…and we’re talking the fluffy one here, just so you know. A colleague alerted me to this photo. It’s just so cute.

An Associated Press-Petside.com poll released Tuesday found that half of all American pet owners consider their pets as much a part of the family as any other person in the household.

Well, duh. A story about the poll is after the jump. You can learn more about it here. Read more of this entry »

Get your puppy all spiffy and help raise money for the Putnam Humane Society at the same time.
Here’s their news:
A day of luxury for your dog: Treat your dog to a spa treatment – Sunday, July 12 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. (rain date July 26). Spa treatment includes bath, micro-chipping and nail trim for $35.
Individual services: Bath, $10 large dogs, $8 small dogs. Nails, $7. Micro-chipping, $25.
Putnam Humane Society is on Old Route 6 in Carmel.
845-225-7777 or www.putnamhumane.org

What follows are photos of a Russian wild cat that P&C contributor CCCP found on his laptop. He (the cat) is beyond being a gorgeous and handsome beast, he is truly monstrous!
CCCP suggested some amusing captions for the pics, which I’ll share for the first few. As you proceed, there will surely be some thoughts that go through your own heads. I’ll just let the pics speak their 1,000 words. To start, I give you, Monster:

I know what Stanley and Cup would say if they met this guy. “GET ME OUTTA HERE!!!) Read more of this entry »

Rumor has it the rain may actually end by Thursday and the weekend will be warm and sunny. Wouldn’t that be a lovely gift! And maybe it will cheer up Mr. Grumpy here, who is apparently tired of water, water everywhere.

This is kind of like the four-legged version of “Home Alone.” Check this out. It’s so funny.

And while you’re here, check out this other really funny commericial.

Maybe sleeping pups, too, but this just gets to me every time. I know I’ve posted related pics before, but I could not resist these of Stanley. In another one of her favorite places (she has many) a pillow on my couch that she has commandeered. Adorableness!

Sweet dreams baby.

Got this heart-warming yet sad story that needs a happy ending from Cat Assistance, which is seeking homes for the amazing kitties featured in the story below. If you have home for either one, or preferably both, or know of someone who does, please pass this on. First, photos of Santos then Marmie.

And before we continue, major kudos to the Scarsdale family for helping to save these cats….. Read more of this entry »

A mailbox? Really, a mailbox!!! Sigh. Who would do this to this 100 percent adorable kitten. This from the AP:

BOSTON – Officials said a two-pound, eight-week-old kitten was dropped in a public mailbox in Boston and later found unharmed among envelopes and packages. According to the MSPCA Animal Care and Adoption Center, the kitten they’re calling “Postina” likely was stuffed Friday through a small opening of the mailbox and dropped several feet below.

A U.S. Postal Service letter carrier discovered Postina on Saturday during a scheduled afternoon pick-up.

The MSPCA is offering Postina for adoption after several days of nourishment and a round of vaccinations.

Animal abandonment in Massachusetts is punishable by up to a $2,500 fine and 5 years in prison.

The MSPCA said there has been a 48 percent increase in pet owners citing financial reasons for surrendering their pets.

This is the best, most hysterical site, and I hesitate in giving it to you because I intend to remember to crib from here and give you fun pics more often. In the meantime, here are two:

And, I love this one. As Diane says, it looks like Stanley! Which is true, but Stanley would be under the bed if a dog came near…

P.S. if you missed it. see previous post about Diane and cat trapping.