My sister Carol has a bichon. His name is Louie and he is hilarious. When he sees another dog, he instantly wants to make friends. He is very good at doing this, much like my sister, who is very good with people. I will be going to the midwest again for the holidays and I am looking forward to seeing everyone and being around that Louie energy too. He makes everyone laugh.

I had a cat and her name was Sheba and she was my faithful companion and confidante. I remember her sitting on the ottoman in the living room and when I was making a decision about something, sometimes I would walk back and forth across the living room and tell her all about it. Her eyes would follow me from one side of the room to the other and sometimes she would sigh and place her head on her paw as if to say, "do I have to hear about this again?" At that I had to laugh because it was true and she was always able to lighten things up for me with her presence.

What about a pet that you have had? What funny or amazing story can you tell about your animal? I just recently read a newspaper story about a cat who could read, and it was really funny. The cat was in the habit of coming over for treats every day, but then for some reason a fence had to be erected. They thought that the cat wouldn't be able to find the way to come over any more but they put a small opening for him at the end of the fence. Then they put in some signs that had his name on them with an arrow pointing towards the opening. They took a video of the cat who looked up at the sign, then followed the arrow and got through the opening!