Thereafter for two weeks in the spring, two weeks every summer and occasionally a week over Christmas we lived with our toddler, two cats and “Kipp-a-Dog” [as named by the toddler]. He blended seamlessly into our family routines and seemed to enjoy that as shift workers, one adult was home 24/7.

Our friendly cat liked to play fetch with a drinking straw and relished in increased frequency of her favourite game every time doggo visited. They ended up being sleeping buddies and were often found with the cat curled around the dog.

The single caution we had to keep foremost in our mind was the fragility of the dog compared to the cats. Visually he looked to be almost the same size but as that was mostly his fluffy, furry countenance, we had to be careful lifting him. Compared to our cats, he was light as a feather.

As a pet owner, it can be a worry making arrangements for care when we need to leave town. I was happy that the Pom’s owners never had to give a second thought for his care and even in a couple of emergency situations we were able to take him at a moment’s notice and his family could go about their business confident that he was in a happy and safe situation.

Your Pom could possibly be experiencing issues with his teeth, just as a human would have a different demeanor if they had a toothache. Also, my Pom who is 3, occasionally chews on socks and underwear he steals out of my kid’s room. He has experienced bowel issues and issues passing the fabric he has digested.

Age of critter ?