Answer:

pets

Answer	Crossword Clue
PETS	Four-footed friends
PETS	Animals around the house
PETS	Family members that get talked down to?

PETS	Strokes
PETS	Cats and dogs
PETS	Beloved members of the family
PETS	Vets' charges
PETS	Favorites
PETS	Black widow spiders make dangerous ones
PETS	They might get collared
PETS	No-nos in many apartment buildings

PETS	Darlings
PETS	Adopt-a-thon adoptees
PETS	Subjects of an apartment restriction
PETS	Parrots and ferrets
PETS	Favored ones
PETS	They rarely have surnames
PETS	Strokes ... or ones getting stroked
PETS	Tamed animals

PETS	Some allergy sources
PETS	No ... (store sign)
PETS	Subject of a hotel policy
PETS	Penthouse pinups
PETS	Many adoptees
PETS	No ... Allowed (motel sign)
PETS	Adoptees from shelters
PETS	Some motel prohibitions

PETS	Strokes ... or ones stroked
PETS	No ... allowed (sign)
PETS	Consumers of Purina and Iams food
PETS	Subject heading in a hotel brochure
PETS	Some shelter dwellers
PETS	Vets' concerns
PETS	Beloved animals
PETS	Fondlings

PETS	Bad moods
PETS	No-nos in many hotels
PETS	Furry companions
PETS	They may be collared
PETS	Teachers' favorites