From the Baltimore Sun:

So much for Rover and Fido.

Almost half of American pet owners gave an animal a human-like name, such as Jack or Sophie, according to an Associated Press-Petside.com poll of more than 1,000 pet owners released Tuesday.

Some of the more unusual names: Hollywood and Chichi Mittens, both cats; Vegas the Labrador Retriever; Jibber Jack the dog; the Beagle named Talulublue, and Louis XIV, the Yorkie.

You can read the whole story here…

Photo: Kingston, a 4-year-old poodle mix belonging to Susan Jacobs, a cosmetics consultant and freelance journalist, makes himself comfortable on a velvet sofa at Jacobs’ home in Long Beach, Calif. AP Photo/Reed Saxon.

Brownie had this to say about this one-of-a-kind stool sample:

Hello Snuzzy, It’s me, Brownie the Hamster. I wanted to present you a new friend, it’s a turtle chair. This chair is from like 20 years ago, yes, turtles are old! The owners of this turtle removed it from their house because it looks a little grumpy and scary for the visitors. Do you think that? Well just see the photos yourself. I think people still sell them here in Costa Rica as…hmmm..emm…souvenirs, isn’t selling turtles illegal???

Thanks for sending it in, Brownie!!

“I mean, really, dahling, these ARE modern times, after all. And my Alexis just wouldn’t have it any other way. She needs a new settee in the conservatory. After all, she did sort of claw up the other one…”

I think these little kitters look simply smashing in their handsome interiors–

To see more of these amazing modern creatures, browse on by the moderncat gallery on Flickr.

Call me all whacked out, but the other option is to simply train your cat not to lay across your keyboard. Or?

Regardless, it makes for some good feline office snuzz.

Links: [The Refined Feline] via [Cute Overload!]