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Meet Your MatchTM
MARS is dedicated to finding the right home for each of our rescue Mini Aussies. To help accomplish this, we use the Meet Your MatchTM program.
The Meet Your MatchTM Canine-ality Adoption Program is an innovative and non-judgmental approach to matching a rescue dog to an adopter. It is designed to help rescue dogs be readily accepted into their new homes with fewer adjustments. Matching the "canine-ality" of the rescue dogs with the "person-ality" of a potential adopter increases the likelihood of a successful permanent placement.
Before the Meet Your MatchTM assessment of the dog begins, the dog is evaluated for behavior and aggression issues (MARS uses the SAFERTM evaluation method). The Meet Your MatchTM Canine-ality Assessment then tests the dog in five areas including friendliness, playfulness, energy level, and motivation. The results are used to determine the dog's general "canine-ality" which is summed up in a fun name like "Goofball", "Life of the Party" or "Wallflower".
The human portion of the Meet Your MatchTM program is the Dog Adopter Survey. It goes beyond the basic environmental questions, focusing instead on the adopter's vision of their ideal dog in terms of personality and energy level. The adopter's responses are categorized, allowing the Adoption Counselor and Rescue Representative an objective and inclusive basis for recommending one dog over another to an adopter.
The Meet Your MatchTM Canine-ality Adoption Program stresses the importance of follow-up calls, education, and support - a philosophy shared by MARS. Shelters that have adopted the Meet Your MatchTM program have had a dramatic drop in the number of returned dogs. MARS believes the Meet Your MatchTM program will increase our success in placing Mini Aussies into the homes best suited to their needs and the needs of their new families.
The Meet Your MatchTM program was developed by Dr. Emily Weiss, Ph.D. and is sponsored by the ASPCA and IAMS. MARS is proud to be the first rescue group to incorporate the Meet Your MatchTM philosophies into our National program.
For more information on the Meet Your MatchTM program, please email us at adopt@miniaussierescue.org
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