Nick Barnett

Nick Barnett MeMe is depicted at the maximum extent of a jaw-breaking yawn. Cats love to be depicted as masterful, elegant and without flaw.

Nick Barnett Roo sleeps in a pink and happy fashion. Dogs sleep the way they do everything: with full commitment and without a bit of embarrassment.

Nick Barnett Eevee and her mum share a reverent hongi. A few weeks ago I gathered up photos of women and their dogs, and made a Furry Friday edition out of it.

Nick Barnett Percy does his impression of a vase of flowers. That's him on the right.

Nick Barnett Yesterday I spotted my dog in a highly snappable pose. Riley was nestled in a couch corner gazing at me all pillow-headed and preposterously cute.

Nick Barnett If you live with a cat, and possess any kind of receptacle that might potentially contain that cat, then one day it will. Contain it, I mean.

We think of dogs as happy-go-lucky and highly distractable – and they are. But they also have depths, you know.

Nick Barnett Imagine if we humans possessed eyes like those of cats. The change would be huge.

Nick Barnett This one's for anyone who's had a bad week. I know there are a few of you. Me too.

Lounge furniture is designed, supposedly, for the comfort of humans, but you can bet it'll be used by pets. Unless, of course, you institute a humans-only rule – which is certainly not the case for pets in today's collection of comfortable cats and dogs. Scroll and enjoy!