There’s nothing better than being able to combine your personal passions with your day job. I am reminded of this constantly through my work with the Petfinder team. The past few weeks have been filled with lots of planning and outreach in celebration of Adopt-A-Shelter-Dog Month — from writing press releases and booking interviews to blowing up balloons and talking …

It’s almost Adopt-A-Shelter-Dog Month, so we caught up with proud adopted-dog dad, The All-American Rejects‘ guitarist Nick Wheeler. Check out how he and his adopted dog Dex enjoy a day off from their busy tour schedules in the video above. (Read Nick and Dex’s adoption story.) You can help Nick and Dex celebrate Adopt-A-Shelter-Dog Month too. Enter the sweepstakes below, …

Here’s another great PSA in honor of Adopt-A-Shelter-Dog Month. This one features pro-wrestling superstars Afa “the Wild Samoan” Anoa’i, WXW women’s champion Miss Kimberly and WXW tag team champ Easy G on behalf of Orange County Animal Services in Orlando, FL.

Like us, our pals over at American Humane are celebrating Adopt-A-Dog Month (’round these parts we call it Adopt-A-Shelter-Dog Month), and they’ve produced this great PSA starring Peter Fonda, now playing on YouTube. I’m always happy to see a celeb promoting pet adoption, even if they also get in a plug for their next project — in this case, Fonda …

Rosalie is one of many wonderful dogs awaiting adoption at Pet Adoption Services in New Orleans. Today marks the start of Adopt-A-Shelter-Dog Month, the perfect time to spread the word about all the wonderful dogs awaiting homes in shelters and with rescue groups nationwide. It’s especially important to remember shelter dogs this year, when the lingering recession has put many …

You can now spread the word about pet adoption, help homeless pets and pay your bills all at the same time! Check out our new postage stamps on Zazzle.com. They cost more than regular stamps, but for each sheet purchased, a portion of the proceeds will go to the Petfinder.com Foundation, which gives grants to the shelters and rescue groups …