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Petside is run by pet lovers just like you, and is here to help you be the best pet parents you can be!

Charlie Arcella is the Site Leader for NBC’s Petside.com. He has over 6 years of experience in Digital Business Development, including stints at Lifetime Entertainment, iVillage.com and Disney Interactive Media Group. Throughout his career he has helped his companies build and maintain business relations with partners like P&G, Apple, and Google. Building an engaged audience and effective marketing strategies across all emerging platforms is his mission. He grew up with a Pointer/Dalmatian rescue dog and will one day own a Siberian Husky.

Wendy Toth is the Senior Editor, Lifestyle, for Digital Works @ NBCU. She is an avid animal lover, and lives with her two rescue cats Boris and Zoe in Brooklyn. She's contributed to a number of different publications, including NYTimes.com, iVillage.com, Weight Watchers, Parents and Newsday.

Ryan Karpusiewicz is the Editorial Assistant, Lifestyle, for Digital Works @ NBCU. He also is a pet lover, and is currently a pet brother to four cats and three dogs. He has varied editorial experience, ranging from working with publishing houses (Cambridge University Press) to magazines and websites. He's contributed to a number of different publications, including Scholastic Parent & Child magazine, Momtourage.com, LifeGoesStrong.com, and Mets101.com.

Petside Team's Articles

Pet Items: Bounty cat hunters and chasing tails 0
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Pet Items: Bounty cat hunters

Would you turn in a stray cat for $100? How about $50? What about $5? Apparently a lot of people in Randolph, Iowa would. Although statistics are sketchy on the actual number of…
Doctor, Doctor, Gimme the News  0
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Doctor, Doctor, Gimme the News

Zeke has had a stalactite-like drooling problem for the past two days, and this morning he started shaking his head every so often as if something was annoying him, so we hit the…
Deadly Iditarod and cat curfews 0
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Deadly Iditarod and cat curfew

While four-time Iditarod winner Jeff King caught news headlines over the weekend news by surging ahead of defending champion Lance Mackey, the Iditarod fell true to animal rights…
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Pet Pain Management Webcast

In the old days, we didn’t think too much about pets suffering pain. Even veterinarians suggested that discomfort might be a good thing that kept kitties from over-doing after…
Pet Poisons In Your Home 0
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Pet Poisons In Your Home

There are several items in your home that can be dangerous to your pet. Many commonly used rooms have hidden hazards. Find out what to watch out for and what you can do to protect…
Teacher Assistants 0
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Teacher Assistants

I have two canine helpers that live in the trunk of my car. Rex is a handsome young Husky, and Maxine (named for a certain neighbor dog) is an affable Golden mix. Before you…
Playtime!!! 0
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Playtime!!!

How do your cats play? Are they solo-performers attacking sparkle balls like my cat Seren? Or do they mob-play as a group? Chase each other? Play tag? Grab ankles? Cat play…
Conjoined Twins 0
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Conjoined Twins

I work in many multi-dog homes and the big question my clients always ask before we begin our lessons is, “How are we going to train two dogs at one time?” My preferred method is…
Recovery Collar 0
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Recovery Collar

In another lifetime, I worked as a vet tech. We dispensed quite a large number of hard cardboard Elizabethan Collars that we laced up around the pet’s neck to encase them in a…
Pet Cemetary Woes 0
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Pet Cemetary Woes

There are 16,000 pets sharing their final resting place at the Bluebonnet Pet Cemetery in Mansfield, Texas--but now that final rest seems up for debate. The property may be sold…