He says realizing he’d found the perfect dog for him was a very exciting moment, and a decade later he’s helping others experience that same feeling. (Photo courtesy Z Living)Ī 1-year-old stray at the time, smart and cheerful Nala was everything Seth was looking for. I met her and knew right away, this was my dog.” Finding Fido host Seth Casteel with his dog, Nala. “I’d been looking for a few months and came across Nala in the Orange County Animal Shelter in November of 2007. Long before he became a TV host, Seth got his own happy ending when he found his own perfect match in a Poodle mix. Three adoptions, three happy endings,” Seth explains. The two dogs who aren’t picked are later matched with other families off screen. Luckily for the dogs, everyone gets a rose on this show. Each episode features regular people meeting with three real-life rescue dogs in the hopes that one will be a perfect match. “I’ve never hosted a TV show before, so for me it’s sort of a weird situation because you have cameras there, but you’re doing real work, helping real people and helping real dogs,” he explains.Īccording to Seth, “Finding Fido” is a reality show that actually lives up to that label. People often say that Seth and Nala have similar hairstyles.Fans know Seth for his brilliant photos and charity work, but on Finding Fido, the talented photographer puts down his camera to step in front of one. His rescue dog, Baby Nala, has accepted the fact that she will be photographed every single day. He plans to one day go back in time, and change nothing.

He loves 80's music and is a fan of the DeLorean automobile.

Seth's non-profit campaign, One Picture Saves a Life, inspires, empowers and educates animal ambassadors around the world to improve the image of rescue and adoption through positive photography. He has traveled the world in pursuit of his passion, working with animals on five continents. You may have also seen him on Good Morning America, EXTRA, Jeopardy!, The Insider and Inside Edition. His work has been published in National Geographic Magazine, The New York Times and in hundreds of other magazines, newspapers and calendars. Since then, Seth has developed a career as a Lifestyle Pet Photographer, accepting commissions and commercial assignments, collaborating with dozens of publishers and exhibiting his artwork in galleries around the world. These improved, positive photos showcased unique personalities, resulting in countless adoptions. In 2007, Seth began volunteering to photograph homeless pets to help them find loving families. His forthcoming book, Underwater Puppies, will be published September 16, 2014. Seth Casteel is an award-winning photographer and the New York Times Best Selling Author of Underwater Dogs.

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