ANSWER: No! Animal lovers (with or without pets) can join and meet others. There are options to choose from that cater for you too.

ANSWER: No! Our community caters for lovers of every animal imaginable. Everyone – and every type of creature wild or domesticated – is welcome. Register and discover our site for yourself!

ANSWER: No. Welcome to the first known dating for animal lovers site of its kind in New Zealand and the most unique of its type in Australia. Although we aim to be the biggest and best site in New Zealand and Australia anyone from any country is welcome and encouraged to join.

ANSWER: It is easy and completely free! Simply click on "Join Now" in the top right hand side of the screen. Fill out the required information and a description of yourself. You can choose to make up a name for your "Profile Name" (this helps protect your privacy) or you can use your own name – that is completely your choice.
For the description of yourself, perhaps say a little about your personality, lifestyle, interests, your pets and their personalities, activities you enjoy and the type of person you are looking for. Say as little or as much as you like but remember the more details the better chance you have of someone wanting to contact you. Then choose the type of person/pets you are hoping to connect with in the options provided.
After completing this section, click on "Submit". (See below for guidelines on how to upload a profile photo). It is completely your choice as to whether or not you decide to include a photo with your profile.
Once your account has been approved (this can take up to 24 hours) you have the option to upgrade your membership. In the meantime, you are able to go about creating your own profile.

ANSWER: You have already started to create your profile as soon as you registered! We are aiming to keep this process as simple as possible so that it does not seem to take forever (like some dating web sites do) to join www.lovemelovemypet.com.au or www.lovemelovemypet.co.nz The next step is to upload a photo. You will only be able to upload photos once your profile has been approved.

a) Once your account has been activated click on either "Home" or "My Account".
b) Click on "My Profile".
c) Click on "Photos". Click on "Upload Photos".
d) Once your account is activated, click "I agree" on the Photo Upload Agreement.
e) The photo upload box will appear – type in a title and description for your photo. Click "Browse" to find the photo file you would like to upload from your computer. Please try to use .JPG files.
f) Once you have selected your photo, press "Upload photo". Your photo should then appear as your profile photo.

ANSWER: Photographs must be approved first to ensure no inappropriate photos are placed on to www.lovemelovemypet.com.au or www.lovemelovemypet.co.nz It can take up to 24 hours to approve photos.

ANSWER: As stated in the photo uploading agreement, no naked photographs (or videos) of you or children, no pornography, no photos depicting cruelty to animals or humans or anything along those lines. In addition, the site prefers no photos of children at please – even your own. This site prefers photographs only of adults and their animal children. This is for the safety children everywhere. Thank you for your understanding on this matter.
If, however, you do choose to upload a photo of a child or children you do so at your own risk and agree to not hold www.lovemelovemypet.com.au, www.lovemelovemypet.co.nz, the owners or affiliates of the company liable for these photos.
You also confirm that you have the copyright to any videos and photographs you choose to upload to www.lovemelovemypet.com.au and www.lovemelovemypet.co.nz and do not hold these web sites or the owners liable for any infringement of such. The owners of www.lovemelovemypet.com.au and www.lovemelovemypet.co.nz reserve the right to deny photographs or videos at their discretion.

ANSWER: No, it is completely up to you whether you include photos or not. However research and experience has shown that you have a better chance of meeting someone if you include a photo of yourself. Don''t forget to include a photo of your pet/s!

ANSWER: There are two types of memberships. The first one is what everyone gains as soon as they register – this is known as the "Standard" membership. Standard members have limited access to the sites many options. The full, or paid, membership is known as an "Animal Lover" and offers unlimited access to all of the sites options. The Animal Lover membership includes the ability to have unlimited contact with other members via email, among other benefits. (See below for current prices).

ANSWER: "Paws" are greetings you can send to someone for free to indicate you would like to contact them. You can send them to Standard and paid members. To do so click on "Send a Paw" on the profile you are viewing. If you receive a paw in response, this means that person is also interested in connecting with you. In order to communicate further, you will need to become a full (or paid) member in order to be able to contact them via email. Standard members can send up to 10 paws per day. Full members can send unlimited paws, among other benefits.

ANSWER: In order to send an email ("letter") to another member, you must be a paid or full member, known as an "Animal Lover". Once you are a full member, you are able to have unlimited emails between you and other full members for 30 days. Only "Animal Lovers" can initiate the first email letter to another Standard or full member.

ANSWER: We need some personal information such as your name and a genuine email address to assist us in ensuring you are a legitimate person (and not a computer-generated bot). All of your information is kept confidential and under no circumstances is made available to other members (unless you choose to give this information to someone else yourself), displayed online or sold to third parties.

ANSWER: Here you are able to upload a number of photos (depending on your membership level) of yourself and/or your pets. This is in addition to your profile photo.

