Nathan Yager was turning 10, and he eagerly reminded his parents that they’d said the family could get a dog when he reached that age. The family’s younger son, Luke, was enthusiastic, too. The whole family logged onto Petfinder to search. Read Kaleb and Lulu’s story in adopter Mary Yager’s …

The results are in, and 9-month-old Sheltie/Shepherd mix Francis is the winner of Fuzzy Nation’s Super Model Photo Contest! The puppy has become a local celebrity of sorts, and the face of pet adoption for Jackson, MS. Francis, now 9 months old, won the Fuzzy Nation Super Model contest. Francis …

I’ve long had a disaster plan that includes my pets; after all, I’m a born-and-raised New Yorker who was here for 9/11 and the blackout of 2003. But when Hurricane Irene struck, I realized my plan had a gaping hole in it: What if I’m not around during the disaster? …

Here’s another great lost-pet reunion story from our partner, HomeAgain.  You can help lost pets get home again: Sign up to receive lost pet alerts when a dog or cat goes missing in your area. Want to have a nationwide network of 650,000+ PetRescuers keeping an eye out for your …

As Hurricane Irene threatens the Northeast, we want all of you who are within the storm’s path to be prepared to keep all family members safe. Visit our Disaster Preparedness and Pets to find disaster preparedness tips in English and Spanish, downloadable disaster preparedness kit checklists for many pet species, …

It’s Take Your Cat the Vet Week, and all week we’ve been urging cat parents to schedule checkups for their pets. Cats’ illnesses can have subtle symptoms, so if you wait until your cat is sick to take him to the vet, it might be too late. Kitten Colin is …

At the funeral of slain officer Jon Tumilson in Iowa earlier this week, his dog Hawkeye walked up to his casket, laid down beside it and would not leave his late master’s side. This photo was taken at Tumilson’s funeral by cousin Lisa Pembleton. Our friends at Animal Planet’s Daily …

Steve Dale is the host of the nationally syndicated radio shows Steve Dale’s Pet World and The Pet Minute with Steve Dale. His column, My Pet World, is carried in more than 100 newspapers nationwide and his new column, The CATalyst (in which this post originally appeared), just debuted. Steve …

Steve Dale is the host of the nationally syndicated radio shows Steve Dale’s Pet World and The Pet Minute with Steve Dale. His column, My Pet World, is carried in more than 100 newspapers nationwide and his new column The CATalyst (in which this post originally appeared) just debuted. Steve …

“Must love cats” was a requirement for any dog that Vanessa and J.R. Van Noy of Highland, NY, adopted. Vanessa had never had a dog before, but the couple had an older cat. They also had a large house and yard, and J.R. was eager to add a dog to …