Pet Talk going down hill? I don't think so.

[catland]

For newbies - the best way to get a friend is to be a friend. Compliment people on their cute pets. We're all suckers for that Ask questions about your pet - a bunch of us are know-it-alls that love to give advice.

Talk about your pets - we love to listen. That's how we ultimately identify with you.

Soon you'll start to recognize the names of the people who you find fun to read. Read those posts. You don't have to comment on every single one, but comment once in a while just to get your name out there.

Once you've established yourself as a presence - feel free to become more outspoken if that is your style - but you may want to visit the Doghouse for that.

Don't take it personally! When someone makes a comment about something - don't assume that they are talking about you - they may be talking about someone else.

and have fun. You know you're a PT member when one or more of your wonderful pets does something cute and you think to yourself "I can't wait to tell the people of PT about this.

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(ps - hey Cataholic - was I asleep the week they tried to run you out on a rail?)