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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

The Adventurous Palate 0
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The Adventurous Palate

Sumner is an epicure whose tastes go well beyond deer poop and kibble. He’s game to try any new food at least once. Lettuce? Sure, why not? Broccoli? We all need our roughage…
The Secret Lives of Dog Trainers 0
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The Secret Lives of Dog Traine

What do dog trainers talk about when they get together? You. You and your dogs are pretty close to the top of the list of discussion topics. I just went to my monthly luncheon…
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Blogging Chapter Ends...New Bo

"Bye KittyLiterate. It's been fun." Wow. I can't believe it's been almost five months since I took the persona of KittyLitterate to blog for Petside.com. And what a joyous ride…
All Tatted Up 0
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All Tatted Up

The older Sumner gets the more tatted up he becomes. At a year old his chest was pristine white: Now, pushing nine, his chest resembles a Rorschach test: The black freckles…
This and That All About the Cat... 0
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This and That All About the Ca

"Hello Kitty for Men? I'd buy it," announces this puddy. Hello Kitty, a Fashion Statement...for Boys? What's white, has whiskers, and is as ubiquitous as Hillary Clinton in…
Wingspan 0
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Wingspan

Hello, Ears. Meet my new student Maple Sugar, the five-month-old Cardigan Welsh Corgi. I took a bunch of pictures of her this morning and managed to crop off the corner of one…
You Don't Bring Me Flowers... 0
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You Don't Bring Me Flowers...

"Oh, great, Daddy bought us flowers," says Angela. My husband surprises me often with flowers. He knows I love them. However, the puddies think those nice smelling, colorful…
Let’s go to Bed 0
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Let’s go to Bed

I’m really impressed with my current crop of Saturday students … all three of them are masters at the “go to bed” cue, which is both a helpful household behavior as well as an…
Animals Suffer When Domestic Violence Hits Home 0
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Animals Suffer When Domestic V

This puddy says "hands are for petting not hitting." When I worked for a Connecticut Domestic Violence service shelter, I heard some pretty…
High Jump Champ 0
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High Jump Champ

My “nephew” dog, Munson, is quite the canine athlete. Though his body is super-sized and his legs are stumpy, come human dinnertime the guy can get some air. His jump shot…