Hendrix Longert, the loveliest “goldendoodles” I know, but there is something about pets that goes hand-in-hand with social networking… After all, cat memes are very hot right now.

Check out the infographic we found on the SocialTimes blog, titled “Social Savvy Critters.”

Any thoughts on why pets resonate so well online? Is it the emotion and humor associated with them, or is it something more?

- Rob