So Jake's been under the weather, which means a visit to the vet. And it's not just any vet, it's the Malibu Coast Animal Hospital, where the Drs. Dean and Dana and Lisa and Victor dole out treats along with treatments and, even if you're there just to pick up some food or some flea stuff, always ask after your pets by name. My dogs treat them like rock stars. They'd hang autographed 8x10 glossies above their dog beds, if only they had thumbs.

Part of the staff is the office cat, a feline utterly without fear. And with very strong opinions about exactly which bag of food you should be buying.