As our regular readers know, both of our dogs came from shelters and three of our four cats are from shelters (the fourth, Coco, was found as a stray). With an estimated five to seven million animals in shelters across the US, there is no shortage of great pets looking for a forever home so …
Dear Dr. Diane, My husband and I and our three children are looking to adopt a puppy. We found a loving mom pup who is one year old and her four puppies. We are thinking about adopting the mom and one of her female pups. Would this be a good idea? I think it is …
Yesterday we wrote about how you can use Petfinder to locate rescues close to you as well as adoption events in your area, all part of our coverage for #AdoptTheInternet Day, a celebration of Petfinder’s 15th anniversary. Today we wanted to look at how to find your next furry friend using Petfinder’s main search engine. …
As we wrote about the other day, we’ve used Petfinder.com to help us adopt three of our furry family members. Using Petfinder.com is very easy–you can search for dogs, cats, or other animals near the location of your choice–you can also narrow your search and find plenty of other helpful adoption information on this site …
Dear Dr. Diane, I have had 2 labs (brother and sister) . They are 11-1/2 never been apart a day in their life. I just lost my boy on Jan 3, 2011. I haven’t left the girl alone yet at all and not sure I can. I am considering getting another lab; he’s a pup …