What to do if your cat loses its tail

Did you hear about the lady who accidentally cut her cat’s tail off with a weed whacker? Very upset, the woman grabbed the cat and its severed tail and told her neighbor she was taking the cat to Walmart. Her neighbor said, “Why on earth are you taking the cat to Walmart? You should take [...]

Forget girls on trampolines; how about dogs, cats & foxes?

Yesterday, Life with Dogs featured a video of two American bulldogs playing on a trampoline. Here’s that video: That tickled my funnybone and motivated me to search out more videos of dogs jumping or playing on trampolines. These are some of my favorites from my browsing today. And lest you think only dogs enjoy trampolines, [...]

Dogs, grief and gratitude

Our year ended on a sad note as we said goodbye to our sweet old girl, Sarah. She was our coffee-loving, bean crunching girl. We got her in 1999, the same year we bought our house. Howie and I both grew up with dogs and loved them, but as renters we’d not been able to [...]

Pit bull terriers get a bad rap

This is a great video. The family’s pit bull bugged his owner frantically until he came with him to find out what was bothering him. The dog saved the baby’s life. This family has had their children saved by pit bulls not once, but twice. There’s a reason Staffordshire bull terriers, a foundation for the [...]

Snoopy’s hope springs eternal

She likes the fresh air, but I know she must think she has a chance to get the birds, too. Posted via Pixelpipe.

Great description of a puppy

This is an excerpt from the delightful Maeve Binchy novel, Tara Road. She had come to introduce the new element in her life, a puppy of indeterminate breed. Even the children, who loved animals, were puzzled by it. It seemed to have too many legs, yet there were only four; its head looked as if [...]

Our funniest cat story

Living with cats our whole married life, we have our share of funny stories concerning them. This one, however, takes the cake. I took time to write it out when prompted by a contest by Johnny Cat. The winner gets coupons for ten free bags of cat litter. Here’s my entry: We were sound asleep [...]