Polydactyl Paws
What are polydactyl cats? Polydactylism is a condition that causes a cat to be born with more than the usual number of toes on one or more paws. Cats normally have five toes on their front paws and four on the back. This genetically inherited trait can produce cats with as…
DIETER, My Rescue Dog
Dieter, my standard schnauzer, has never seen a shelter that I know of. He is a rescue dog none-the-less. He is lucky that the police did not shoot him. Let me tell you his story. I have had Asia, my Shiba Inu, since she was seven weeks old. She is now…
Wordless Wednesday: Beautiful Tabby
Paleo Diet for Pets
The Paleo Diet – What is it? According to Loren Cordain, Ph.D., creator of The Paleo Diet, it is the world’s healthiest diet. It is based upon eating wholesome, contemporary foods from the food groups that our hunter-gatherer ancestors would have thrived on during the Paleolithic era, or Stone Age. I…
Sunday Funnies
My Volunteering Friends
Most of us do small things for others once in a while. You may let someone with a few items in the grocery line ahead of you, or open the door for someone just to do it. I have several friends who go way beyond that, volunteering their time to…