If that mobile device has a name like a pet, you may want to keep it secret.
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Back at her house in Dublin, Ohio, Fifi acts more like a pet than a prize winner with 70 best-in-show ribbons.
With the Mint, Mr. Norman suggested giving the device cues (chipper sounds, flashing lights) to make it seem like a pet that loves doing chores.
An animal rights activist said Knut should be killed rather than treated like a domestic pet - a suggestion that triggered a nationwide surge of affection for the cub.
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Though the final results have not yet been published, preliminary conclusions indicate that the robotic dog is treated much like a family pet, eliciting behaviors commonly associated with companionship, including sharing thoughts and feelings.
The Furminator, a line of fine-toothed combs created by professional groomer Angie Porter, has gained a cult-like following among pet owners for its ability to remove a pet's undercoat with little fuss.
Davidson suggests some silly examples like taxes on keeping a pet, neglecting your yard, playing a musical instrument, and singing in the shower.
Critics say Chavez used the state oil company like a piggy bank for pet government project funding homes, healthcare and food while neglecting oil infrastructure and production.
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Everybody liked him, though it was a temptation for those who knew him to patronise him, to treat him like a favourite child or pet, such was the inequality of his and their knowledge about his life.
Orlean writes sentences that make you ache with longing for moments in the past, those by which each person individually defines happiness, whether it be the comforts of a beloved pet or the joy of reading a great book like this one.
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Heidi's owner Amanda Williams, from Christchurch, said her pet took to it like a "duck to water".
Windsor has a sophisticated website for creating custom labels, with templates for holidays, special occasions, even pet pictures, much like a greeting card or business card site, and the labels are free with the wine (plus one cent shipping on all orders of 12 bottles or more).
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In a step beyond the virtual pet Tamagotchi, computer simulations like the PlayStation game Tokimeki Memorial provide the lovelorn with the experience of dating a girl.
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There, men photograph their children in front of ersatz Mayan fountains and what looks like a Baroque church (actually a market where you can buy shoes, basketball shirts and pet rabbits).
However, an east Belfast teenager who has a pet pit bull said the dog is like her "baby".
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Should a mass incineration be ordered, crematoriums like the Cambridge Pet Crematorium may not be able to handle the load.
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Another manager, Tom Watkins, who promoted successful bands like East 17 and the Pet Shop Boys, has a competing offering: North and South, an engaging bunch of 17-19-year-old boys which he put together and launched eight months ago.
By last week Webster Hubbell--a man who admits to having stolen from the law partners and clients who put their trust in him--was beginning to look like a victim, and Dan Burton had tossed David Bossie, his pet viper, overboard in an effort to save himself.
Make consequences clear for violations like smoking on the property, making too much noise or sneaking in a banned pet.
What this Bill will do is make people think two or three times before committing to a pet, and it will also allow the authorities and charities like the RSPCA intervene if the animal is suffering in any way.
If you have someone in the house that is sensitive to cats, has an allergy from them or something like that, there is a product called Allerpet that you can actually just spray on to your pet, and it neutralizes the enzymes in the saliva, which is what people are usually allergic to.
Her designers set out to address her pet peeves: sashes that fall off robes (hers are buttoned on like in a vintage couture jacket), pants and sleeves that are too long (hers are designed to be cuffed), and pajama bottoms with bulky ties that are uncomfortable to sleep on (hers sit below the waist and have flat fronts and elastic backs).
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In fact, the resulting tube-like structure was but the overture to a major symphony of cat-related outdoor enclosures, a veritable pet Disneyland, if you will.
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But when you are thinking about living here, you have to consider things like supermarkets, dry cleaners and pet stores - in other words, all the things that make a neighborhood your own.
It resembles the Portuguese water dog breed popularized by the Obama family pet, Bo, and looks like any number of designer "doodle" dogs a mix of a poodle and something else.
Pet cockatoos have often been passed on as a legacy from one family member to the next, like the proverbial holiday fruitcake, as they outlive multiple owners.
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