One day, when the Internet Hall of Fame mulls this recent technological leap, it’ll have a tough time determining which coast truly universalized online dating for dogs.

New York City and San Francisco — the two towns where people care at least as much about their dogs as they do their children — are home to online startups that seek to fill the real world needs of the canine set…

“This is a need in the market,” MatchPuppy co-founder Michael Chiang told Mashable. “A lot of people who have small dogs would rather they have small dogs to play with. It can be used for puppy play date or it can be for breeding.”