During the course of my private practice, I have had a number of sandwich generation adults (those fulfilling the caretaking role for both their children and their aging parents) express frustration and concern in relation to parents who are compulsively hoarding cats or dogs. Last November, my husband and I adopted Annabel Leigh from Atlanta Pet Rescue (a one-year-old, 13-pound canine bundle of joy). Annabel was rescued from a trailer in Alabama where she fought hard, along with 27 other dogs, to survive.