Thousands of pet owners throughout the world are swiping right to find puppy love.

Tindog, the latest social media craze, is being lapped up by dog owners across the country, as doggy dates and hound hook-up are organised with a simple swipe of your fingertip.

The app works on the same basis as Tinder, swipe right to match, swipe left to ditch.

When a match is found, users can chat via the app and arrange a meet-up, taking their dogs to the park or the beach for a puppy play date.

Much like Tinder for humans, users upload a photo of themselves and their dog and the free smartphone app suggests nearby users based on location.

Users get to search for the perfect pooch, discover friends in common and share photos and concerns about their dogs.

Not unlike Tinder, the photos aim to make the potential person, or in this case, hound, look friendly and fun, but on Tindog the flexing of muscles has been swapped for wagging tails, and the bright lipstick ditched in favour of cute collars.

While the app is focused around dogs, pet lovers are also encouraged to meet new friends, or even love themselves.

"Dogs bring so much joy and love, that they really have the power to connect us. That's why we wanted to make it easy for dog lovers to meet new people around them who feel the same way," founder and CEO Julien Muller says.

"Whether it's building new friendships or even making a love connection, Tindog is a great way to expand your social circle with others who love man's best friend just as much as you do."

The app is available on both iOS and Android.