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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.

Teach your dog that beggars never win

Tuesday, Apr 1st, 2014 | By Dr. Marty Becker

Tips to stop your dog from begging at the table from my daughter, trainer Mikkel Becker, in this week’s Pet Connection: Make the dinner table a dog-free zone. Teach your […]

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Gardeners with pets need to think ‘dogscaping’

Friday, Mar 28th, 2014 | By Dr. Marty Becker

Is it possible to have pets and a nice garden? Yes, says my friend, dog trainer and writer Liz Palika, in a guest column for this week’s Pet Connection: As […]

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What you don’t know about clinical trials may hurt your pet

Tuesday, Mar 25th, 2014 | By Dr. Marty Becker

If you had a pet with a life-threatening disease that had no reliable cure, would you consider being part of a clinical trial for a new treatment? Your answer to […]

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Two recent books to make people better pet owners

Thursday, Mar 20th, 2014 | By Dr. Marty Becker

From my writing partner, Kim Campbell Thornton, in this week’s Pet Connection: In more than 30 years of pet ownership, I’ve nursed a lot of animals: a diabetic cat, a […]

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New products, information help vets and pets

Tuesday, Mar 11th, 2014 | By Dr. Marty Becker

I love going to veterinary conferences. Learning about advances in veterinary medicine and checking out new products and pharmaceuticals is an essential part of keeping up-to-date in my field. At […]

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