David, your cat cannot digest the proteins in cow's milk very well, even though many cats love cow's milk. If you want to give your cat a treat, go to PetSmart and buy a milk substitute product for your cat. Not all cats like this "Cat's Milk," ...

I picked up an issue of Dog Fancy magazine in the vet's office and they had an article on a breed called the American Hairless Terrier. Apparently, they are a hairless version of the very popular

Hand-stripping of a terrier's coat is done either with the fingers (around the face, groin) or a stripping comb, which come in several grades to alter the length of hair that is pulled out or stripped.

The dog is preferably clean and the...

Did you ever get a dog that was a breed you JUST KNEW you would never own, or a dog that you really didn't want or a dog that wandered into your life and never left? And now do you just love that dog you didn't want to pieces?

I think that size/sex preference should be based on your lifestyle, as some of you indicated. I just love giant breeds, but I have enough trouble putting a dog to sleep at 13 to 15 years of age. Some giant breeds only live 7 to 9 years. When I w...

My animals only sleep with me in the winter time because they get cold. I admit to having some early dominance problems with the standard poodles, but when they growled at me for moving in the bed or pushing them out of the way, I just kicked th...

When I moved into my neighborhood eight years ago, I owned two georgeous standard poodles. A neighbor objected to their barking and wrote me nasty notes about my "poodle mixes." She (I eventually found out who it was) went to the Neighborhood S...

I'm a BULLDOG! I'm going to laugh all the way to work!

I am so sorry about your ferret-child. How horrible to lose him in such a way. Your poor friend! He must be devastated. This is the thing that all pet-sitters fear the most, that they will lose someone's beloved animal while in their care. My ...

I have a new roommate who has witnessed my 9-year-old Standard Poodle, Tommy, kissing and grooming a very shy rescue cat. She calls him the Gandi of Dogs. This morning I was smashed into a tiny corner of a very big bed and sat up, wondering why. ...