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From pet health tips to ideas on fighting boredom and loneliness in pets, you can learn how to make your pets' lives better here.

Cat scratch behavior: What you need to know

Tuesday, May 31st, 2016 | By Dr. Marty Becker

I love it when people reach out for help with their puppies and kittens before problems develop! That’s the case with one reader — here’s how I answered her question […]

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Do dogs do things out of spite?

Tuesday, May 24th, 2016 | By Dr. Marty Becker

Do dogs misbehave out of spite or anger? That’s a question I get asked a lot, including recently by a reader. I turned to my daughter, trainer Mikkel Becker, for […]

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Do indoor cats need rabies vaccinations?

Thursday, May 19th, 2016 | By Dr. Marty Becker

Are rabies vaccinations necessary for cats who don’t go outside? One of my Facebook followers asked just that question. Here’s my response! Q: Does my indoor cat need a rabies […]

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Why we almost didn’t neuter our dog

Tuesday, May 17th, 2016 | By Dr. Marty Becker

Some things are good — dogs, for example. Some things are bad — Ebola virus springs to mind. And some things are a mixture of both — like neutering our […]

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Why dogs bark but wolves don’t

Thursday, May 12th, 2016 | By Dr. Marty Becker

A reader had a question about barking dogs. No, not how to get them to stop, but why wolves — who are the same species as dogs — don’t do […]

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