Adopt-a-Pet.com was lucky enough to be invited to a high-profile “Blue Carpet” event for a fantastic organization called Autism Speaks. It was a great evening where we were able to talk some fabulous celebrities about pet adoption! Many of these amazing celebs are also huge fans of animal rescue, such as Nikki Reed from The Twilight Saga and her husband Paul McDonald who was discovered in American Idol.
Others like Tisha Campbell-Martin from My Wife and Kids, Max Burkholder from Parenthood, Sarah Shahi who stars in Fairly Legal, and more, all stopped to interview with us! We learned about their encouragement for pet adoption, their support of animal therapy for autistic children, and even talked about their own pets! Click here to see some incredible celebrities like you’ve never seen them before. It was our pleasure to spend some time with them as they shared their love for helping animals in need.
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Ethan and Charlie do everything together. They play ball, build forts, and watch their favorite shows. They’re the best of friends with a bond that transcends species or language. Their connection also breaks down barriers of prejudice and discrimination because, you see, Charlie is a Pit Bull. Adopted as a young pup, Charlie is a beloved member of the family. Being a black Pit mix, he’s pretty lucky to have ended up with an adoring family and a best bud like Ethan. Although their mom is always around when they’re together – as we recommend kids ALWAYS be supervised around dogs no matter what breed they are or backstory they carry – when these two are together they’re in a secret world all unto themselves. They cuddle on the floor, they snuggle on the couch, they just hang together like a couple of bro’s, like there’s no one else in the world but each other.
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Happy new year from all of us at Adopt-a-Pet.com! We just wanted to take a moment to wish everyone a peaceful and joyful year! Let’s renew our commitment to helping animals in need. Let’s reinspire each other and save more lives together. Let’s resolve to carry out our mission and make this a wonderful new year for 
Deck the halls with boughs of…rescued Dachshunds?! Don’t we wish! Perhaps the only thing better than adopting one dog is adopting two, and this bonded pair is no exception to the double-the-love-cuteness! Cassidy and Colby are super sweet senior brothers saved in the nick of time by Muttville Senior Dog Rescue, an entirely senior-focused rescue group located in San Francisco, CA. These Doxies are incredibly affectionate and spry, love being the center of attention, and love each other! They’re known to cuddle, groom one another, and play like pups. Cassidy and Colby are also great with other dogs and kids, and they’re so adorable that they’re the stars of the latest 
Recently my foster dog, Clooney, got adopted. He is the 36th foster pup we’ve had in our home, and each and every time it’s tough to send them off even though it’s right. Despite the tears, my family keeps fostering dogs in need because it’s just so rewarding. It’s an amazing way to give back, to help make a pet whole and ready for a home. It’s also a fun way to get to know so many quirky and silly personalities! So when Clooney’s wonderful people presented themselves the other day, I should have been thrilled. I should have been jumping for joy. I should have been ready to say goodbye and move on to the next dog I could help save and bring home. But to be honest, as happy as I am for him and his happily ever after, I just miss having him around.
My friend Kate called me the other evening in a panic, screaming, “there is a small white Terrier mix running around my neighborhood!” Being an animal lover herself, when she saw this little fellow running around, Kate immediately parked and got out of her car to try and catch him. Probably scared from the chase, confused from the streets, and perhaps a tad shy, the pup ran away and hid. Kate was beside herself for not being able to catch him and she suffered a long, tearful, sleepless night even after I tried to calm her down on our phone call. The next day, she saw him again. She wasn’t sure what to do or how to catch this pooch, but she knew that chasing him again would only result in him running away.
Clicker training is an effective and fun training technique used to shape a desired behavior without the need to force, intimidate, or punish dogs while they learn. Small, easy to carry clickers are used to mark and identify a desired behavior from your pet, and the “click” is often followed by a treat or praise. With repetition, your dog will soon learn to associate the sound of the click with a reward, and get a sense that he or she has achieved something you want! Many of us may have heard about how clicker training can be used to teach dogs new behaviors or tricks. But did you know that you can also use the clicker for training cats? And ferrets? And rabbits, too?! It’s a tool that can be used to teach all kinds of animals…and come to think of it, I guess clicker training can be used to train people and spouses as well!