AP poll: Understanding those barks and meows

When your dog says "Woof," you hear an eager, "Let's take a walk." And your cat has a certain entitled meow that you know means, "Put more food in my bowl — now!"

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Do You Plan on Dressing Up Your Pet for Halloween? (Poll)

There was a time when I thought that dressing up pets was weird. Not to mention annoying for the pets. Then I became "mom" to several fur persons – three dogs and a cat, to be specific – who loved dressing up.

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Owners who think that their dog has a "guilty look" are fooling themselves, according to a new study.

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South Korean scientists say they have engineered four beagles that glow red using cloning techniques... See more irresistible headlines

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Police found an 8-month-old puppy — its feet, snout and tail bound in clear packing tape, a plastic bag and elastic hair ties — stuck to the side of a refrigerator in a Boulder home Tuesday morning, the apparent victim of a domestic dispute between its owner and his girlfrien …

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Excerpt: Many of us share just about everything with our pets. After all, theyare part of our families. We share our home, our food, even part of our couch.

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LAKELAND -- Elijah is a 2-year-old cat that can sniff out sickness. The first thing he does when he meets someone new is smell their breath. He is focused on sniffing out diabetes.

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Excerpt: Advantage(R) Topical Solution from Bayer Animal Health announced today the Help Your Pet, Get to the Vet Campaign with a mission to distribute more than $250,000 in $20 Veterinary Vouchers and offer valuable money-saving information to help offset costs and concerns for  …

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Excerpt: Should American's pets be counted as an exemption or tax credit on taxpayers income tax forms? I happen to think they should.

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Excerpt: In today's society there is no doubt that the human-animal bond is stronger than ever.

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--Video Report version on the right of the page.-- Excerpt: From the looks of things, a dog's life is a good life. Between exercise, fresh air and playing with friends, they expend a lot of energy. So how does a pet owner fuel that passion?

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Times are tough for everyone, human or otherwise. Claudia Hollm knows that while the rest of us can cut back on our spending, our "best friends" still need their kibble.

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Internet gets blame for cockroach invasion

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Greg LeNoir said he took his 14-pound rat terrier Jake for a daily swim at a marina Friday. The five-foot shark suddenly surfaced and grabbed nearly the entire dog in its mouth. See more irresistible headlines

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Four puppies at a new Pasco pet store were infected with highly contagious parvovirus, and two died, a representative of the store said Tuesday.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — If the presidential election goes to the dogs, John McCain is looking like best in show.

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"We started the business because I don't have two-legged children," Pet Angel Memorial owner Colleen Ellis said. "All I have is four-legged children and I wanted her treated in the same way as the human funeral business, which is the business I come from."

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Linda Mckenzie is a devoted mom to her Pleo, a robotic baby dinosaur. It coos, snuggles, and occasionally screams. It can even play tug of war. It does seem that Pleo, which is made to mimic the behavior of a baby, has a mind of its own.

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Authorities rescued 46 dogs and three cats on Sunday from an abandoned duplex covered in animal excrement.

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Oropeza: Neutering bill no-go Politics: State senator says objective is noble but bill is 'too severe a solution.' By Don Jergler, Staff writer Article Launched: 06/20/2007 10:04:53 PM PDT

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Legislators have put their foot in the middle of a messy debate by backing Mayor Bloomberg's call to increase fines for pooper-scooper violators.

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"Pets are good for your health" ... "Pets are bad for your health" -- for every article on the pro side, another appears on the con. What do you think Frank Scott (and everyone else) -- Is this topic going to the dogs? Or not?

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