The Girl With the Dogs, herself a Pom mom, grooms a tiny ball of Pomeranian fluff named Willie, who’s a calm, well-mannered customer — until suddenly he isn’t.
Feisty Fluffnugget
Creeping Christmas
The changes were subtle at first, but Ollie’s intuition told him something was happening. Sparkly lights in strange places. Tinsel where there would normally not be tinsel. Soon he could no longer deny the truth: It was beginning to look a lot like Christmas.
Suspicious Cat Eyes, by cogdogblog, CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
Links: Gold Record
Going for the world record!
2,397 golden retrievers gather in an Argentina park
AP News, via Andrew Y.
Yes, why are dogs like that?
43 Cats That Look Like They’re Questioning Everything
Bored Panda, via Andrew Y.
Not alone any more.
Person Hears a Kitten at Shopping Center Then Finds Her Alone
Love Meow, via Andrew Y.
And finally: Snow Day
Some animals, like bears, frolic in the snow. Others, like the bison, are more stoic. (via Andrew Y.)
Animals in Chicago zoo delight in fresh snowfall pic.twitter.com/E75fDdl1tu
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 30, 2025
Uncommon Opossum
Normally, opossums come out at night, by reader Thérèse B. found a rare glimpse of one in daylight, captured on trail camera. “Why do they call it a common opossum?” she wonders. “It’s uncommonly cute!”