| dc.description | DogMatch is a platform designed to help you find a dog that suits you, or facilitate the responsible sale of your dog. The platform helps you find a match by giving you detailed information about your needs vs. the dogs needs. The platform is delivered by Finn.no.
Throughout history, dogs and humans have lived together. Today, there are approximately 585 000 dogs living in Norway(Kjæledyrrapporten 2023). Even though many dogs and humans live happy lives together, many people still take thoughtless choices when it comes to dogs. This can be to buy a dog on impulse, or not do sufficient research to be able to understand if you are fit to own a dog, and what dog type you are fit to own. As a consequence, dogs have to be re-homed or live lives where they don’t get some of their needs fully covered.
Today, one of the biggest platforms for selling dogs are Finn. no. Unfortunately the platform has done little to ensure that dogs are sold to suitable homes.
In my diploma I have designed a new platform, delivered by Finn.no, for ethical sale of dogs. In the platform, buyers will be answering questions about themselves and their requirements for a dog. Sellers will fill out detailed information about the dog they are selling. Based on this information, DogMatch will be able to give buyers a score of how good they match with different dog ads on the platform, and recommend the best matches to buyers. Based on the information given about potential buyers, sellers will on their side be able to asses if they want to discuss further purchase with them.
By giving buyers match score and detailed information about each dog, buyers will hopefully be able to take more informed choices when requiring a dog, which leads to more dogs living their entire lifespan with owners that fullfill all their needs. | en_US |
