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I drove to Forest Hills this afternoon to pick up my daughter from the train. As I was waiting I watched a woman walking two Cocker Spaniels. She was heading my way and right behind her and the dogs, was a large, beautiful, fluffy orange and white cat, following as if it was on a leash. The woman looked a little surprised, and the dogs just didn… read more

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I live in Queens, NY, and it's already been below freezing here, but today it's in the low 50's, a really nice fall day. I stepped into the backyard and thought I saw a whole bunch of flies, but as I approached I was horrified to see that it was a vicious, bloodsucking swarm of ravenous mosquitoes. Mosquitoes in December! And they were trying to l… read more

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If you give your dog or cat a bath in your sink, you're bound to have a build up of hair in the bottom of the trap after a while. The first sign will be slow drainage in the sink. Rather than deal with harsh chemicals, I've found the easiest solution is to bend a wire coat hanger and straighten out most of the hanging hook (leave a small curve), … read more

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I watch a program on BBC called "How Clean is Your House?" and love the tips they have. I don't know what they refer to as "biological powder" in England, but it seems to be the wonder cleaner of all time. Over here that term takes on a much more diabolical connotation. Anyway, I may have been the only person not to know about this neat way to… read more

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Sometimes it's difficult to write a Zootoo Journal because you want to write what you're feeling, but in view of the terms of participating in this site, once written, your words are no longer your own. Now while the words I'm putting on this page at the moment may no longer be legally mine, my heart and soul will forever be my own, so I think I w… read more