We’ve very quietly released entirely new feature areas of our sites. They are Dogster Local and Catster Local and anyone can use them to add their favorite pet-related places in their area or find new ones. Dog parks, vets, walkers, boarders, sitters, pet-friendly bars, restaurants, hotels, etc. etc. etc.

Any member can write a review, mark it as one of their regular spots, add photos, rate reviews or bookmark it for later. There are still a couple more features (such as listing your regular spots on your pet page), improved international support and the addition of some more categories.

This is a huge step for Dogster & Catster. While we are great at connecting people all over the world, but being able to support each locally has been a challenge. But not anymore. If someone wants to find a vet in their new town not only can they get names, addresses and phone numbers, they can know what other pet lovers experiences were and even meet and talk with them if they want.

It just went live last week so it’s likely you won’t find that many listings in your areas. The flip-side is that you can have the pleasure of adding your favorite (or despised ;) local places and hear what others think.

As our regular reader, we wanted to make sure you stay in the dog nose.