1.   Currently, such creatures are not able to converse, creating instead relationships closer to the family pet.

2.   These dogs make an ideal family pet.

3.   For the owner, it can mean heartbreak at the loss of a family pet.

4.   And the latest in family pets... would you house this hen?

5.   This pony was a family pet.

6.   Chester, a chestnut gelding with three white socks, was a particular family pet.

7.   MORE than the site of an old battle or the grave of a family pet, perhaps the saddest sight is the remains of a company premises.

8.   And make no mistake, Hine considers Skip Away a partner in the family business, not the family pet.

9.   Animal rights advocates correctly point out that many pit bulls are gentle family pets, while some spaniels and Chihuahuas have the temperament of a velociraptor.