The passing of her 21-year-old cat, Jazzy Kitty, devastated Joyce Baker of Juneau, AK. Anyone who suffers the death of a pet knows how she felt – as if there were a bottomless hole in her heart. She decided the only way to repair that hole was the love of …

Steve Hofstetter already had a Beagle/Dachshund mix he had named Bea Arthur. He had adopted her though Stray from the Heart in NYC after she was rescued from years on the streets of Puerto Rico. And then he happened upon a stray he named Carlin. Bea Arthur? Carlin? See a pattern here? …

Judy Zinn wanted a companion for her 11-year-old German Shepherd, but she also had cats and knew it was important to bring in a young dog who could learn his place in the pack. She looked on Petfinder and saw three purebred German Shepherd litter mates listed by 57 House …

“It started as an online relationship,” Emma Sills says. It didn’t begin on match.com, but on Petfinder. The object of Emma’s affection was a pug named Wilson. She already had a companion dog, Louie, but he wasn’t a snuggler, and she had always yearned for a dog that would cuddle …

Sarah Willis’s heart is in the right place. She knew that adult dogs stand less chance of being adopted than puppies, so that’s who she set out to adopt. “I used to work in a shelter and knew that any older dog in one was in urgent need of help,” …

When Frodo arrived in an air-conditioned van with other dogs to meet their new pet parents, he seemed shy. And no wonder. It had been a long quest, clear from Tennessee, and he didn’t know how it would end. His early experiences gave him reason to be wary. He had …

Gina Marinelli’s heart is in the right place. The Jenison, MI, woman wanted a dog, but also wanted to adopt one rather than buy one from a breeder. “I found Petfinder.com and started looking for a Husky,” she says. It took several months before the magic struck, and it was …

Clementine and her pet parent, Janice Baldwin-Hench, walked into an assisted-living and Alzheimer’s facility in Dover, DE, and as Janice signed in at the desk, a voice nearby asked, ‘”Oh could you bring your dog over here? She’s adorable.” Clementine’s new “career” was about to begin. This little dog’s future …

Brenda and Wayne McAlaster of Warman, SK, have always supported animal adoption, so they attended an animal welfare fundraiser, which included a silent auction. One of the items had been donated by New Hope Dog Rescue in Saskatoon – and the couple bought it. Now aware of the rescue, they …

Jack was a bit of a fatty (40 lbs. overweight) when Kate O’Brien and her husband of Camarillo, CA, saw him on Petfinder. But the Labrador Retriever had been at Canine Adoption and Rescue League in Ventura, CA, for a year, and to them, that was way too long. This …