While driving on a back road a couple of weeks ago, I came across a stray dog running down the shoulder of the road. I pulled over, grabbed a leash and approached her. She was skiddish and didn’t know where she was, so I moved slowly. Eventually I was able …

During a visit to my veterinarian for the removal of Bingo’s broken tooth a couple of months ago, she mentioned that she was heading in for surgery on her hand, but she had a sick puppy who needed fostering for a few days. His name was Marco, and he was …

Ultimately, adopting a special needs pet is its own reward. However, there are so many additional benefits to having any pet in your home – special needs or not.Homer was brought into St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center as a 6 week old kitten with 2 issues: First, he is an …

When I met my husband Joe, the only pet he ever had was a hermit crab named Tim when he was a small child. He even initially told me that although he loved dogs, he didn’t like cats. Knowing that most men do like cats but just don’t know it …

Homer was turned into my local animal shelter, St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center, in December 2010 when he was a six-week-old kitten.He had been living under a family’s deck with his mother and sister. It was initially believed that Homer just had a severe eye infection, until they cleaned him …

Just when I thought something as simple as washing the dishes was a job way too intense for a 16 year old boy to handle, Shawn decided to dedicate himself to teaching the dog tricks. At first he tried to tell me he taught Bingo how to shake, but he …

I appreciate the fact that I have a home office. It allows me the freedom to exercise Bingo every day on my lunch break and supply my cat with a necessary lap to sleep in. Of course, this also means the pets believe I stay home all day to serve …

Every day Bingo and I go for the same 2 mile hike on my lunch break. We start at the bottom of the mountain, climb the trail and end up in a huge, gorgeous field that leads up to the bluffs. There are days when it seems so repetitive and …

It turns out my sister-in-law’s dog Stewie is a Puppy Bowl fan. I received this picture on Sunday afternoon and thought “It seems Stewie enjoys Puppy Bowl as much as we do!” Thank you, Stewie, for being such a supporter of Petfinder‘s adoptable alumni.

Some days, I just love my job. November 12, 2012 was one of those days. It was the long-awaited filming of Puppy Bowl IX, set to air Sunday, February 3rd on Animal Planet. I was privileged to spend an entire day working with dozens of puppies. They were all breeds, …