Dogster
| Frequency | Bimonthly |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Belvoir Media Group LLC |
| First issue | 1970 |
| Based in | Norwalk, Connecticut |
| Language | English |
| Website | dogster |
| ISSN | 2376-8266 |
Dogster is a bimonthly magazine and website for dog lovers. Its sister publication is Catster, a bimonthly magazine and website for cat lovers. Dogster magazine (formerly Dog Fancy) has been continuously published since 1970, celebrating 50 years in 2020.
Dogster began as a community site and in 2005 won a Webby Award in the category for best community site.[1]
It was acquired by SAY Media in 2011.[2] In July 2014, Dogster and Catster were sold to Lumina Media.[3] In 2015, Lumina Media combined its two large cat and dog brands — Dog Fancy magazine and Dogster.com and Cat Fancy magazine and Catster.com — under the brand names of Catster and Dogster.[4] The Dogster and Catster brands were sold to Belvoir Media Group in April 2017.[5]
In late 2023, Dogster was acquired by Pangolia.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ "2005 Webby Community Award". Webby Awards. Archived from the original on January 24, 2010. Retrieved June 23, 2008.
- ↑ Kincaid, Jason (April 19, 2011). "SAY Media Acquires Dogster (And Has More Acquisitions In The Works)".
- ↑ "I-5 Publishing Buys Say Media Pet Properties - M and A and Finance @ FolioMag.com". Retrieved August 11, 2014.
- ↑ I-5 Publishing Launches Dogster and Catster in Print
- ↑ "Belvoir Media Group acquires Catster and Dogster from Lumina Media LLC" (Press release). The Fisher Company. April 25, 2017.
- ↑ "About Us". Dogster. Retrieved January 2, 2025.