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Photos: Photobombed by a cat–twice
Black and White Sunday You could use a breath mint! What’s that? Hi guys! What’s up? Is Mom taking your picture again? Can I get in it? Cheese! (And mouses!) ZOOM! Did you see that? I think it was Elsa...
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18 reasons cats love boxes
Why do cats love boxes? If you’ve never lived with cats, you may not have encountered this phenomena, but it is a universal truth. If you place a box of nearly any size on nearly any surface, at some...
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17 ways my cats celebrate World Cat Day
Stuck for ideas on how to celebrate World Cat Day? Dawn, Athena, Calvin and Elsa Clair offer a glimpse into how they spend this special holiday. 1) Playing in a box fort. These walls are strong. I’m...
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Advice to cats: what happens if you bite your nails
This is a picture of my beautiful Elsa Clair. The following are pictures of my beautiful Elsa Clair while biting her nails. This is a picture of my beautiful Elsa Clair when she was done biting her...
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Cat gargoyle
Often as I walk up the stairs in our home, I will find a little face gazing down at me through the bannisters. Usually it’s Calvin or Elsa Clair, both of whom once famously photobombed a series of...
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For Cats, Moving Into a New Box Can Be Stressful
A few weeks ago, I wrote about Elsa Clair’s fun playing Cat-in-the-box, and jumping out to surprise Calvin and Tucker. The box she was inhabiting was one that was destined to be sent back to Zappos, as...
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Cat House: Never Trust the Real Estate Listing
In search of the perfect cat house, Elsa Clair finds one that seems purr-fect. At first. Are your pets always on the lookout for good real estate like Elsa Clair? You may also like For Cats, Moving...
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Calvin, Cat Office Manager
I leave my office door open so my muses — my three dogs and four cats — can come and go as they please. My canine posse stays close. Jasper takes up position in the hallway. Jasper hangs out in the...
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Photo: My Cat Elsa Clair’s New Earstyle
Never one to follow fashion, Elsa Clair would rather set the trends. After her bath the other day, she decided to try a new earstyle. Elsa Clair’s new earstyle Even Tucker, whose bedhead could beat...
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The Force Awakens and it’s Not What You Think: Sci Fi Dogs and Cats
Sci Fi Fans with Fur In my house, we can quote liberally and accurately from Star Trek (all versions, TV and movies), Star Wars (with similar opinions on 1, 2 and 3; don’t get us started), Battlestar...
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The Beast at the Bottom of the Stairs, or My Cat Waiting for Dinner
Elsa Clair aka “the beastling” aka “the tiny dragon” Every once in awhile, I take a photo and I know instantly it would look great in black and white. Without the distraction of color, the viewer can...
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Heading for Rio 2016: My Cats and Dogs Train for Olympic Sleeping
Sleeping. They take it seriously. Both the dogs and the cats. It’s no wonder; they’re in training, hoping to make the U.S. sleeping team and compete in the pet Olympics in Rio in 2016. As team...
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Calvin T. Katz, the Most Interesting Cat in the World, Goes Viral
He’s always been the most photogenic of my cats. Calvin looks directly into the camera with a sophisticated insouciance that matches his tuxedo markings and cape. So when I caught him napping in the...
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18 reasons cats love boxes
Why do cats love boxes? If you’ve never lived with cats, you may not have encountered this phenomena, but it is a universal truth. If you place a box of nearly any size on nearly any surface, at some...
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You Just Have to Share Those Irresistible Moments with Your Cats
This post is sponsored by Meow Mix; I am being compensated to spread the word about the Meow Mix Acatemy™ community, a collective of the world’s top feline experts, pet-care authors, and cat lovers. At...
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Suessical Names for Cats or Dogs, or How to Seussify Your Pet’s Name
Tucker, Lilah and Jasper with their favorite Dr. Seuss books In honor of Dr. Seuss’ birthday, I put together a list of names from among the spectaculacious characters the good doctor created. The next...
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10 Reasons Pokemon are Really Cats in Disguise #PokemonGo
Pokemon Go Go Go If you haven’t been living under a rock, weren’t lost in the desert or didn’t drop your phone in the rapids while kayaking solo down the Klinaklina River over the past few weeks, you...
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17 ways my cats celebrate World Cat Day
Stuck for ideas on how to celebrate World Cat Day? Dawn, Athena, Calvin and Elsa Clair offer a glimpse into how they spend this special holiday. 1) Playing in a box fort. These walls are strong. I’m...
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Elsa Clair’s Gold Medal Purr-formance on the Cat Uneven Bars
Elsa Clair competes on the cat uneven bars. Step aside Simone Biles. Aly Raisman. Laurie Hernandez. The entire Olympics gymnastics organization. You got nothing on Elsa Clair. She has the moves, the...
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A Jewish Cat’s Purr-spective on Hanukkah and Christmas
Athena in the glow of our electric Hanukkah menorah. Imagining a conversation with my cat: “Well, that hisses me off.” Athena stomps across the couch, turns around twice, sits on my lap, and looks at...
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