Pokémon Go has officially taken over the world [1], and we can think of at least one group who is perfectly happy about it: shelter dogs! Thanks to some brilliant thinking by an Indiana animal shelter, the widespread Nintendo game craze has become a unique opportunity to show homeless pets some love. Since people are already out and about, putting in thousands of steps [2] in search of new Pokémon, gyms, and Pokéstops, the Muncie Animal Shelter [3] decided to ask players (of all ages) to bring a needy canine companion out on their Poké-hunts. After a Muncie college student tweeted about the initiative, the idea went viral!

My college town animal shelter is letting kids walk dogs while they play Pokemon Go. I love this new world. pic.twitter.com/h7yIuNtoEC [4]

— Joseph Knoop (@JosephKnoop) July 12, 2016 [5]

Hopefully more shelters will catch (get it?) on to this incredible trend, because it will mean shelters full of happy, well-exercised pups. Plus, it could very well mean matches made in Pokémon heaven — what better way to bond with a potential pet than hunting for Pikachu, Bulbasaur, and Squirtle?