tami    elizabethtown, KY

11/29/2010 10:17:15 AM

They were used in Siberia for seach and rescue because thier paws are articulated like a human hand and they can grab hold of the ice crags and give alert if someone is there where a human or dog would fall because of legnth of jump, weight, and articulation of the pads as well as having the opposible thumb which any one who has lived with one of these will tell you you can't keep them inside because they can turn the knobs!

Jane    north richland hills, TX

9/8/2009 3:47:31 PM

We got Popper Catsanova Taberian from a cat rescue. the neighborhood kids named him Popper because he silently pops around in the weirdest places. We named him Catsanova because he is such a lover. He is so smart. He figured out where the treats a kept and when he wants some he comes to me and nudges me and "talks" with his lips (silently) and herds me to the cat cabinet. He figured out that we push on the handle to open the door so he was trying to push the handle too so he could go out (screened deck). He likes for me to throw his treats down the hallway (very long) so he can chase/hunt them. He is so entertaining. If no one will play with him, he picks up one of his toys and will throw it into the air and catch it or bat it across the room so he can chase it. He will also bring me a toy so I can toss it for him, he will fetch it and bring it back so I can throw it again. He is nosy, wanting to know about everything, and the ultimate loverboy. He loves to check all the grocery bags to see what I bought just in case there is something for him. He will wag his tail like a puppy and follows me everywhere. If I go out of his sight he calls for me in his chirpy little voice I swear sounds like "mama". He loves cantaloupe. Don't know if it's good for him, but he can find one in the house even before it is cut. He is such a doll.