The royal madness isn't over yet! There's another new member of the royal family, and she may give Kate Middleton a run for her money. Yesterday, the Duchess of Cornwall adopted a rescue puppy named Beth from the Battersea Dogs and Cats Home in London, and we can see why: how could anyone resist that face? Beth is about 4 months old, and was left at the Battersea shelter last month. We're so Read more

I have a friend who often wishes she could train her cat to run errands and do chores — start the coffee, grab the paper, maybe run a load of laundry. Turns out, this helpful little pet already exists, in the form of a peppy Jack Russell Terrier named Jesse! Jesse may just be the most helpful pup ever, but what cracks me up is how cheerfully he performs his chores. Check out Jesse in action, Read more

Even though it's been a few years since I read Water For Elephants, I'm so happy I checked it out before it was adapted for the big screen so that I could create my own mental pictures of the characters and the animals! Now I don't remember the vet-student-turned-circus-employee having a sidekick explicitly labeled as a Jack Russell in the book, but I do recall a scene where lil Queenie climbed Read more

When I'm wrong, I can admit I'm wrong, and, yup, I was wrong. Although I expressed doubt about Mariah Carey's new puppy announcement, the singer recently shared the news about "Da Baby" on Twitter. Born to her Pet of the Year ChaCha (and possibly fathered by JJ ), the lil one is still super tiny and still nameless, but I know this proud pet mama won't resist sharing more photos as the baby grows Read more

So many cute faces, so little time, but kudos for crowning your favorite new furry friend to wrap up the first of our Best of 2009 polls! In a super-close race (presidential pet, Bo, held tightly to the second spot), I'm happy to congratulate the super-adorable Cha-Cha. Including JJ and the (late) Jack, she makes it Jack Russell no. 3 for Mariah Carey; the singer received Cha-Cha in March as Read more