Earlier this month, I took my beloved Russian Blue cat, Mavis, to a veterinary hospital for surgery performed on a blocked nostril and a wonky eardrum. After I got the bill, my wife, Amy, and I ...

Then there was Pug, a Pit Bulldog with a head the size of a Honda Civic tire. When that Pit Bulldog pooped in the yard, it was like a drunk Andre the Giant had visited the house and used the front ...