Petsies, a custom stuffed animal company, conducted a study with 1,000 people. All of the participants were shown pictures of men and women NOT holding cats or dogs and then photos of the same people holding pets of different size and age. The individuals were then asked to rank how their perceptions of the people in the photos changed when they saw them with an animals vs. without. The general consensus? You look even better with an adorable creature in your arms. Check it out:

Puppies do it all Credit: Courtesy Petsies
Puppies do it all
Credit: Courtesy Petsies/Bored Panda