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SPECIAL SECTION: Caring for your pet

Dogs, cats, fish, birds and more are featured in this package of stories and photos focused on pet care.


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Have leash, will travel: Tips on traveling with your dog

Since dogs are a beloved member of the family, many people like to travel with their four-legged friends. Familiar Food: Taking your dog's food and bottled water along with you when traveling is a great way to keep his stomach at ease.

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Aging pets: Dogs (and cats) are having their day

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. Now there are pet hospices, practices specializing in animal cancer and heart conditions, and products like magnetic dog collars to ease arthritis.

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Something's fish with Kevin's carp

Kevin has a relatively large backyard pond. The pond begins with a two-tiered waterfall and small stream section that terminates into the main pond area, which is 6 feet deep and contains about 12,000 gallons of water.

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Animal Island: Pooch can eat salad , but hold the onions

Q: My dachshund thinks she is a rabbit. A: While the dog's ancestor _ the wolf _ is an obligate carnivore, the process of domestication has turned dogs into omnivores, much like a bear is. Just keep her away from eating grapes and onions.

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Some stores, workplaces becoming more pet friendly

DETROIT _ Partridge Creek mall store owners enjoy its dog-friendly policy almost as much as the dog owners who shop there.

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Do Your Part: Safer flea solutions

It's tough to watch our dog or cat doing battle with fleas. Prevention is always the best place to begin. When it comes to flea fighting shampoos _ harsh, chemical-based ones aren't your only options.

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Animal Island: Kitty dreams are a mystery

Question: We adopted a kitten 7 months ago. Answer: Many species of animals experience REM _ or rapid eye movement sleep _ and certainly there is something going on in there while your cat or dog is twitching away in an otherwise sound sleep.

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Animal Island: How to keep bird families out of the bush

Q: Last summer, a mockingbird built a nest in an ilex bush right by our back door.

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Who gets the dog when couples split?

MINNEAPOLIS _ When couples break up, fighting over flatscreens and wine collections is part of the process. Pet-custody issues figure into divorce more often now than even one generation ago.

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Dog Custody Settled After Separation

Michael Abata holds his dog Jake, a 10-year-old Jack Russell terrier, across the street for his home in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Saturday, March 31, 2012.

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5 great trips for a man and his best friend

When we leave home, we always have a hard time parting with our pup. WHERE TO VISIT: Boston, Mass. TAKE FIDO TO: Nunziato Field in the city's Somerville section.

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Hollywood hopefuls with four paws

Kaia Yang, 1, and her mother Hannah, left, greet Vito Vincent, a 5-year-old ginger and white tabby, during a visit to The Grove shopping center in Los Angeles, California, on March 19, 2012.

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Hollywood hopefuls with four paws

Vito Vincent, a 5-year-old ginger and white tabby, gets a kiss from his owner, Michael LeCrichia, during a visit to The Grove shopping center in Los Angeles, California, on March 19, 2012.

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Hollywood hopefuls with four paws

Vito Vincent, a 5-year-old ginger and white tabby, visits The Grove shopping center in Los Angeles, California, on March 19, 2012.

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A star isn't born , yet: Vito Vincent wowed New York, but Hollywood is a much tougher town

LOS ANGELES _ Poor Vito Vincent, who came to Hollywood chasing a dream. He's been in L.A. for nearly a year without landing a single acting gig. Once he was homeless in New York. His career was taking off.

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Hollywood hopefuls with four paws

Vito Vincent, a 5-year-old ginger and white tabby, visits The Grove shopping center in Los Angeles, California, on March 19, 2012, with Michael LeCrichia, 42, who moved with the cat from New York in hopes that his pet will make it in Hollywood as ...

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Hollywood hopefuls with four paws

Vito Vincent, a 5-year-old ginger and white tabby, visits The Grove shopping center in Los Angeles, California, on March 19, 2012.

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Animal Island: Keeping ticks off your pets

The price that pet keepers have to pay for the mild winter is the ticks and fleas that are waking up early from their cold-weather sleep.

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How safe is your backyard for your pets?

Before you let your dog or cat roll in the grass, make sure your home turf isn't an animal danger zone. BACKYARD HAZARD: PESTICIDES AND HERBICIDES.

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When Fido needs more help than you can provide

It's one thing to work with little Spanky in the yard and through the judicious use of treats teach him to sit up or roll over. But bigger challenges _ digging, aggression, mindless barking and the like _ require more than a Milk-Bone.

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dog party

Shelby, a 5-year-old Golden Retriever, walks with her owner Cindi Crowder, of Santa Rosa, at the Tripawds annual three-legged dog party at the Mill Valley Dog Park in Mill Valley, California, April 14, 2012.

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John Hollenbeck, center, of Orange County, takes a photo of dogs during the Tripawds annual three-legged dog party at the Mill Valley Dog Park in Mill Valley, California, April 14, 2012.

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Ralph Kanz, of Oakland, stands with his dog, Travis Ray, during the Tripawds annual three-legged dog party at the Mill Valley Dog Park in Mill Valley, California, April 14, 2012.

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dog friendly policies

Lesia Szkilnyk plays with her dog "Mason" while shopping at the Flinty Fashions store at The Mall at Partridge Creek in Clinton Township, Michigan, April 4, 2012.

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dog friendly policies

A dog friendly sign is displayed in the window of a store at The Mall at Partridge Creek in Clinton Township, Michigan, April 4, 2012.

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Lisa Viviano shops with her dog "Buddy" at The Mall at Partridge Creek in Clinton Township, Michigan, April 4, 2012.

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Dana Jaeger shops with her dog "Buddy" at The Mall at Partridge Creek in Clinton Township, Michigan, April 4, 2012.

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Kirsten Renaud attends to her dog "Ranger" while shopping at The Mall at Partridge Creek in Clinton Township, Michigan, April 4, 2012.

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"Yorkie" inspects the customers in the store with owner Justin Wilson at The Mall at Partridge Creek in Clinton Township, Michigan, April 4, 2012.

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