Nine out ten cats choose a human who is degree qualified

Posted by John Lampard on Tuesday, 9 February, 2010 to the comment subset

Degree qualified professionals tend to prefer the company of cats as pets – rather than dogs – as cats require less overall attention, something that suits the lifestyle of professionals, who often spend long hours away from home working.
Researchers at the University of Bristol said that the superior intelligence of cat owners could in [...]

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The last of the summer wine: life with an aging dog

Posted by John Lampard on Tuesday, 16 June, 2009 to the comment subset

Dogs are much like wine writes Gene Weingarten, in that they get better as they get older.
But it is not until a dog gets old that his most important virtues ripen and coalesce. Old dogs can be cloudy-eyed and grouchy, gray of muzzle, graceless of gait, odd of habit, hard of hearing, pimply, wheezy, lazy, [...]

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Animals on Twitter, it’s not just for the birds…

Posted by John Lampard on Tuesday, 7 April, 2009 to the comment subset

Prudence, a guinea pig living in Edmonton, is just one of thousands of pets who has a page on one of the growing number of social networks created especially for animals.
Five years ago, Prudence’s existence would have begun and ended uncharted: now anyone, anywhere in the world, can click into the minutiae of her tiny [...]

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Has your cat taken out insurance on your life? Read this…

Posted by John Lampard on Tuesday, 18 November, 2008 to the comment subset

Does your cat adopt some, or all, of the poses depicted in this article? If so, he or she just may be out to top you.
The problem is of course if Tiddles killed you, where would his or her meals come from in the future? While cats may plot to do away with their [...]

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Dogs are dogs and clients are cats in the workplace

Posted by John Lampard on Friday, 10 October, 2008 to the comment subset

Interesting article about pets in the workplace by Debra Wierenga.
But the benefits to employers who let workers bring their furry friends to the office extend beyond a healthier and more relaxed staff. The APPMA survey found that pets in the workplace improve employee morale and camaraderie, reduce absenteeism, and promote willingness to work overtime. Ninety-six [...]

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