Dear Vet: My unicorn keeps scooting across the carpet on his butt

Dear Doctor, My unicorn keeps scooting across the carpet on his butt. Why is he doing this? Does he have worms? Signed, Mystified  Maiden

I caught Santa, and you can, too!

Can you imagine the look on your kid’s face when you show him a photo of Santa in your own living room? When I saw this site, icaughtsanta.com, I smiled. What a fun, original idea! Best yet, I have a discount code for my readers. But more about this later. Our girls, despite their being [...]

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 [...]

What is it about cats and boxes? Ask Maru.

I know they like cozy spaces. It tickles me to see our cats scuffle snuggle down in their choice of the innumerable boxes in our house. Here is Snoopy enjoying a respite in one of many Amazon boxes:   Maru, the box-obsessed Asian Kitty on YouTube, would concur. Too small box and Maru: He takes [...]

A dog joke (prepare to groan)

Three handsome male dogs are walking down the street when they see a beautiful, enticing, female Poodle. The males are speechless before her beauty, slobbering on themselves and hoping for just a glance from her in return. Aware of her charms and her obvious effect on the three suitors, she decides to be kind and [...]

Minty fresh puppy dog breath

We’ve begun leaving the girls out while we’re gone. For years, we’ve crated the dogs or put them in the bathroom with a couple of big, fluffy dog beds. Now that Sarah, the Trash Destroyer Extraordinaire  is gone, though, we thought we’d let the pups have the run of the living room and kitchen in our [...]

Nylabones and a crib mattress: indispensable for our dogs

First off, we love Nylabones because, more importantly, our dogs love Nylabones. Plus, they hold up to some tough chewing. They stand daily abuse, but last months. But yesterday, I noticed both Nylabones in our possession look like they have flesh attached to them. Yeah, ewwwwww. Let me back up a little bit first. Follow [...]