Partners with Paws began as a radio show featuring homeless pets on radio stations  Kool Kat Oldies WDLW 1380am/98.9fm at 9:05 a.m. and Gold Country WOBL 1320am/107.7fm at 11:00 a.m.   The show aired for the first time on March 4, 2003 and has helped thousands of pets find warm, loving homes. It has helped raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for pets in need and has helped reunite hundreds of lost and found pets with their families. On February 7, 2011, Partners With Paws received its license to operate as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization under the name Partners With Paws of Lorain County, Inc. (Tax I.D. #27-5574825)