This column ran in The Miami Herald last Sunday. Hope you like it!

Q. My mother bought a teacup Yorkie about six months ago. The pup flew all the way from Nebraska but when we picked her up at the airport she was so sick we ended up spending $2,000 to save her life. The breeder made it clear that he would take her back but that he could not reimburse us for the medical expenses. Is there...

I know it sounds silly but I really want a PetCam. With one of these doohickeys I can watch my pooch Vincent hang out at home all day long while I’m at work with the better-behaved (but cage-bound) Sophie Sue. If he does cute things while I’m out I can log on and watch him sleep in cockroach pose, make his favorite squirrel squeak or munch on his Kong to his heart’s content.

Sure, it’s...