{{short description|Magazine and website for dog lovers}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox magazine | italic title = Dogster | publisher = Belvoir Media Group LLC | frequency = Bimonthly | website = {{URL|dogster.com}} | based = Norwalk, Connecticut | image_file = | image_caption = February/March 2019 cover of Dogster | firstdate = 1970 | ISSN = 2376-8266 | language = English }}
'''''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.<ref name="2005webby">{{cite web |title = 2005 Webby Community Award |publisher = Webby Awards |url = http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current.php?season=9#webby_entry_community |accessdate = 2008-06-23 |url-status = dead |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100124153336/http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current.php?season=9#webby_entry_community |archivedate = 2010-01-24 }}</ref>
It was acquired by SAY Media in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2011/04/19/say-media-acquires-dogster-and-has-more-acquisitions-in-the-works/|title=SAY Media Acquires Dogster (And Has More Acquisitions In The Works)|first=Jason|last=Kincaid|date=April 19, 2011}}</ref> In July 2014, Dogster and Catster were sold to Lumina Media.<ref>{{Cite web | title = I-5 Publishing Buys Say Media Pet Properties - M and A and Finance @ FolioMag.com | accessdate = 2014-08-11 | url = https://www.foliomag.com/2014/i-5-publishing-buys-say-media-pet-properties#.U-gs92Mgs5O }}</ref> 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.<ref>[https://www.foliomag.com/2014/i-5-publishing-launching-dogster-and-catster-print/ I-5 Publishing Launches Dogster and Catster in Print]</ref> The Dogster and Catster brands were sold to Belvoir Media Group in April 2017.<ref name="acquired">{{Cite press release |url=http://www.thefishercompany.com/news/ |title= Belvoir Media Group acquires Catster and Dogster from Lumina Media LLC |publisher=The Fisher Company |date=April 25, 2017}}</ref>
In late 2023, Dogster was acquired by Pangolia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dogster.com/about-us#:~:text=In%20late%202023%2C%20Dogster%20was,resource%20for%20all%20things%20dog|title=About Us|work= Dogster|access-date = January 2, 2025}}</ref>
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==External links== <!-- Please do not add Tektek or similar sites to the External links list without first discussing on talk page. --> *{{Official website|www.dogster.com}} *[https://www.belvoir.com/ Belvoir Media Group] {{Lumina Media}}
Category:Bimonthly magazines published in the United States Category:American social networking websites Category:Internet properties established in 2004 Category:Dog organizations Category:Internet forums