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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.

3 ways to prevent a mess when your pet just can’t hold it

Tuesday, Apr 14th, 2015 | By Dr. Marty Becker

Nobody likes to find a puddle on the tile floor, or walk across the carpet with bare feet or socks and get that “sinking feeling” when your toes touch the […]

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What you need to know about dogs and liver disease

Monday, Apr 13th, 2015 | By Dr. Marty Becker

Liver disease is dogs is, to put it mildly, strange. So it’s no wonder many pet owners have questions about it, like this reader who wrote to ask about her […]

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How and why to take the fear out of brushing your dog’s teeth – for both of you!

Thursday, Apr 9th, 2015 | By Mikkel Becker KPA CTP, CPDT-KA, CDBC, CBCC-KA, CTC

How many things would you rather do than brush your dog’s teeth? If you’re like most pet owners I talk to, that’s a long list. But not only shouldn’t it […]

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Can you work a little magic to help this California shelter dog in urgent need?

Monday, Apr 6th, 2015 | By Dr. Marty Becker

I heard from a reader with a plea to help Lem, a German Shepherd in a shelter in Southern California. Something about his eyes moved me tremendously, and I feel […]

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12 things I used to do as a veterinarian I wouldn’t be caught dead doing today

Wednesday, Apr 1st, 2015 | By Dr. Marty Becker

Do you ever wish you could go back in time and change your past? This veterinarians certainly does. I turned 60 on Thanksgiving Day last year, and found myself reflecting […]

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