App dogs!

Thousands of Scots swipe right on pet-lending service

- By Mary Wright

MORE than 100,000 Scots dog lovers are swiping right on a canine dating-style app to “borrow” a pup without the long-term commitment of owning a pet.

Dog-lending service website BorrowMyDoggy, where people are matched up with four-legged-friends, say they’ve now hit six figures in Scotland, with more than 20,000 borrowers in Edinburgh, 15,000 in Glasgow and 9,000 in Aberdeen.

Dog ownership doesn’t suit everyone as the rush to buy pups during the pandemic showed, with thousands of pets later abandoned or given up, leaving Scotland’s rescue centres inundated.

The website has over a million members, with borrowers spanning all age groups and members ranging from people working, students and retirees to families with young children.