India, the first cat who belonged to President and Mrs. George W. Bush, passed away yesterday, according to an article published in Huffingtonpost.com, only a few weeks before the President Barack Obama and his family will take up residence in the White House.

Laura Bush's office announced Monday, that India, an 18 year old black Domestic Shorthair died peacefully at home in the Executiv

Today Oprah aired a special show all about dogs! The media queen had special guests- both canine and human- to highlight the amazing spirit of dogs and to promote adoption.

One extraordinary canine guest was a greyhound who lost both his right legs in an accident, but has learned to walk with only two legs and still lives a full life.

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On January 21 last year I posted my first blog on petside.com. Since that time it has been my sincere pleasure to bring you great edu-tainment about the cats, dogs and other animals we celebrate in our lives.

I've tried to write posts to be funny, serious, uplifting, sad, irreverent and sometimes outrageous--I learned a lot, and I hope you've enjoyed it as much as I have.

Today is my last petside.com blog post. Other work commitments, including some exciting and challenging new directions coming in the new year, make it impo