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Teach Your Dog to Relax When He's Home Alone
May 7, 2013
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How Can I Prepare My Children to Visit Dogs?
By Julie Shaw, May 11, 2013We want to take our 3-year-old on vacation to visit family who have dogs. What can I do to make sure it is a good experience for my child and the animals we visit? A: The visit should be a… Full Article ›
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Meet the Parents
By Amy Sinatra Ayres, May 9, 2013Introducing your girlfriend to your parents can be nerve-racking — but not for this dog. He’s confident that this is the girl for him. Full Article ›
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Pet Scoop: FlipperBot Moves Like a Sea Turtle, D.C. Zoo’s Cheetahs Celebrate 1st Birthday
By Amy Sinatra Ayres, Apr 27, 2013April 26, 2013: We've scoured the Web to find the best and most compelling animal stories, videos and photos. And it's all right here. Full Article ›
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Preventing Play From Going Wrong
By Mikkel Becker, May 3, 2013Play is an important way to teach your dog good manners, but it's important to play right. Children are taught that if everyone playing the game isn’t having fun, then it isn’t a good… Full Article ›
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Celebrating Your Pet: May
By Samantha Bartram, May 1, 2013Tons of holidays have been established to honor our animal companions, ranging from sweet and touching to unusual and wacky. We can't deny that these furry, feathered and scaly pals deserve… Full Article ›
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Teen Girl Starts Nonprofit Rescue to Find Dogs Forever Homes
By Lisa Granshaw, May 13, 2013Some teenagers may dream of helping animals when they grow up, but how many take their passion and start their own nonprofit animal rescue? That's what Connecticut teen Claire Fraise did. The… Full Article ›
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7 Children's Books for Animal-Loving Kids
By Laura Cross, Apr 26, 2013Today is National Kids and Pets Day, which is a nice opportunity to celebrate the magical bond children share with animals. You can help nurture your child’s love for animals by letting him… Full Article ›
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11 Celebrities Who Speak for Animals
By Margaret Bristol, Apr 26, 2013With all the glitz and glamour that comes out of Tinseltown (not to mention the endless tabloid fodder), it's not always obvious that many celebrities are animal lovers, too. In fact, some… Full Article ›
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Puppies Learn to Use Doggie Door
By Amy Sinatra Ayres, May 13, 2013Safari, an 8-week-old Lab mix, has the doggie door down pat. His sisters? Not so much. That is, until he helps them out. Watch this adorable little family explore their backyard in the video… Full Article ›
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Are Annual Exams Really Necessary?
By Dr. Andy Roark, Apr 25, 2013Last year, in a much-discussed New York Times article titled "Let’s (Not) Get Physicals," a physician reporter named Elisabeth Rosenthal argued that annual physical examinations for… Full Article ›
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Avoid These 5 Common Pet Emergencies
By Dr. Marty Becker , May 6, 2013Few things are sadder in medicine — either human or animal — than a patient sickened or even killed by something that could have easily been prevented. In my more than three decades… Full Article ›