Ask the Owners

If you have a question for other pet owners, please submit it here. Don’t forget to include your pet’s type, breed and age as well as any helpful details such as behavioral changes, etc. While we can’t answer every question, we will try to post as many questions and answers as possible, particularly if the information will be helpful to other contemporary pet owners.

Keep in mind that every pet is different and the opinions expressed by other pet owners are just that – opinions. They may be supportive and helpful, but they do not know your pet and they are not liable for any advice given in the forum of The Contemporary Pet.

June 21, 2017

Can the Runt of the Litter be a Good Pet?

A reader from Michigan recently asked whether he should adopt the runt of the litter of pups for a family pet. We put the question to some of our subscribers and got a wide range of answers, some based on science and others based on personal experience: “My family got their first pet when I was probably six years old. I remember going to see the puppies a few weeks before they were weaned and falling in love with the smallest pup in the group. See more >>

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• Ask the Owners, General Pet Info
• written by: Pruess Coulter Carleen

November 22, 2016

Why Does My Cat Walk on the Dog?

We have a question from a reader at The Contemporary Pet website who wants to get feedback from other pet owners who have both dogs and cats under one roof. Lynne from Arizona asks: “I’ve had my cat for years but now also a rescue dog. They seem to get along really well for the most part. They even share a bed at night, but whenever the cat wants to sit near the dog or us, my cat walks on top of the dog, making sure to step on his head once, especially when our dog (and we) are trying to sleep. See more >>

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• Ask the Owners, Behavioral Issues
• written by: Pruess Coulter Carleen