Happy Holidays

Please enjoy this slideshow tribute to our pets, both old and new, in honor of the comfort and joy they bring to us every day, and especially in this year of working from home. We hope their photos and captions bring a smile to your face. (Auto-play or use arrows to scroll!)

  • Pandemic pet Juniper loves small spaces, says Kelly McDonald.
  • Kerrie McArthur's Willow guards the front door...
  • ...while Rugar guards his ball and bone!
  • Eric Doyle's Bronson is happy to have his new pandemic pal, Junebug (snoozing).
  • "Can you come out and play yet?" Miles inquires of Irene Sato.
  • Alexandra Karpoff's cat Anoot has responded to the pandemic as always: lounging in her heated bed.
  • Chris Cziesla's Keta (on his back) shows new playmate Nala how it's done.
  • Chris Berger's new pup Griz and his cat Yeti get along just fine ... when they are sleeping.
  • Berger reports even his geckos are feeling stir crazy.
  • Kathy Sitchin's pandemic pet was a Roomba, tasked with picking up Yukon's fur.
  • Natalie White's Tucker in his favorite sleep pose. Natalie reports that, yes, he often wakes up sneezing.
  • Mishka in the Middle: Suzanne Vieira added Mish to her pack during the pandemic. Seems to fit right in with Bear (left) and Luna (right)!
  • Phil Bloch's Bessy in a spot she loves second only to Phil's laptop.
  • Sitka joined Nora Burton's family during the pandemic...
  • ...as did her litter-mate sister Bear Cat!
  • Haley and Tillie (or is it Gandalf and Bilbo?) rule Scott White's household.
  • Marlene Meaders' cat Patch has been a steadfast companion long before the pandemic.
  • Laurie Epstein's "Chicken#3." She stopped naming her pandemic chickens after too many others had been "loved" too much by dog Ellie.
  • A kinder, gentler Ellie.
  • Sasha Visconty's Roxy with a favorite, if not short-lived, toy.
  • Grant Novak has two cats. He reports Missy is the smarter of the two, but...
  • Gustav knows how to relax!
  • HAVE A SWEET HOLIDAY! (Laurie's COVID bees!)