Meet Your Match®

Animal Humane uses the ASPCA’s Meet Your Match® (MYM) program designed to increase the likelihood of matching shelter dogs (six months and older) with the ideal adopters. Animal Humane profiles each dog in our care, categorizing energy levels, learning styles, play preferences and other attributes. This valuable program helps you find a canine companion that best fits your lifestyle. This initial compatibility between dog and adopter lays the foundation for a successful long-term relationship with this new member of your family.

Our Meet Your Match® program has two components:

Our Dog Adopter Survey: Adopters will be asked to complete a brief, one-page survey upon arriving at one of our three adoption centers. According to the preferences noted in your survey, adopters will be assigned a color (green: high energy, orange: mid-level energy or purple: low energy) that matches a Canine-ality category. Adopters are encouraged to meet dogs with their same color given that these pets have similar “personality traits” to their prospective owners. Adopters may adopt outside “their color;” however, our Canine-ality Assessment has a high success rate for finding the perfect matches between canines and humans.

Our Canine-ality Assessment: The assessment evaluates a dog’s friendliness, sociability, playfulness, energy level, ability to focus, motivation and manners. Adoptable canines are given a color and description that identifies their personalities. Some are laid-back purple "couch potatoes," others are curious orange "busy bees," and some are action hero green "go-getter" types.