Pet Jealousy Quiz: Is Your Pet Secretly Competing for Attention?

Q1

When you're petting another animal, what does your pet do?

A Stares at you with sad eyes from across the room

B Walks over and pushes the other animal away

C Immediately jumps into your lap and headbutts your hand

D Starts whining, barking or yowling loudly

Q2

How does your pet react when you're on your phone or laptop?

A Ignores you completely

B Sits quietly next to you, occasionally touching your hand

C Plops down on the keyboard or over your phone

D Paws at your screen or nibbles your fingers

Q3

When you come home after a long day, what's the first thing your pet does?

A Gives a polite sniff then goes back to napping

B Runs to the door but waits patiently for pet

C Leaps into your arms or wraps around your legs

D Won't stop circling you and vocalizing for minutes

Q4

If you're having a conversation with a guest, where is your pet?

A Asleep in their bed

B Lying at your feet, observing

C Sitting in the middle of you and the guest

D Continuously nudging the guest's hand for pets

Q5

When you give your pet a treat, do they immediately?

A Take it and eat it elsewhere

B Eat it in front of you, but then leave

C Take it to a special spot and constantly look back at you

D Demand you hold it while they eat

Q6

How does your pet react when you pay attention to your partner or family member?

A Nothing, they are independent

B Occasionally glances over but stays put

C Comes and inserts themselves between you and the other person

D Starts acting out: knocking things over or making noise

Q7

When you're eating a meal, what does your pet do?

A Sleeps or minds their own business

B Sits politely a few feet away, hoping for scraps

C Sits right next to your chair, staring intensely

D Jumps on the table or tries to snatch food directly

Q8

If you're reading a book, your pet is likely to:

A Let you read in peace

B Curl up nearby but not on the book

C Lie right on the book or page

D Nuzzle the book out of your hands

Q9

When you have a video call and your pet sees you talking to the screen, they:

A Couldn't care less

B Look at the screen curiously then walk away

C Appear behind you and try to get into the frame

D Mew or bark at the screen, trying to get the other person's attention

Q10

If you bring home a new pet, what is your current pet's reaction?

A Curious but quickly loses interest

B Cautious and keeps distance

C Follows and stares at you and the new pet all day

D Becomes aggressive or refuses to eat until the new pet is gone

Is Your Pet the Ultimate Attention-Seeker?

Is Your Pet the Ultimate Attention-Seeker?