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A red and white Beagle and a brown tabby Norwegian Forest Cat rest their chins on a raised wooden garden bed. 24 / 31

Two Inspectors Checked on the Vegetable Garden From the Edge

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Two heads rise over the edge of a raised garden bed, chins resting on the weathered wood. A red-and-white Beagle looks to the side with warm brown eyes and soft, droopy ears, and a shaggy brown tabby Norwegian Forest Cat stares right at us with serious green eyes. Behind them rows of young lettuce and herbs grow in dark soil, with a wooden fence and neighbors' rooftops in the distance.

We can call them Hank and Juniper. They look like two supervisors inspecting the spring planting, and neither seems ready to approve it yet.

Beagles are friendly, curious scent hounds who follow their noses, so a garden full of earthy smells is paradise to them, and they can be stubborn diggers. Norwegian Forest Cats are strong, thick-coated climbers originally from Scandinavia, and they tend to be gentle and patient. Gardening with pets means choosing plants carefully, because some common ones are poisonous to cats or dogs, including lilies, azaleas and sago palms. Fertilizers, mulch made from cocoa shells and slug bait can also be harmful. If you grow vegetables, a low fence or a netted bed keeps paws out of the produce, and your vet can share a list of safe plants.

Hank and Juniper have clearly decided that the lettuce is in good hands, as long as they get to watch.

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