When reading time comes, Bailey lays out five books and lets his friend Riggs choose the story of the day. Whatever tale Riggs, a black Lab, sniffs first is the winner. Bailey and the other kids settle onto the blankets, each with a dog, and read away to their furry listeners.
If Alex stops reading, Casey, a yellow Lab, picks his head up as if to say, “Huh?” Alex reassures him he won’t stop reading, and Casey wags his tail.
Our nephew just named the English bulldog he traveled to New Jersey to pick up “Biggie.”
He said he had several choices in mind, but that's the one that seemed to fit.
A grandmother named her mutt “Zippy” years ago, because that's what the dog did – just zipped around.
A beagle was named “Specky” because, well, she had lots of specks in her coat.
I’m a dog person. I’m a cat person. We hear these declarations every day. But, I’m a rabbit person?
Don’t be fooled. Rabbit people, like their favorite pets, are plentiful. You’ll find a whole slew of them among friends of the House Rabbit Society, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to rescuing and sheltering rabbits, encouraging their adoption, and educating the public about the delights of living with rabbits as house pets.


