Petfinder Blog

Last month we asked subscribers to our newsletter: What is important to you (besides credentials) in choosing a veterinarian for your pet? We reveal the results in our August newsletter.

78% "Pet"side manner
6%   Rates
6%   Recommendations from friends and relatives
3%   Location
7%   Other

Tell us what you think ... then sign up for our monthly newsletter! (You can also find a vet near you in our new Local Services & Supplies Directory).

I've gotten a couple of requests to explain how to add a photo to a blog comment (particularly regarding this post). Here's the scoop:

If your photo is already posted online somewhere (say, a photo-sharing site such as Photobucket.com), you can get its filename by right-clicking the image (if you're on a Mac, hit control and then click) and selecting "copy image location." Then paste the filename into this bit of code and add it to your comment:

<img src="FILENAME">

For example, the image below (from the Petfinder homepage) is coded like so:
<img src= "http://petfinder.com/images/design/before_you_adopt_dog.jpg">

You can also send your photos to me at "blog (at) petfinder.com" and I'll post them myself (eventually ... I promise!). Make sense?

I'm a big fan of cuteoverload.com, although naturally I think adopted pets are always cutest! Anyway, a while back I asked readers of our message boards for their cutest pet pics.

They didn't disappoint. From this sweet scene of a pit bull with his feline friend to the cutie patooties after the jump, the pics posted to this forum will provide your daily dose of awwwwwww.

Got pics that are just as cute? Send 'em to me at "blog (at) petfinder.com" (and let me know where you adopted them!) and I just might post them here. And join our forums to check out more adorable photos.

Last month, we asked subscribers to our newsletter: What healthy human foods do you prepare for both you and your pet?

The replies ran the gamut from A (steamed artichoke leaves) to Z (zucchini). Besides meats, raw carrots were mentioned most often.

As for fruit, bananas were a favorite, although Cheryl C.'s potbellied pig, Harley, loves to eat papaya. "I cut it in chunks and he eats it with a smile on his face, smacking as he eats," she writes.

Here's another fun answer we received:

Kirby, our little Pomeranian mix, loves raw baby carrots. Our Chow Chow tried them, only because she saw Kirby eating them with such gusto. Afraid that she might be missing out on a good thing, she decided to beg for one; she really, really tried to like it, but the faces she made reminded me of a little kid trying to eat Brussels sprouts. Just too funny! But she at least tried a healthy snack; that's more than I can say about my husband.

New pet parent Martha writes:

Hello! We recently adopted two terrific mixed breed dogs, Jake and Tycho, and can now, more than ever, appreciate all the wonderful work you do. We have produced a public service announcement video starring Jake and Tycho that we want to share with you.

Thanks Martha!

(You can also check out the video on the Petfinder.com Foundation YouTube channel!)

This just in from a Petfinder.com reader:

We were growing increasingly concerned: Perseus, our new cat, had not been using his kitty litter box.

Then one evening we heard someone in the bathroom and found Perseus perched on the toilet doing his business.

Our three shelter dogs are amazed and love to run in and watch him.

The moral of the story? Adopted pets are full of (wonderful!) surprises.