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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 Cat-Dog House 0
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The Cat-Dog House

Call Willard Scott and get this cat’s cute mug on a jar of Smuckers: he’s 14 years old! Smokey is Bentleigh’s “brother”, and while they had a bumpy start to their relationship…
how to make your pet a star
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Making Your Pet a Star

Petside's video helps show owners tips on how to make their pet a star!
Cats Need a Sense of Tradition 0
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Cats Need a Sense of Tradition

Wrapping presents is so much fun! Happy Chanukah everyone....and don't forget to take photos. As for me, you don't have to tell me twice. I've already started my 2007 Christmas…
Friends Forever 0
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Friends Forever

I went to visit a favorite former client, Taylor the two-year old lab mix. I haven’t seen her in a year and a half, so I wondered if she’d remember little old me. When I…
Why Cats Don't Drink Coffee 0
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Why Cats Don't Drink Coffee

I much prefer a soothing herbal tea Cats have it made. They are born patient. But then, all they have to do is lie around all day looking cute...while poor Mommy has to go out…
Can You Say...Macon Villages??? 0
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Can You Say...Macon Villages??

One of my favorite cat gifts..the crazy cat lady "She looks like a bulldog," Dad told Mom when I entered the world on a snowy January. Despite appearances, I became an…
Chasing Chickens 0
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Chasing Chickens

We took my dogs with us to visit my parents over the holiday weekend. Zeke and Sumner live for trips to “Club Med” … they get 10 wooded acres: a swim-friendly pond (if mud and…
A Salute to Cat Lover Mark Twain... 0
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A Salute to Cat Lover Mark Twa

Humorist Mark Twain Before there was Conan, Jay Leno, or David Letterman, there was Samuel Langhorne Clemens. And I wouldn't be KittyLiterate if I didn't raise a pint in his…
Going Once, Going Twice 0
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Going Once, Going Twice

I recently volunteered at a silent auction that benefited the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria. A local jeweler sponsored the event, so between the fancy gems up for bid and…
Wanted: Friendly, Warm, Affectionate Ambassador for Minnesota Cat House 0
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Wanted: Ambassador for House

Arnold...How may I help you? Okay...I know it's a family website. But it's not what you think. So shame on you!