- The #1 Cat Breed in the US is the Exotic (a cross between a Persian and an American Shorthair) and the #1 Dog Breed in the US is the Labrador Retriever
- Shakespeare mentioned dogs in his plays over 250 times. The Mad Chatter’s favorite is “Cry havoc, and let slip the dogs of war” (Julius Caesar). No, not because the Chatter is so much a fan of the bard as because of Star Trek and the masterful Christopher Plummer: Cry Havoc
- 55% of dogs and 53% of cats in the US are considered overweight or obese Diet and exercise, baby, diet and exercise!!
- An estimated one million dogs in the US have been named the primary beneficiary in their owner’s will
- The technical name for a cat’s hairball is a “bezoar” (Who knew?)
