She loves going on walks, playing ball in a fenced-in yard and curling up at your feet to take a snooze.

Amanda nurses the pups and her own kittens.

As they reach adulthood, raccoons tend to become a lot less frolicsome, more intolerant of cuddling and downright mean.

Cute video alert: A poodle gets the works.

My vote’s for Midnight Louie.

The author is just hands down a real kitty person.

I thought I was over my “I want a puppy” obsession. And then I saw the photo of the adorable 4-month-old dingo puppies on our front page Saturday, “Zoo's dingo puppies say hello.”

Midnight Louie is my favorite!

He is my kind of guy.

They share a cat and taste in books.

Joe Grey & company are my second favorite, then Rita Mae Brown's group, then Lillian Jackson Braun's cats.

Ever been licked by a Russian Blue?

You must be human. Pity. You show a fine taste in appetizers – I mean, sidekicks. I'd love a yummy – er, faithful hamster sidekick like Rex.

I snuggle up to Sneaky Pie Brown, Pewter and Tee Tucker as well as Carole Nelson Douglas and Midnight Louie and Midnight Louise.

After Hurricane Peg blew through the Anderson household – shredding every roll of toilet paper and driving her big brothers batty with her stealth attacks – I had to take action. And when I'm stressed, I shop.

Scruffy keeps an eye on the world.