Since dogs and cats do not come with trouble-shooting guides, you could be forgiven for missing a few cues here and there, particularly...

On a sunny morning I had finished watering the potted plants framing the dining area windows to notice T, a plump gray tabby, sitting at...

Creating a healthy feline environment includes an understanding of the conditions most important to cats and how to enrich their home...

Shy, sweet-natured Itta lived peacefully in a charming two-story house on a quiet Philly street. By the time I sat down with her owner,...

Pets are family. Now more than ever pet owners want to feed their dogs and cats as they feed themselves: natural and free-from. Pet food...

Baxter and Bitty could have stepped off the pages of the Bengal cat breed profile: sweet-natured, affectionate, playful, high energy, and...

The Penn professors had recently moved into a large Victorian-era house with Monkey, their 2-year-old gray tabby. He was small, lively...

Never underestimate what your dog (or cat) can or will do when they want something badly enough. " The Mischief Maker " is about Homer,...

Standing between the kitchen sink and Sapphire’s feeding station is an island regularly used by a pet owner who loves to cook and a cat...

Discouraging an insanely gifted athlete from popping up onto kitchen counters would seem a hopeless endeavor. Yet there are persistent,...

The first time I cared for Harry, he didn’t use his litter box until the third day. A big relief for both of us. Until then I was patting...

"The Litter Box Withholder" introduces readers to Harry, a cat very easy to love. He is beautiful, friendly, and enjoys being cradled in...

On the several occasions Harold’s doting owners traveled together, their beloved tabby would make himself personally available only to...

When I met Rosie in 1995, my head was still in the clouds as the first pet sitter to be named “Best of Philly.” This is the cat I credit...

The majority of cats are faithful to their litter boxes. But when they aren’t, the reasons fall into two general categories: health...

This photo captures the opening scene of a ten-day booking caring for three cats : two adult females rarely seen by outsiders and one...