Dear Abby (Volume 4) Hello Bad Kitty

Dear Abby, We have two cats; our male cat is 12 years old and our female cat is 5 years old. One of them has started to use the carpeted basement family room as a bathroom. It started out as only an occasional #2 in the corner of the room and has gradually become more [...]

Dear Abby (Volume 3) Don’t eat the Charmin!

Dear Abby, My five year old Cocker Spaniel has been on a restrictive diet of Duck and Potato kibble for over 3 years due to her skin allergies.  She has developed an annoying habit of getting into any available waste basket and eating tissues and tearing up paper. Even after securing waste baskets out of [...]

Dear Abby (Volume 2) Poo-culiar Habit

Dear Abby, I actually have a real question…this totally grosses me out but I’m sure there’s an explanation for why it happens. We have two male labs…Sam (yellow, 10) and Kernel (black, 8). I keep the yard picked up regularly (daily, if not more), but without fail Sam finds pleasure in eating Kernel’s poo. Why [...]

Dear Abby, Volume 1

Dear Abby,
I have a garden that I can’t keep my dog out of. I am worried that he may get sick eating the wrong thing. Is there anything I shouldn’t have growing in the garden or should be concerned about ?

Sincerely,
G.A. Newcastle, ME