founder ted rheingold steven j. reading john vars headquarters san francisco california key people ted rheingold top dog number of employees 17 parent i 5 publishing website www.dogster.com dogster is a dog themed social networking and forums based website . its sister site is catster a cat oriented website with a similar format . users of the site create a pet page which is a customizable web page for which they can give treats or purchase virtual items using what are called zealies . this virtual currency can be given to the users after engaging in some of the website activities using paypal or by purchasing a plus subscription . dogster won the 2005 webby category for best community site . 1 it was acquired by say media in 2011 . 2 on january 16 2014 say media declared that all the social networking and forums would be removed from dogster and catster . 3 4 on february 12 2014 the company announced that it was working with a new partner and the community features would remain on dogster and catster . 5 6 in july 2014 dogster and catster were sold to i 5 publishing . 7 in 2015 i 5 closed cat fancy and dog fancy and replaced them with print versions of catster and dogster . 8 contents 1 special events 2 forums 2.1 groups 3 gifts 4 references 5 external links special events edit dogster holds various special events during the year ranging from face to face events or the world s coolest dog and cat show which happens on line . during the events users take part in a photo contest which consists of uploading a photo and photo for different photos in different categories . forums edit forums are public message boards that users use for everything ranging from regular conversation to role play and in depth discussions concerning dog health nutrition training and grooming . most users talk in the voice of their dog . groups edit dogster users can form groups which are clubs specially devoted to certain topics . these include hangout groups role playing groups and groups for a particular dog breed . gifts edit members of dogster receive a gift in the form of a blue star when they sign up . dogster has three types of gifts stars rosettes and special gifts.stars last forever and can be given for 5 zealies . rosettes expire after a month and cost 1 zealie.special gifts also last a month and are either 5 or 20 zealies . all these are displayed on a dogs page . references edit 2005 webby community award . webby awards . retrieved 2008 06 23 . say media acquires dogster and has more acquisitions in the works http www.dogster.com the scoop big changes dogster hq http www.catster.com the scoop big changes catster hq http www.dogster.com the scoop dogsters community features not shutting down http www.catster.com the scoop catsters community features not shutting down i 5 publishing buys say media pet properties m and a and finance foliomag.com . retrieved 2014 08 11 . i 5 publishing launches dogster and catster in print external links edit dogster v t e lumina media magazines birds bird talk chickens cats catster dogs dogster dogs in review fish aquarium usa coral & reef usa horses horse illustrated young rider reptiles reptiles hobby farms hobby farms urban farm transportation motorcycle consumer news auto restorer rat rod magazine 50 % other cigar & spirits 50 % veterinary practice news books bowtie press kennel club books avs books hobby farms books retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title dogster & oldid 719986550 categories internet properties established in 2004dog organizationsinternet forumscommunity websitesentertainment websitesvirtual communitieshidden categories pages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 13 may 2016 at 01 10 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view