Related Clues:

• Vet's concern
• Clipping candidates
• Encouraging touches
• Favorites
• New England NFLers
• Squares at diner tables
• Puts on a foundation
• Parakeets and poodles
• Step backward?
• Creature comforts?
• Teacher's favorites
• Cats, often
• Veterinary patients
• Beagles and bunnies
• Strokes, as an animal