Hugh was born in and lives in Chicago. He loves his city and is a true-blue Chicagoan. The other day he told a visitor to his beloved city, with a serious tone, to be careful when talking to other people in the city because “all Chicagoans are liars.”

Test your skills of deduction with the August 2023 edition of Riddle Me This: Do they add up? Or not? Based on the number sequences in each of the previous columns, what is the missing number in the last column?

How many pets does my friend Nick have? All of them are dogs except two. All of them are cats except two. All of them are parakeets except two. What kinds of animals and how many of each animal does he have?