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,...

Tugger was a champion English cocker spaniel, the kind so handsome he spent years in the show ring alternating between four-square poses...

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

Carmen was a gift to a brilliant veterinary student the breeder believed had saved the life of his dog and her unborn puppies. The...

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

Friendly, sweet-natured Periwinkle spent the pandemic years holding down a sofa, a commitment on full display the afternoon I met with...

Homer was 7 years old when we met, a short-legged roly-poly terrier mix with coarse grizzled fur, a black nose, and bright dark eyes under …

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...

Confident, athletic, and clever, Pepper’s adolescence had been particularly vexing for his owner, a busy corporate executive who desired...

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 publicity photo of Babe is from an earlier victory, before she swept the field to win her first national field trial championship in...

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

Mister was eager, friendly, outgoing, and a world-class trash can raider. The latter was an addictive practice that occasionally broke my...

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...

Scout’s owners wanted their little dog to “talk” to them. Welcomed into their hearts and home at 9 weeks of age, Scout had reached the 16...

This story is from Philly in the 90s, back when it took days to process the film used to capture a puppy moment. The original image is so...

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