This sweetie sounds more like a chipmunk and kitten rolling around a field of daises than a dog Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has ...

In 2017, I spotted my first-of-year eastern chipmunk out and about in a maple/basswood forest on Feb. 21. In 2016, the first active one was observed Feb. 25. These animals are hibernators, yet unlike ...