Sheryl Matthys

Sheryl Matthys is the founder of FetchaDate, a dating app connecting single pet lovers, and the creator of Fetch Love, a dating coaching and media platform for pet lovers seeking meaningful relationships. A media personality, author, speaker, and Pet Lovers Dating Coach, Sheryl focuses on how a pet lovers lifestyles and values play significantly in relationship compatibility. Matthys is the author of the Amazon best-selling book Leashes and Lovers and has appeared on ABC News Now, Bravo, E!, SiriusXM, and Animal Planet. Her work and expertise have also been featured in national media, including The New York Times, USA Today, and Entrepreneur. Through fetchadate and fetchlove, she has built a brand for pet lovers to connect, date more intentionally, and pursue lasting relationships.

How to Survive Working from Home With Your Pets and Your Partner

In the wake of COVID-19, couples who live together may be facing a whole new set of challenges. Some of us have crippling separation anxiety from the thought of going back to the office and leaving our pets at home. Others are preparing to work-from-home long-term, wishing they had an office to escape back to. […]

Separation Anxiety from Your Pet After COVID-19

As the world begins to open again and in-person dating doesn’t feel so scary, something else might: leaving your pet or separation anxiety. Life during COVID-19 Many pets have been living their very best lives during COVID-19. They have become the star of Zoom work meetings, workouts, walks at all times of the day, and […]

Fetch on the Beach

It’s that time of the year when everything is heating up, including the dating scene for pet lovers! Minus the dog park and pet-friendly beaches, we’ve been cooped up so long in social isolation, so these moments outdoors for pet owners are extra special in 2021. Longer days, warmer nights and fewer layers mean the […]

Introducing Your Pet to Your Date’s Exotic Pet

Those deep hazel eyes. The ability to blend into any environment seamlessly. And the long, fast tongue, ready to catch its prey. Yes, we’re talking about the chameleon that caught your attention on FetchaDate, but it was the owner behind this exotic pet that sealed the deal on going on a date. You feel like you’ve […]

When Your WingPet Gets in the Way of Intimacy

Here at FetchaDate, we’re all about your WingPet tagging along for dates. In fact, we encourage you to take them with you on a date to a hiking trail or a dog park. But what happens when your WingPet doesn’t take the hint when they’re not invited? How rules pets and intimacy? If you’re a […]

What Your Choice in Pets Reveals About You or a Potential Date

From cats and dogs to birds and snakes, have you ever wondered what your pet choice reveals about you? Or better yet, what does it reveal about a potential partner? Scientific American did the work for us, digging through scientific research, polls, and surveys. Before you swipe, scroll down to see what type of pet […]

Your First Trip Together

After isolation, you might be as ready as I am to grab your pup, a special someone, and hit the road for an overdue getaway. If you’re in a new relationship, the first trip with a new love interest can feel intimidating. So why not bring the best third wheel there is on your trip: your […]

How to Help Your Pet and Date Get Along

We’re all familiar with how intimidating, disastrous, or downright terrifying it can be to introduce a date or partner to your family. Especially it’s difficult to get along your pet and partner. In “Meet the Parents,” a sibling showed up to dinner with their neck covered in hickeys, and the girlfriend fleed after being asked […]

How Pets Get You Through Tough Times

Pets are an important part of our emotional well-being. Even in social isolation, they bring out as much of the social side in us humans as we do while socializing them. They connect us with the world around us, from our own homes to dog parks, even on days that we don’t think we have […]

Secret Rules of Dating a Pet Owner

Does your pet choose your date for you? For many, they’ll agree that’s what happens. When Jessica of New York was asked to go on a date, she already had plans that evening to celebrate her dog Fidel’s birthday, cake included. She told her potential date she was busy with her dog’s festivity, then invited […]

What’s the Deal with “Crazy Cat Lady”?

Why is the single lady with cats “crazy”? First, let’s do a quick overview of the “crazy cat lady” stereotype: single lady, middle-aged to senior, hoarder wearing a robe with disheveled hair. I’m struggling with the amount of qualifying cats that make someone a crazy cat lady. Photos on the internet tell me at least […]

Getting Through a Breakup

Heartbreak is devastating. When unwarranted, it’s a period of grieving. And, it’s perfectly normal to feel down in the dumps for a period of time. It’s not uncommon to mourn the possibilities of a future with that person. You will reminisce on the love you may have shared, the trips that did happen and the […]

Limited Beliefs Holding You Back From Love?

The path to finding “the one” can be the equivalent of a dog trying to get comfy in its bed. It winds through first dates, last dates, the love-drunk infatuation that comes with the beginnings of a relationship, and the heart-crushing acceptance that comes with the endings of one, adding more beliefs holding back from love. […]

DTR: Where Is Your Relationship Headed?

So you’ve matched with that cutie on FetchaDate? You went on your first, fourth, and even seventh date — not that you were counting! You’ve even introduced them in person to your pet, and they get along. The more time you spend together, the more things about them you like. Then, one day as you’re gazing […]

Five Reasons Why Animal Lovers Make Better Partners

You’re trying out dating apps and can’t seem to find the right matches. You checked off so many “boxes” for one another to be a match. You both enjoy attending concerts, watching sports, and drinking a fine wine. Yet, at the end of a few dates or maybe even a few months, you’re feeling unfulfilled […]

Young beautiful couple with dog lying down on the floor at new home around cardboard boxes

Cat Dads Are Sexy Too

To cat lovers, cats are mysterious and intriguing. To those unfamiliar, cats can seem secretive, independent, snooty, and even a bit scary. Some of those attributes may unfairly transcend to the owner’s personality. Without legitimate reason, men and women are labeled the “Effeminate Cat Guy” and “Crazy Cat Lady.” But why is there such a […]

FetchaDate on Unconditional Love Stories

After swapping breaking news for barks and bow wows, Dr. Scott finds out how dog expert and animal lovers’ matchmaker, Sheryl Matthys, has been helping puppy love lead to human love on FetchaDate. Check out this engaging 30-minute podcast of international press with Dr. Scott from London about Unconditional Love Stories.

Online Dating Is the New Normal

It’s a question couples get asked all the time. How’d you meet? Ten to 15 years ago, people were embarrassed to admit the answer was online dating. It felt as if they were desperate to resort to it and didn’t want to admit to others that’s how they met. I know of several friends who […]

Power of the Pet in Your Profile

Including your pet in your profile Your pet helps relieve your stress, cuddles with you at night, and makes you laugh. They’re the link to finding your perfect mate. More than ever, pets are showing up in dating profiles, and people actually look for others with pets in their profiles. In the FetchaDate app, it’s […]