pets

We lost a wheaten terrier on Tuesday morning in Neptune Beach. This is a white fuzzy medium sized dog (female). She had a pink collar with a name tag with a phone number on it. She may have been seen at Atlantic Beach, near the One Ocean Hotel, where someone says they saw a woman (african american, white floppy hat) carrying her from the beach. She is microchipped. If anyone sees her or has any information, please call 923-0615 or 923-7897. REWARD

Decorating this year has a new set of challenges. Little Puma Pink Pads, aka, Alfie, is still very much in the kitten stage of his life. He is one year old this month, and no longer has the boxy look of a kitten, but the more elongated look of a cat. But, his breed, a Tonkinese, is a very small breed of cat, and he is still well under five pounds. Smokey, on the other paw, weighs easily three times that. Alfie sees the world through eternally enormous, round sea-green eyes; taking in everything, forgetting nothing. He is fearless. He is a PUMA. Because of my travel plans, I have opted out of a live tree this year, and will use the artificial I've got stowed in the storage room.