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A Love My Dog project

Match dogs before you share a park.

Dog Date is our early preview for matching dogs before the gate. Swipe with a ball, a bone, or a toy, then arrange a meetup with care.

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  • An early prototype
  • Swipe to discover
  • Map and Learn
  • Meet with care

This is an early preview. It currently opens on a temporary preview URL. The cards you will see are sample profiles included to show how it works, not a live community.

Dog Date: a golden retriever and a white-and-tan hound face each other on a grassy park field, a tennis ball and a leash between them. The words Dog Date, Before the gate.

The share image from Dog Date, with its own line “Before the gate.”

What’s in this preview

A simple way to match dogs first.

These are features in the current prototype. Sample cards, maps, and guides are there to show the idea — not a finished, city-wide community.

Discover

Swipe through dog cards. Pass, or toss a bone, a ball, or a toy. Filters help you look by distance, size, and play style.

Map

See dogs and places on a simple map. In this preview the pins reflect sample cards, not live GPS.

Learn

Breed flash cards, training terms, and short guides on introducing two dogs and lowering the risk at a busy park.

The current preview

A look at the prototype.

Screens from the current Dog Date preview. The cards shown are sample profiles, not real listings.

Dog Date Discover screen with a sample card for a golden retriever named Milo, included as an example in the prototype.
Discover A sample card from the prototype, used to show how swiping works.
Dog Date Learn screen with Cards, Quiz, and Guides tabs, and breed flash cards.
Learn Flash cards, a quiz, and guides on introducing dogs and lowering park risk.
Cover of the Basic Obedience Guide from Love My Dog.
A solid foundation

A good playmate starts with a clear plan.

Dog Date is a separate project for matching dogs before a shared park. The Basic Obedience Guide remains the way we help owners build a well-mannered dog at home, and it is still the main offer on this site.

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Meet with care

A short note before any meetup.

Dog Date is meant for adults 18 and over. Meeting an unfamiliar dog always carries some risk. If you arrange a meetup:

  • Choose a public place, in daylight if you can.
  • Keep leashes on until both dogs are comfortable.
  • Tell someone where you are.
  • Leave at the first sign that either dog is uneasy.
Questions

A short, honest FAQ

Is Dog Date a finished app?

Not yet. It is an early Love My Dog prototype. You can open the current preview to try it. We will keep improving it, and training manuals remain the main offer on lovemydog.com.

Are the dogs I see in the preview real listings?

No. The cards in this preview are sample profiles included to show how Dog Date is meant to feel, not a live community directory.

How does this relate to your training manuals?

Dog Date is a separate project. The Basic Obedience Guide is still the way we help owners train at home, and every purchase helps fund our service-dog work.