By adopting
your new homeless dog through the Meet Your
Match™ program, you and your new best friend
will be a match made in heaven. Rather than
choosing your lifelong companion on
qualities such as looks, breed, age, or sex,
the program matches your lifestyle and
expectations with each homeless dog's
lifestyle. This enables you to see which
pooch will be the perfect match for your
home.
Steps to Meet Your Match™
1) Come in to the PAWS Chicago Adoption
center and fill out the Dog Adopter Survey. Based on how you answer the basic questions
about your lifestyle and the type of dog you
want, you will be given a purple, orange, or
green color card.
2) Look at the PAWS
Chicago dogs available for adoption. Each
homeless pooch has a purple, orange, or green
color based on how they performed on a series
of tests that determine their Canine-ality™—
tests that predict manners, need for interaction,
independence, and activity levels.
3) After you've met your perfect match ,
come to the front desk to get matched up
with an Adoption Counselor!
If you would like to take the survey online
to find out what color you are - click here.
Love Can be Color-Blind
Meet Your Match™ does not at all prevent you
from adopting out of your color — it just provides
adoption counselors with more information so
that PAWS Chicago can prepare you with the resources
to work through lifestyle differences and ensure
there are realistic expectations. Although PAWS
Chicago encourages people to adopt dogs of their
color because it will make a much easier transition,
it is not mandatory.
The Nine Canine-alities™
Here are descriptions of the nine different
Canine-ality™ profiles:
PURPLE
COUCH POTATO
Like the easy life? Then I’m the perfect match
for you. I’m a relaxed, laid back kind of dog
who enjoys long naps, watching movies, curling
up on laps, and walking very short distances
from the couch to the food bowl and back.
TEACHER’S PET
I’ve got the whole package—smart, fuzzy, four
legs, love to learn, and live to please. Go
ahead, teach me anything. Sit, stay, balance
your checkbook, I can do it all. Keep me entertained
and I’ll be yours forever.
CONSTANT COMPANION
Looking for an emotionally secure, mutually
satisfying, low maintenance relationship? I
am all you need. Let me sit at your feet, walk
by your side, and I’ll be your devoted companion
forever.
ORANGE
WALLFLOWER
Shy yet charming canine searching for patient
owner with relaxed lifestyle. Looking for gentle
guidance to help me come out of my shell. Treat
me sweet and kind and I’ll blossom.
BUSY BEE
I’m a naturally playful, curious, and trusting
canine. Take me for a big walk every day; give
me something to do. After my job’s done, I’ll
curl up in front of the fire with you in the
evenings. I’m a dog on a mission to please you
and myself.
GOOFBALL
I’m a fun-loving, happy-all-the-time, glass-is-half-full
kind of dog looking for someone who loves to
laugh and play around. Must have a great sense
of humor and a bunch of tennis balls.
GREEN
GO-GETTER
Want to get more exercise? Action is my middle
name. My “Let’s GO!” lifestyle will keep you
motivated to get outside and move. I’ve got
tons of energy, and just like the sun,
I’m burning and working 24 hours a day, seven
days a week. I’ll run for miles, chase a ball
for hours, and still want to play at the
end of the day.
LIFE OF THE PARTY
I think everything is fun, interesting, and
meant for play, especially you. Anything you
do, I’ll want to do too. With my own brand of
surprises, life with me will keep you constantly
on your toes, and the fun is guaranteed.
FREE SPIRIT
Intelligent, independent, confident, and clever,
I prefer making my own decisions but will listen
to you if you make a good case. We’re partners
in this adventure. Treat me like one and we’ll
both live happily ever after.
TM - Meet your Match, Canine - ality, &
Feline - ality are programs that were
developed and are distributed by the ASPCA.
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