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{{short description|Magazine and website for dog lovers}}
{{Infobox magazine
| italic title  = Dogster
| publisher     = [[Belvoir Media Group|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 Awards|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>[https://techcrunch.com/2011/04/19/say-media-acquires-dogster-and-has-more-acquisitions-in-the-works/ SAY Media Acquires Dogster (And Has More Acquisitions In The Works)]</ref> In July 2014, Dogster and Catster were sold to [[I-5 Publishing|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 = http://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>[http://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 web |url=http://www.thefishercompany.com/news/ |title=Press Release: Belvoir Media Group acquires Catster and Dogster from Lumina Media LLC |publisher=The Fisher Company |date=April 25, 2017}}</ref> 

Belvoir Media Group is based in Norwalk, Connecticut, and publishes a variety of special interest magazines, newsletters and websites. In addition to ''Dogster'' and ''Catster'', Belvoir Media Group's pet publications include ''Whole Dog Journal'', Cornell University ''DogWatch'', Tufts University ''Your Dog'', Cornell University ''CatWatch'' and Tufts University ''Catnip''. 

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*{{Official website|www.dogster.com}}
*[http://www.belvoir.com/ Belvoir Media Group]
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