TWIN CITIES PIONEER PRESS — Feb 6 — "I could tell (Ted) was a nice guy by the way he handled his dog and how Mai Mai responded to him," Taylor said. Deborah Wood, author of "The Dog Lover's Guide to Dating: Using Cold Noses to Find Warm Hearts," says "people can see your gentle, warmer side when you're with your dog, which they don't necessarily see in other social situations." 62% of all U.S. households have pets, there are nearly 40 million single pet owners in the US, and during the first half of 2004, 16% of all unique visitors to Web sites visited Personals sites. One gem: Don't date anyone who names his dog after a weapon. "Run, don't walk to the nearest self-help book section if you find yourself attracted to a guy with Dobermans named Smith and Wesson," Wood writes.
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Mark Brooks: Stats like this should make the industry sit up…and beg. Perhaps DateMyPet and AnimalAttraction are onto something! My advice to the perennial singles out there; borrow a big fluffy dog, go sit outside a Starbucks, see what happens.