Guides

Dating with a pet, answered plainly.

Short answers first, then the detail. New guides every week.

• Should I bring my dog on a first date?When bringing your dog on a first date helps, when it hurts, and how to set it up so nobody, including the dog, has a bad time.
• My dog doesn't like my date. Now what?Why dogs turn on new people, when it means something and when it does not, and the two-visit test before you decide anything.
• Who keeps the dog after a breakup?How the decision usually goes, what the law actually says in most US states, and a fair way to settle it without lawyers.
• Can a cat person date a dog person?What actually goes wrong when a cat household and a dog household merge, and the introduction plan that works.
• Dating someone who is allergic to your petWhat pet allergies actually are, what helps, what does not, and how to decide whether it is workable before anyone falls in love.
• How to write a dating profile when your pet is the main characterWhat to say about your dog or cat on a dating profile, which photos work, and the lines that make pet people swipe left.