A match you can understand.

Activity carries weight 30; size, coat care, shedding and training each carry 15; barking carries 10. “Any size” removes the size weight. Selected priorities multiply their weights by 1.5, then the score is normalized to 100. A balanced preference keeps the original weights. Barking is asked directly. Each selected personality preference adds weight 8; a young-child tendency adds 12, and an other-dog tendency adds 10 when those household members are selected. The household traits use AKC published breed-profile scores, grouped into three levels: raw 1–2 lower, 3 moderate, 4–5 higher; their factors are 0.5, 0.75 and 1. These are editorial choices, not compatibility probabilities.

Care within your stated capacity ranks before a larger commitment, even when that yields a lower numerical score. Among equally scored profiles, a sourced chasing/herding caution is considered for homes with cats, then a closer daily activity pace and training commitment break ties before alphabetical order. This ordering never establishes cat compatibility. A two-level gap in activity, grooming or training caps alignment at 59. Higher capacity never penalizes a less demanding dog. A lighter-handling preference excludes Large profiles; a strict size selection filters before scoring. The score compares breed traits; it is an editorial guide, not a probability or a prediction of comfort being alone. Both Poodle sizes have a moderate ongoing training commitment, independently of their responsiveness to learning.

Use the longest actual stretch an adult dog would be without company, after reliably arranged visits or daytime care. Optional help information never reduces that reported gap automatically. Long or unknown gaps receive care guidance; no breed-specific alone-time tolerance is scored. Household traits add modest score components and specific considerations. Experience, allergies and seasons add guidance. None guarantees individual compatibility. Visitors describe local seasons themselves. Puppy care is a brief additional consideration, rather than part of the matching questionnaire.

Search flexibility uses registration reports as a quiet reference for narrowing this catalogue. These reports do not establish local purchase or rescue availability. Reports currently include AKC US registrations and CKC’s Canadian top 10 for 2025, with gaps outside those datasets. A narrower reference group cannot establish what is familiar or available in your country. Broader search includes every profile; mixed dogs do not inherit registration ranks.

Sources: AKC registration report, CKC registration report, Royal Kennel Club breed guidance and Dogs Trust. Country/region names use Unicode CLDR. Weather care flags combine sourced breed anatomy/coat information with RSPCA heat guidance and cold-weather guidance. These add considerations rather than numerical climate scores.