FunQuotes "If we treated everyone we meet with the same affection we bestow upon our favorite cat, they, too, would purr." -Martin Buxbaum "Cats always know whether people like them or dislike them. They do not always care enough to do anything about it. " -Winifred Carriere "Cats are the ultimate narcissists. You can tell this by all the time they spend on personal grooming. Dogs aren't like this. A dog's idea of personal grooming is to roll in a dead fish." -James Gorman "You can keep a dog; but it is the cat who keeps people, because cats find humans useful domestic animals." -George Mikes "A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself." -Josh Billings "Cats are smarter than dogs. You can't get eight cats to pull a sled through snow." -Jeff Valdez "A person can learn a lot from a dog, even a loopy one like ours. Marley taught me about living each day with unbridled exuberance and joy, about seizing the moment and following your heart. He taught me to appreciate the simple things - a walk in the woods, a fresh snowfall, a nap in a shaft of winter sunlight. And as he grew old and achy, he taught me about optimism in the face of adversity. Mostly, he taught me about friendship and selflessness and, above all else, unwavering loyalty." -John Grogan

Pet Humor

FunArticles Unlikely Best Buds: A Puppy and a Cheetah Click the title for an article from PawNation -- November 17, 2009.

PetPictures Would you like to submit a photo of your pet to appear on our new website? Feel free to send an e-mail to pets@johnsoncountyanimalclinic.com with a picture and description, and we will soon post it in our new Photo Gallery.

FunZone Videos Here is a link to a video entitled "The True Meaning of Dog Sledding. Here is video of a seagull stealing from the world's laziest cat. Here is a video of a cat drinking water in a very odd way. Here is a video from National Geographic Here is a YouTube video about an Inspiring Service Dog That Surfs Cool dog plays fetch with himself Check out these Animal Antics. Here's another of Cat Doing Dog Tricks. Here's one of an Amazing Blind Dog Fetching.

FunFacts Almost 10% of a cat's bones are in its tail, and the tail is used to maintain balance. Besides smelling with their nose, cats can smell with an additional organ called the Jacobson's organ, located in the upper surface of the mouth. Cats have five toes on each front paw, but only four toes on each back paw. Cats step with both left legs, then both right legs when they walk or run. The only other animals to do this are the giraffe and the camel. The first seeing-eye dog was presented to a blind person on April 25, 1938. There are 701 types of pure breed dogs. Cats have more than one hundred vocal sounds, while dogs only have about ten