According to the Washington post, Gayle and Craig Myers were headed to divorce and had only one bone of contention: Who would have the right to keep Lucky, their 16-pound gray-black Lhasa apso.

Under Maryland law, family pets — unlike, say, children — are treated as jointly owned marital property and sold if the divorcing couple cannot agree on who gets to keep them. The parties then split the proceeds of the sale.

But the standard resolution did not seem right to retired Prince George’s County Circuit Judge Graydon S. McKee III.

The judge, presiding over the limited-divorce proceeding by special assignment, decided on his own last month that Gayle and Craig, who have no children, would split custody of Lucky.

The dog will alternate spending six months with each party; Gayle’s turn began on July 1.

Check out this picture of Meeko’s cousin, Nemo, in his rain gear. Is he not adorable?  With such great material, I know you can come up with some one-liners!

If you’re clever enough, you’ll win a Crazy Critter. It’s a cool, award-winning stuffing-free toy that you see in all the commercials right now.

Nemo all wrapped up

Location:  Columbia, IL

Pet:  Harley

Breed:  Labrador Retriever

Age:  2 years old

Sex:  Male

What makes your pet’s tail wag? His new home! We welcomed Harley into our home just a few days ago. His previous owner just couldn’t give him the attention he deserves. We are teaching him some manners but within 24 hours he already had “sit” down pat. Such a good Harley dog!

Location:  Chesterfield, MO

Pet:  Daisy

Breed:  Dachshund

Age:  5 years old

Sex:  Female

What makes your pet’s tail wag? Daisy is a cuddler. I call her Daisy the hunter. She is always on patrol in the yard looking for frogs, squirrels, or a chipmunk.

A recent survey of pet owners by the American Pet Products Association found 62% of small dogs,  41% of medium-sized dogs and 32% of large dogs sleep with their owners.  Apparently cats also snuggle up with their owners.   The survey found that 62% of cats sleep with their adult owners and 13% of felines sleep with kids.

According to WebMD there are a few things you should consider before letting your four legged friend hog the bed another night.  If you have allergies or asthma, it certainly isn’t helping if your cat is sleeping on top of your head.  They recommend using a HEPA filter, allergy meds or….and I know you don’t want to hear this…but keeping them out of your bedroom.  Yeah, right.

If you’re waking up tired every morning, here’s something to consider.  A  Mayo Clinic Sleep Disorders Center  study found that about half the patients in the study had a dog or cat, and more than half of those pet owners said their pets disturbed their sleep in some way nightly.

Here’s some good news though.  In many cases, pets in the bed can aid in helping you sleep.  Just having them next to you, with their warm little (or big) bodies, and the rhythm of sleep can be your own little slice of Ambien.

Once I tried sharing the bed with Meeko, but worried at every turn that he’d jump out of bed and break a leg so my little guy is perfectly happy in his own bed.

Do you let your pet sleep with you?  Bark at us!

Samson wins a Cool Pet Pad from The Green Pet Shop.

Thanks everyone for entering!   The competition was tough, and we thank all of you for letting your pets do what they love to do…chill out.

Samson just chillin out!

Location:  North Pole, AK

Pet:  Samson

Breed:  Great Pyrenees

Age:  2 years old

Sex:  Male

What makes your pet’s tail wag? Spending the day with me…he is a true “momma’s boy.”

Location:  St. Charles, MO

Pet:  Aggie

Breed:  Gordon Setter

Age:  7 mos

Sex:  Female

What makes your pet’s tail wag? Seeing us and wanting to play ball, get a treat, just be petted and played with.  She’s just chillin!

Location:  Springfield, MO

Pet:  Darwin Greene

Breed:  Schneagle (schnauzer-beagle)

Age:  1 year

Sex:  Male

What makes your pet’s tail wag? Bones and treats, cuddle time, socks, playing ball in the yard.