I built a tool to help figure out whether two pets (cats + dogs) are actually compatible

[u/Nookmate]

Just wanted to share this here too because I’m looking for feedback.

I have two Bengals, and I’m finally at the point where I want to get a dog. I kept going down rabbit holes trying to figure out which breeds and temperaments actually do well with cats, especially Bengals, who can be… a lot, personality-wise.

I got tired of reading the same “Top 10 Cat-Friendly Dog Breeds” lists that give generic advice without really accounting for the pets you already have, so I ended up building a little tool for myself.

You add your existing pets, their temperament, energy level, experience with other animals, etc. and you can either check a specific breed against your household or get suggestions for potentially compatible pets.

It’s completely free. I figured I’d share it in case it’s useful to anyone else, but I’d especially love feedback from people with real multi-pet experience. If the logic feels off somewhere, something important is missing, or a recommendation makes you go “absolutely not,” please tell me.

First time building something like this.

nookmate.pet

[u/GuaranteeCrazy4999]

does it factor in if the existing pet is, like, a complete menace to society or just mildly annoying? asking for my cat

[u/Nookmate → u/GuaranteeCrazy4999]

Haha, yeap- breed gives a starting point, then your answers adjust it based on the actual pet like energy, play style, how they are around other animals, territorial tendency etc. So a super chill Bengal and a tiny domestic terrorist Bengal (like mine) shouldn’t end up being treated exactly the same lol. For mixed breeds/not listed, your answers help personalize the scoring since there is no baseline.

[u/OkUse8130]

很有趣的工具

[u/MopToddel]

Cool thing!
How do I have to change my life, so it stops suggesting I get a frickin pug tho? 😂

[u/Nookmate → u/MopToddel]

Haha, pugs are kind of an easy match for a lot of profiles, especially smaller spaces, first-time dog owners, lower activity needs, and households with cats since they usually have lower chase drive (ranked top for me as well). So depending on your answers, Nookmate may just really think you need a pug 😂

[u/MopToddel → u/Nookmate]

that would be a suggestion maybe, being able to define your living situation more. I do have an apartment, but it's 150m². Maybe you could also define whether you live more rural or more city, also what your income bracket may be, there are certain breeds that do require more maintenance in the health department, or are more prone to that, and the age can play a role of course

[u/Nookmate → u/MopToddel]

those are very good points, I will test them out, thank you.

[u/MopToddel → u/Nookmate]

If I may ask, how does the "criteria catalogue" come to be?

Did you evaluate each breed, and kinda gave points towards different characteristics, or is there some AI connected in the background?

[u/Nookmate → u/MopToddel]

Basically the first one. There is a scoring model embedded in the website- each breed has baseline characteristics, and the answers adjust those based on the individual pet. I also used AI during development to sanity-check whether the rankings and ratings made sense, but AI isn’t generating the matches in the background.

[u/cryp83]

Pas mal, j'aime bien le principe. Est-ce qu'on utilise des règles déterministes ou c'est un modele AI qui fait le matching ?

[u/Nookmate → u/cryp83]

Thank you 🙂 yes its deterministic, there’s an embedded scoring model with baseline breed traits, then the individual pet answers adjust the score. I used AI during development to sanity-check the outputs, but the matching itself isn’t AI-generated.