Rabies isn’t really something we think about here in the U.S. — at least not when it comes to our pets, since rabies vaccination is so standard. But according to the Alliance for Rabies Control, it’s still a major problem worldwide, killing more than 55,000 people a year, mostly in …

Logan likes tennis balls “about as much as he likes roast beef treats,” according to his Petfinder profile. Last week we shared how Logan, winner of our second Victoria Stilwell contest, nearly had a great escape the night before his big win. This week Logan’s foster mom, Carol Tutzauer from …

Keller, a rescued deaf Bull Dog/Pit Bull mix, shows her comedic flare. Melissa McDaniel, (c)2009 It’s Deaf Dog Awareness Week and we’re happy to bring you an interview with Melissa McDaniel, an avid deaf-dog advocate and blogger, as well as photographer for The Photo Book Projects, a stunning series of …

We can tell people how great shelter dogs are until we’re blue in the face, but nothing changes people’s opinions like seeing it in person. That’s the thinking behind The Dog Saving Network, a Chicago-based organization dedicated to “us[ing] fun, creative mediums to promote the benefits of positive reinforcement training, …

In March, we invited you to nominate people who go all out to help pets for Animal Planet’s 2009 Hero of the Year. Well, the 10 finalists have been announced, and a whopping SIX of them are affiliated with Petfinder member shelters and rescue groups: Jessica Gotthold, founder of the …

A Better Place, a New Boston, MI-based rescue group, produced this great video about two Springer Spaniels found living in filthy conditions who went on to thrive in foster care and at their new forever home. The story of Duke and Spike shows what’s possible with a little grooming, a …

Logan with his foster mom, Carol Last month we ran our second Victoria Stilwell contest, in which rescue groups nominated dogs in their care who could benefit from a phone consultation with the It’s Me or the Dog star. Visitors voted on our five finalists, and Logan, a Hound-Lab mix …

iStockphoto The San Diego Union-Tribune (via Paw Nation) reports that there’s something in your refrigerator (or purse) that sounds as dangerous to your pets as anti-freeze and is even more accessible: sugar-free snacks and gum. That’s if they contain the sweetener xylitol, which is harmless to humans and found in …

iStockphoto This week’s guest blogger, Colleen Mihelich, is the founder and creative director of Peternity.com, which sells pet memorials, grave markers, urns and other items. We all love our pets madly. They are a constant source of unconditional love, friendship, affection and often of great entertainment. But unfortunately, their life …

All better now: Read Grace’s story in her adoptive mom’s own words. The tiny kitten had been abandoned by his mother and hand fed until he was seven weeks old. Now he was getting a second chance. Lisa Driscoll had seen the kitten on Petfinder and contacted the rescue group, …