I was living in New York City when I first got Mario. When my husband and I moved to San Francisco six years ago, Mario had to come along, too. We took two weeks driving across the country. Half the car seemed to be filled with things that Mario needed …

The red carpet was definitely star-studded on the evening of Sunday, February 24th as this year’s Oscar nominees made their way into the theater. Grasping the attention of many, however, was this year’s smallest nominee! Quvenzhané Wallis, the youngest Best Actress nominee in Oscar history, walked the red carpet with …

Do you want to improve your performance at work? Do you manage a group of employees who you would like to make more productive? Do you need a research-backed excuse as to why you are surfing Petfinder during work hours? If your answer is yes to any of the questions …

If you haven’t seen the images by photographer Seth Casteel, you are missing out. Seth began photographing shelter animals in 2007. We know that pets with pictures listed on Petfinder get looked at 20 times more than pets without. What sometimes gets neglected, is that the quality of the image …

I started volunteering for the Mid Atlantic Great Dane Rescue League, Inc. (MAGDRL) in 2007. It was a wonderful experience, which allowed me to meet a lot of like-minded people interested in helping animals. My main responsibility as a volunteer was to attend Meet and Greet events. At these events …

Everything I read about Dachshunds before deciding on the breed said that they were clowns and would do almost anything for a laugh. This included wearing costumes. So of course, when I adopted my Dachshund, Lily, I assumed she would also love wearing clothes. Clearly I was wrong! Lily cannot …

A big horse (you can’t see his mane and tail, but he was a Buckskin) trotted into this roundup in our fenced yard, and cowboy Tucker, our German Shepherd, was keeping a suspicious eye on it. Being a bit of a maverick, he had rejected his red cowboy hat, but …

Petfinder staff talk about our pets … a lot. So it wasn’t a big surprise that my recent post about my cat Mojo’s sneaky suitcase sitting turned into a comparison of all the weird places Petfinder cats like to sit. Pretty soon cat-sitting-in-weird-place photos were showing up everywhere. The conversation …

Happy Halloween from Petfinder! We love seeing Petfinder alumni doing great things. And what’s greater than helping other adoptable pets find homes by making a fun video? So kudos to these two naughty Petfinder alumni for doing just that, but no more chocolate, ok guys? Thank you to Petfinder Facebook …

Rescue dog Milo was photographed for Melissa’s Deaf Dog Book. (Photo: Melissa McDaniel) Melissa McDaniel is a Philadelphia-based animal portrait photographer and founder of the Photo Book Projects. Her book, Deaf Dogs, includes portraits of more than 75 deaf dogs from around the country and is available for purchase at …