How it works
You describe the week you can actually keep. The app compares that plan with breed examples. The comparison runs in your browser. Answers are not saved.
The sequence
- Answer the steps. You can go back, jump to a finished step, and start over.
- Review the words you chose.
- Read the summary first. It restates your answers, names up to three breeds, and lists anything to sort out before adopting.
- Breed examples that do not fit are left off the page.
- Print the page, or ask for an email once delivery is switched on.
What we ask
Your actual day
These questions ask what you will do, not what a dog might be able to tolerate.
- On a typical day, how much time will you actually spend on walks, play, or training with a dog?
- Which of these will you actually offer on most days?
- How much training, food puzzles, or other thinking work will you actually do on most days?
Time alone
This is the time a dog would be home with no person there. It does not ask how long dogs in general can be left alone.
- On a typical weekday, how many hours would a dog be home alone?
- On the longest day in a normal week, that stretch is…
- What backup care is already true?
Housing
Rules and rooms change which dogs can live comfortably.
- Which home is closest to yours?
- Is there a size or weight limit from a landlord, HOA, insurer, city rule, or your household?
- What outdoor space would the dog have?
- What stairs would a dog use every day to reach food, sleep, and the door?
- How strict are noise expectations where you live?
- What is the weather like when a dog would be outside in the warmer months?
Experience
Handling history changes the kind of support a dog needs. It is not a character test.
- What is your experience living with and training dogs?
- What is the training plan?
Coat care
Coat care is a welfare task when a coat mats, and a household preference when the issue is hair on the floor.
- How often will you actually brush a dog?
- Professional grooming
- How much shed hair in the house is acceptable?
- Does anyone in the home hope for a low-shedding dog because of allergies?
Money and care
The goal is a plan that can cover ordinary care. Adoption fees are not the expensive part.
- What can you reliably spend each month on food, preventives, supplies, and routine care? Do not count an adoption fee.
- Could you cover a non-routine veterinary visit without skipping rent or bills?
- Who does the daily work?
Household
Age bands and other animals are used as care questions. They are not a safety certificate for children or pets.
- Children who live with you, or visit most weeks
- Other animals in the home
- Which life stage are you open to?
- How should breed examples be used?
Emphasis
These only change the order of illustrations that already clear the welfare and housing rules. They cannot override a weight limit, a coat that will mat, heat risk, or an unfinished care plan.
- A calmer daily pace
- An exercise partner
- Less coat care
- A quieter home
- Less shedding
Questions people ask first
Does this name a perfect breed?
No. The results page lists up to three breed examples that fit the answers, and it lists the traits to look for in any dog. A dog with those traits can suit you regardless of breed, including mixed breeds and shelter dogs.
What happens to my answers?
Questionnaire responses are not saved or retained. Results can be emailed to you for your records if you ask, and only once email delivery is switched on. A separate, unchecked box covers later notes. That box is not the results email.
What if a dog would be home alone all day?
The result lists action items to consider before adopting: a dog walker, daycare, or midday visits, and waiting until one of those is actually booked. The hours are about your week. They are not a claim about a breed.
How are mixed breeds handled?
A mixed-breed dog is judged by that dog’s own traits: energy, size, coat, and temperament as a shelter or foster has seen them, and as you see them. Breed examples are illustrations. They do not outrank the individual dog.