Online dating for pets

Online dating website eHarmony has said that they will now be providing an online dating service for pets, call eHarmony Pets, owners of cats, dogs, and boa constrictors can now put their pets on the service and try to find a match, whether for love or for compatibility.

Dr. Neil Clark Warren, founder and the voice of eHarmony said, “We’ve found that, like with humans, there are 99 dimensions of matchmaking among pets, for example, one of the compatibility factors among dogs is how long they sniff the butt of another dog when out on a walk. This is important. If they sniff for more than 20 seconds then it could be an indicator of possible addictive behaviour and that’s important in creating a compatible match. In this case, a perfect match would be a dog that likes to have its but sniffed for more than 20 seconds at a time by the same dog.”

The online dating website has developed the service to be tailored to each specific species, so they are all different. For example, cats have a “laser light on the screen” test to determine reflexes and ability to focus or concentrate on one item for an extended period of time. Founder Warren has said “Cats are a fun breed to match because of their character. Our motto for match catch is ’9 lives and 99 dimensions.”

The company came up with the idea after having some of their members emailing them asking them about matching their lonely pets too.

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