Related Clues:

• The old woman's wise way of easing tension
• Bird in a cage, often
• Gerbil or canary
• Responsibility of many a house sitter
• Present favourably
• Cat or dog, often
• Apartment sharer, perhaps
• Lab in one's home, e.g
• Scooby-Doo, to Shaggy
• Like a preferred theory
• Four-legged friend
• Lab in one's home, say
• Furry pal
• Manipulation of the muscles
• Animal with a collar