ANSWER: We are a web site dedicated to providing a meeting place for animal lovers the world over. Although we are based in Australia, animal lovers from around the world are welcome and encouraged to join our community. We are striving to be a more personal web site (as opposed to the more basic/cold formats of others) that truly reflects our love of animals.
Also, as part of our many options, www.lovemelovemypet.com.au and www.lovemelovemypet.co.nz members are able to "add friends" to their own profiles (like in social networking sites) and upload music or videos to share with others if they so choose. There are also blog spots and forums for members to chat.

ANSWER: No. Although we hope our little corner of the Internet will help bring animal lovers together to the point they enjoy a fulfilling relationship with each other – and their pets - this site is also about friendship. Perhaps you are new to an area and are looking to meet people of like mind, or find a walking buddy or a playmate for your pet? You are also welcome here! There are also options to find walking buddies or pet sitters in your area*, among other similar possibilities.

ANSWER: It is completely free to join and browse profiles on www.lovemelovemypet.com.au and www.lovemelovemypet.co.nz.
It is also free to send someone a "paw" or greeting to another member to indicate you would like to correspond with another member. There is a small fee for sending an email to another member; however with our competitive rates you get unlimited access to the entire site"s features with that fee.
Completely free dating sites are usually full of online scam artists and it is often hard to find those people who are genuinely trying to find real love or friendship. Asking for a small fee to provide services to you is the best way to limit scammers from corrupting our web site and helps pay for the security features. Although it is difficult to guarantee there will never be a scammer online (please see our article "Online Safety Tips") all efforts possible are taken on www.lovemelovemypet.com.au and www.lovemelovemypet.co.nz to weed out these dregs of society who ruin it for the rest of us.
This is much along the same lines as why, if your dog or cat has a litter, it is better to sell the offspring than it is to give them away for free – you never know what could become of them if they are given away for free. Generally, genuine people with honest intent are willing to pay a fee.

ANSWER: We would love to discuss this with you! Please contact Tom or Jodie at info@lovemelovemypet.com.au or lovemelovemypet@gmail.com

ANSWER: If for some reason you have failed to receive a reply from us on the email info@lovemelovemypet.com.au in a reasonable amount of time, please try lovemelovemypet@gmail.com.

ANSWER: We are always interested in adding useful links to www.lovemelovemypet.com.au and www.lovemelovemypet.co.nz to assist our customers in finding out more information on how to adopt, care, have fun with or simply learn more about their pets. We prefer these links to provide free services or useful information for you and your animals (Eg. We are a big supporter of the RSPCA and similar animal charities). Also, if you know of a popular dog park or beach in your area, please let us know! If you are not sure if the link is appropriate, please feel free to check with us anyway. :)
Please contact us at info@lovemelovemypet.com.au or lovemelovemypet@gmail.com to tell us about your links or web site.

ANSWER: We prefer Australian dollars for www.lovemelovemypet.com.au and Australian or New Zealand dollars for www.lovemelovemypet.co.nz or US dollars. Our preferred payment method is via Paypal. To join Paypal visit www.paypal.com

ANSWER: There are a number of different ''Animal Lover'' membership prices (all prices include GST) with different amounts of time to choose from. The longer time period you purchase, the cheaper the membership price is overall. Prices are subject to change.

Australian dollars:
6 months of unlimited email access: $7
12 months of unlimited email access: $11
2 years of unlimited email access: $20
5 years of unlimited email access: $45
lifetime membership : $70

New Zealand dollars:
6 months of unlimited email access: $7
12 months of unlimited email access: $11
2 years of unlimited email access: $20
5 years of unlimited email access: $45
lifetime membership : $70

ANSWER: Yes! They are worth joining as you can keep up with updates and special events, prices or other specials we will have from time to time. Please join our Facebook Fan Page at:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Brisbane-Australia/wwwlovemelovemypetcomau/147512176504?ref=ts

Also please join us on Twitter at: www.twitter.com/lovemelovemypet

ANSWER: If you so choose you can personalise your profile by creating a profile background. To do this log in to your account then click on My Profile in the top right hand corner of the page.
Then click on "Customize Profile" in the menu bar that appears above your profile photo.
Choose a background colour from the options provided in the drop down box that appears on your screen.
Upload a picture or photo from your own computer (optional) by clicking "Browse" and finding the image you want.
Choose font colour, font size and font type ("family") from the options provided in the drop down menu boxes then click "Save Profile".
You may have to wait for your profile background to be approved before others can view it.

*www.lovemelovemypet.com.au and www.lovemelovemypet.co.nz act as portals for people to initiate contact with others. We cannot and do not personally recommend anyone listed as pet sitters (or other specific services) on the site, unless otherwise stated. We do hope, however, that you become friends with people through the site and end up trusting them enough to become mutual pet sitters for each other. :)