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Meet Your Match

ASPCA®’s Meet Your Match®

You could be gazing at the animal of your dreams, but you just can’t tell what she’s thinking behind that furry face. What if you knew a little something about her personality and habits before you moved in together? The ASPCA’s Meet Your Match program wouldn’t let you go home without knowing who’s in that carrier or on that leash. MYM is the only method in existence today that evaluates an animal’s behavior and interests and matches them to an adopter’s preferences so that you take home a pet you can really click with.

Alberta Animal Services uses MYM and gives personality test to all of our adoptable dogs and cats. The MYM Safer Test is done on every dog before it is placed up for adoption. 

Canine-alityâ„¢ and Puppy-alityâ„¢

The Meet Your Match Canine-ality/Puppy-ality assessment begins with an initial MYM SAFER^®(Safety Assessment for Evaluating Rehoming) behavior screening to make sure each pooch is a good candidate for adoption. Dogs are then tested on their friendliness, playfulness, energy level, motivation and drive, and placed into one of nine color-coded Canine- or Puppy-alities. Some pooches are laid-back “Couch Potatoes,” others are curious “Busy Bees,” and then there are the action hero “Go-Getter” types.

As an adopter, you also get a color based on your preferences and lifestyle. On your visit to the adoption facility, you’re given a purple, orange or green guest pass to match the pets who might suit you best. You don’t always have to go with your own color, but at least you’ll know who you’re mixing with!

Click Here For the Dog Adopter Survey

Feline-alityâ„¢

Each adoptable cat is assessed based on level of interest in play, exploring, “talking,” and being the center of attention so that he or she can be placed into one of the nine color-coded “feline-ality” types that make up the Meet Your Match program. Green cats are savvy and adventurous, orange cats make the perfect companions and purple kitties are quiet, seek affection and stay out of trouble. The color is indicated on the cat’s kennel card, along with a short description, so you’ll know just who you’re dealing with in your quest for your dream kitty.

Click Here For the Cat Adopter Survey

What Color are you?

Please bring in your completed Survey to our Adoption Centre for review. Once we have reviewed it we will be able to give you your color and show you your potential matches.