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This particular product is for pet lovers (dog lovers specifically) rather than the pets themselves (unless your pup has her ears pierced):
Sit-Stay earrings.
They’re handmade by a crafter on Etsy and would make a fun gift for an earring-wearing dog person.
“Each sterling silver dog was hand sawn, polished and soldered on to hand made sterling silver […]

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Independence Day is a day for family get-togethers and fireworks. But Bob Schultheis, a natural resource engineering specialist with University of Missouri Extension, advises families to leave their pets at home when going to crowded summer events.
Schultheis suggests the following safety tips for managing pets around crowds and fireworks.
Many pets are not used to large […]

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If you want to give your cat something more exciting to do than lounging around on the window sill, perhaps some cat toys are in order. Toys can be a fun way for cats to stimulate their minds and get some exercise as well, and even older kitties enjoy something new.
While I haven’t seen […]

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There are all sorts of pet carriers you can get if you like to take your small dog, cat, ferret, etc. with you when you travel (or just stroll to the shops), but most of them have a handle, so you end up toting Fido or Fifi around like a piece of luggage. Even […]

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There’s a new reality show called Greatest American Dog premiring July 10th at 8PM EST on CBS. I can’t wait to see these dogs in action, including the cute skateboarding dog, Tillman, from the iPhone commercials!!

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There’s a new reality show called Greatest American Dog premiring July 10th at 8PM EST on CBS. I can’t wait to see these dogs in action, including the cute skateboarding dog, Tillman, from the ipod commercials!!!

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TOKYO (AFP) — A Japanese animal-lover on welfare went to extremes to provide for his many pets by robbing convenience stores while wearing the mask of a dog, police said Monday.
Takaharu Kawata — branded by Japanese media as “The Dogman” — was caught on a surveillance camera wearing an oversized black-and-white canine mask while brandishing […]

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(ARA) - Dogs and cats and fish, oh my! More than 63 percent of American households own a pet today, which equates to 71.1 million homes and a whopping 382.2 million pets, according to a recent American Pet Products Manufacturers Association survey of pet owners. So are Fluffy and Fido just hanging out […]

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A handful of cutting edge veterinary medical teams are pushing the prosthetics envelope and creating artificial legs and paws that are a hi-tech step above the makeshift limbs or carts given to most animals.
And more important, the progress improving the lives of lucky cats and dogs holds big promises for people.
One-year-old Nubbin seems unaware that […]

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Now the idea of going green has gone to the dogs. Pets can minimize negative impacts on the environment. Check out these Earth-friendly pet products.
Eco-Friendly Dog Beds: Worldwise’s PoochPlanet and SmartyKat pet beds are made principally from recycled materials. The material that gives many PoochPlanet and SmartyKat beds their incredibly resilient and fluffy loft is […]

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