Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Top Ten Tuesday - Perfect Pets

Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week's topic is...

Perfect Pets!


Happy Tuesday! I love today's topic. I always had a pet growing up, and though I don't have one now, I appreciate the joy they bring to our lives. When I saw that the topic was animal companions, I couldn't help but think of authors who never fail to feature wonderful pets in their stories. I immediately thought of Jill Shalvis and Abby Jimenez, but I know there are many more. Below are ten perfect pets I recently met who made their books even better. 

  1. Six Thirty from Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus - A dog with a great name.
  2. Bubbles from Puppy Love by Lucy Gilmore - A sweet dog who could detect high and low sugar levels in a diabetic.
  3. Nana from The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa - A street cat who accompanied a man on his final journey.
  4. Sebastian from Last Call at the Local by Sarah Grunder Ruiz - A pub cat who was a scene stealer.
  5. Smudge from Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert - This kitty was the start of it all. 
  1. Waylon from Swift and Saddled by Lyla Sage - One very loyal dog. 
  2. Dammit Ziggy from The Bright Spot by Jill Shalvis - This goat was chaotic and charming and I loved him.  
  3. Kevin Bacon from Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez - He's a famous pig for a reason.  
  4. Hank from Georgie, All Along by Jill Clayborn - A sweetheart of a dog who showed his owners softer side.
  5. Ulysses from The Tourist Attraction by Sarah Morganthaler - Ulysses the moose was a bit a troublemaker throughout this series, but also, a well-loved local. *Graham's dog was also precious with all his snazzy clothes. 


Favorite bookish pet?
Let us know in the comments!

14 comments:

  1. I'm not a huge animal person, but I do enjoy the way Jimenez incorporates animals into her books.

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  2. A goat? and a pig called Kevin Bacon? LOL.

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    1. Kevin Bacon was fantastic! He deserved all the attention he garnered.

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  3. I always like seeing pets in the books I read. Sometimes in the paranormal reads I will find some alien pets and those are so fun.

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    1. I can imagine the author can get a bit creative with alien pets. I always like when familiars are included in paranormals.

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  4. I have read a few of these and remember them fondly, especially "Dammit Ziggy" and "Ulysses"

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  5. Bubbles sounds wonderful! I'm a Type 1 diabetic and a blood sugar-sniffing dog would definitely come in handy for someone like me.

    Happy TTT (on a Wednesday)!

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    1. Bubbles was so cute and quite the hero in that book. The man was so put off by the little, fluffy dog but learned what a boss Bubbles was.

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  6. I love the way Jill Shalvis incorporates animals in her books! They add so much!

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