Today is National Pet Day! It's a day to celebrate our pets, encourage our friends without pets to Be Kind to Animals, and maybe even donate to an animal charity to... Continue Reading →
Archive for the ‘Cats’ Category
Snow Day?? In Southern California? Really?
It’s been over a week so we’re over the shock now. SNOW! In Southern California! Not in the mountains – in our back yard! We looked out the back windows early one morning,... Continue Reading →
Boo! It’s Howl-O-Ween!
Halloween is for kids! The last decade, pet parents have started including our pets in Halloween festivities and making it a time to dress them up too. There are pet parades and... Continue Reading →
Pets are Ubiquitous Around Here
The other day a friend dropped by and we decided to have an iced tea on the patio. As I put the glasses on the tray to take outside, I opened a drawer where we keep napkins and... Continue Reading →
Black Cat Appreciation Day
You might wonder why only black cats get a special appreciation day. It’s because in literature and folk lore black cats are associated with superstition, bad luck, and maybe... Continue Reading →
Drama in the Pet Part of the Family
In case you aren’t convinced that “Pets are Part of the Family,” this may help you understand. (In this family, the pets outnumber the people so in a way the “family”... Continue Reading →