The last few times I’ve baked cookies, I’ve reached for the stick of butter I set on the counter to soften, only to realize I must have forgotten to get it out. Chalking my experience up to forgetfulness, I got a new stick from the fridge. Later, I discovered a …

One day my dad and I were walking along the trail by my home, accompanied by my goats, when he halted in his tracks and exclaimed, “Oh, migosh. You’re the crazy goat lady!” “Excuse me?” I said, surprised by the surprise in his voice, not to mention the characterization of …

The highs and lows of February leave me feeling extra philosophical, or maybe this is disorientation. Your parents, or their parents, might remember an Arthur Godfrey (or Anita O’day) song called “Yea Boo.” A cheeky chorus chimes in at the end of each line, hollering “Yea!” or “Boo!,” depending upon …

I am begrudgingly coming to terms with the idea that I have a part-time office chicken. If I were a heroine in a Janet Evanovich novel, this would be sort of a lead-in to “How did my life spiral so out of control?” My office chicken, a real one (not …

We got a new puppy! His name is Pinto, and he is a nut in every happy puppy way! So in honor of the New Year, and all the puppies out there, let’s resolve to do what I like to think of as “tickling the dragon’s tail.” The next time …

Yesterday, on vacation, I was enjoying a luxuriously deep sleep. Then, an extremely large, cold, wet nose planted itself firmly in my ear. HELLLOOO! It was Tiki, a voluminous chocolate Labrador, checking in on me, his houseguest, in true Lab style. Rudi, his only slightly shyer sidekick, was next in …

Petfinder recently celebrated our 20 millionth pet adoption in style with Cake Boss’s very own Buddy Valastro. (Read about the party here, then watch Cake Boss at 10:30/9:30 c tonight to see the cake!) Of course, no Petfinder party would be complete without including our four-legged friends, so along with …

This week we’re launching the Petfinder Seal of Approval. The Seal has been a dream of mine for years. At Petfinder, we not only have a knack for identifying good corporate partners, our partnerships are engineered to solve problems and save pets. Sometimes, an older company — like HomeAgain, has …

Last week I visited my friend Olga, a brilliant and beautiful mathematician for IBM, and her newly adopted Labradoodle, Chloe (also brilliant and beautiful). Olga has a picture-perfect doggie relationship with 10-month-old Chloe, who was rescued a few months ago as a scrawny stray running loose in a grocery store …

September 17-23 is Petfinder’s Adopt-A-Less-Adoptable-Pet Week. Find out how you can help us celebrate, then visit our gallery of special less-adoptable pets. My wonderful oldster, Pony Baloney, is about as handsome as a horse can be …to me. When I look at him I see a graceful, sleek and funny …