Like goes to like

It’s often said that owners become like their dogs (or vice versa), but that’s obviously nonsense as people and dogs can’t morph into different shapes. But people do generally choose dogs which appeal visually to them, and that normally means those with familiar facial characteristics. So somebody from a family whose members have snubby noses is more likely to be attracted to a bulldog than a saluki; and exactly the opposite will apply to a person with an