It's mid-summer and as much as I love the warm weather, the weather this time of year can get to be a little too hot, and pets can suffer from the heat as much as we humans do. Maybe they suffer even more because honestly, I have yet to know a cat that would plop down into the kiddie pool to wait out the heat of the afternoon, have you?

Snoopy was our pet dog, we were predestined to meet. I was studying in the same school, where my mom taught. Just after the lunch break ended, I saw a small puppy that had wandered into the school play ground on his 15 days old wobbly legs I liked him instantly and went running to my mom and thrust small bundle of brown fur in her hands.

Cats are playful, entertaining pets that do not require the messy baths that "man's best friend" does since they clean themselves regularly - even obsessively.

We all think our pets are special, and we all have the urge to spoil our dogs, but we can't just let the animal have anything it wants.

Planning a trip for you and your furry friend? Where will you put your dog?

As with humans and many other animals, teething is a very difficult time for kittens when biting and chewing becomes more than just natural reflexes.

Stings can be a painful nuisance, so it's best to be prepared this summer for possibilities like these.