A pet is an animal that is kept for companionship and enjoyment, as opposed to livestock, which are kept for economic reasons.

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magazine article: Famous pets and pets of the famous. "Some animals, such as Laika the Russian space dog, Lassie or Babe the piglet become famous in their own right. Other animals have made their mark because their owners were or are famous. Did you know that Mozart had a pet starling? And Lord Byron kept a pet bear?" Read article

word game: Dogs. Match the names of 30 different breeds of dog to pictures of them. Play game (1) and game (2)

story: Alberto's new neighbours. Alberto took one look at his new neighbours and knew that his life was going to get more difficult. He watched them arrive in their big, noisy car and watched them get out.  There they were, two of them, as big and as noisy as their car, and smelly and stupid as well. Read story

cartoon: "Why are you chasing your tail, poor dog?" "I want to ..." See cartoon
"So you've eaten the cheese. Now what?" "I'm going to sit by this mouse hole ..." See cartoon

trivia: Quotes: "I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals. (Winston Churchill)" See more pets trivia

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