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FOR PET’S SAKE: Help for Chihuahuas

He drools. He snores. You’re always picking up after him. (No, not your significant other—at least, I hope not!) Your dog, of course. But, with one wag of his tail or one loving look with those soulful eyes, all is …

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FOR PET’S SAKE: The Whole ‘Enchihuahua’

It’s used to be that bigger was better. But these days, we’re obsessed with all things tiny (think iPod Nanos and skinny jeans). And that trend has gone

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FOR PET’S SAKE: Please adopt, don’t shop

Excuse me. Yes, you with the three tots clinging to your coat, cell phone dangling from your ear like an over-sized earring. I’m over here in the cat

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FOR PET’S SAKE: Grateful For Grants

When I was three years old, my dad brought home a children’s book called “Three Little Kittens.” There was something enchanting about this simple little tome with the

FOR PET’S SAKE: Disaster Planning: Are Your Pets Ready?

With the horrific images of last week’s tornado outbreak—which ravaged the Tennessee Valley, the Ohio Valley and parts of the South—still fresh in my mind, I decided to

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FOR PET’S SAKE: Thinking Outside the (Litter) Box

KITTY LITTER.ow can these two itty bitty words be such a giant pain in the posterior for some cats and the people who love them? If your finicky

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FOR PET’S SAKE: Has Your Valentine’s Day Gone to the Dogs (and Cats)?

If you’re smitten with your kitten or itching to receive a smooch from your pooch, chances are good that you’ll be spending some quality time with your four-legged

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FOR PET’S SAKE: Mark Your Calendars!

Is it just me or did 2011 seem to zip by faster than Kim Kardashian’s marriage to Kris Humphries? One morning I woke up, rubbed my eyes and

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FOR PET’S SAKE: Speaking up for Animals

Losing your voice is no fun, especially when you’re a Chatty Cathy like myself. So when I awakened recently with a nasty case of laryngitis, I did what

FOR PET’S SAKE: Pups, Parties and Pawtographs, Oh My!

 It’s starting to look a lot like Christmas….in my e-mail in-box. Not only have I received invitations to several holiday get-togethers, but I’m having one of my own!