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The Bay Area Humane Society offers the ASPCA Meet Your Match™ Canine-ality, Puppy-ality and Feline-ality adoption program. This research based program was created by Emily Weiss, Ph.D., in conjunction with the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA). It is sponsored by the Iams Company.
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The first part, the animal assessment, helps us determine the individual needs of each dog or cat. We test each dog to help us determine their general canine-ality including friendliness, playfulness, energy level, motivation and drive. The felines are tested to help us determine the cat's general feline-ality including friendliness, playfulness, reception to petting and holding, valiance, and independence. Each dog or cat is then categorized into a personality color according to their scores. These categories are color-coded green, orange and purple.
The second part is an Adopter Survey which helps us determine your color and we can begin to match an animal's behaviors to your expectations, experience, lifestyle, and home environment. You'll receive a color-coded Guest Pass to help guide you to an animal that may best meet your expectations and lifestyle. For example, if your pass is orange, look for an animal with an orange kennel card or an orange frame around their Petfinder.com listing. By no means are you tied to only that color.
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