People are posing with pets they don't actually own in hopes of finding love on dating apps
by Terry Nguyen, Chicago Tribune
Aug 15, 2019
4 minutes
CHICAGO - On Tinder, Avery Chuang developed a bad habit: She almost always swiped right on guys with a ridiculously adorable dog photo. It's not a high standard to go by, the 25-year-old in Elk Grove, Calif., admitted, but it helped her find men who are dog owners like herself - presuming that, of course, the featured pup is theirs.
She encountered her fair share of dog-baiters on dating apps (which she no longer uses since they are "addictive and demoralizing"). Most men were upfront in conversation with Chuang, but a few did slip through the cracks until
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