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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

Rule Breakers 0
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Rule Breakers

Did you hear the one about how Italian Greyhounds should never, never, never be off leash in an unfenced area? Pick up any book about the breed and you’ll see that pronouncement…
I Know You...Pet Identification 0
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I Know You...Pet Identificatio

More than eight million pets are lost each year. Without identification 90 percent won't return home. Cats are underserved in this respect, too. Maybe it's because responsible…
PET ITEMS: From cruelty to good citizens 0
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PET ITEMS: From cruelty to goo

Just when you think cruelty can go no further, some idiot takes out his aggression on helpless animals. The news out of Long Island, New York today that a live-in lover brutally…
cat adoption candidate
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Cat Adoption for Your Health

Cat adoption can improve your health, according to a new study. Read more from Petside!
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Petside Headlines

Welcome to the petside headlines! We’ve been growing leaps and bounds since launching the site -- so much to say about cats and dogs…so little time!
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Brusha, Brusha Brusha

Zeke and Sum love to have their teeth brushed, so it’s not a struggle to get them involved in the process. The challenge is that they both have tiny little corn niblet teeth…
The Stare 0
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The Stare

My cat never stops talking--with her tail, with her body, with her voice. She has even been known to answer the telephone. It’s the truth! I have no idea what sort of conversation…
Canine Caveat Emptor 0
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Canine Caveat Emptor

Bogart’s person admits that she got lucky. Why? Bogart the Maltipoo is an Internet puppy, purchased from an online ad. He came from a breeder in Texas and was shipped across…
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The Cat Food Series: Part 2

  It's time for another round of taste tests! Sara Radle sits down with pet owners to answer some of their cat food questions. These brave owners wanted their questions…
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Stairway to Heaven

Zach the Greyhound used to have a horrible track name: Lucifer. C’mon, does this look like the face of the devil? Thankfully, he didn’t take after his former namesake. He’s…