Celebration of All Things Felis sylvestris

"As every cat owner knows, nobody owns a cat" ~Ellen Perry Berkeley 2013 Today, cat lovers all over the world celebrate and honor the felines that have touched their lives.  We also come together to encourage their adoption. This national day of feline adoration and acknowledgment started in 2005.  Eight years later, the organizers hope …

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More Please! … Please Stop!

Petting: to stroke, caress, fondle, or pat an animal affectionately I can certainly do without that "F word", but you get the idea of what petting is. We all love to pet our animals. It makes us feel good. It relaxes us, and it increases our mood. But what exactly is it doing to, or …

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How Well Do You Know Your Canine Companion?

It's natural to feel that we really know everything about our canine family members, but maybe we really don't.  Dognition has collected some surprising facts from a five-question survey that they sent out this morning to 600 dog guardians, asking them, "How well do you know your dog?". The answers they found may surprise you. Learn …

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