When I sit down to write every morning (and evening), I'm grateful for all the great comments you provide! With PetSugar successfully up and running for over a year now, it's time to gather up furry, feathered, and finned friends and take stock of our site.

Please spend a few minutes filling out the PetSugar reader survey and sharing a little bit of yourself with me – I want to know what you like, what you don't like, and what you'd like to see more of!

If North could give you a slobbery kiss for each completed survey, trust me, he'd be all over it! But, you'll have to settle for knowing that his tail is wagging with delight for your input and advice. Thanks so much!

This not-too-golden retriever was recently spotted out with his human mom, Nicollette Sheridan. From the looks of it, lil Oliver was taking her shopping by pulling her around like that. – I wonder if he's paying?! I'm loving his fancy neckwear since a bandana is an easy, celeb-endorsed addition to a collar. Not only did I find this affordable everyday bandana ($2.95), I think I even recognize it as similar to one that Thurman favors, too. Super cute!