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Pet Holiday Gifts 2016

A dog jumping off a bed

Every holiday season for the past several years, I have amalgamated a list of interesting gift ideas with pets and their families in mind. Given the Animal Medical Center’s focus on pet health, this list always has a decidedly health-related slant. Most of the gifts help address healthcare issues AMC veterinarians see on a daily

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Go Dog Go!

Go Dog Go! is a 1961 children’s book about dogs who drive cars to a dog party. While this is a fanciful children’s book and we all know dogs can’t drive, according to a New York Times article, 90% of pet owners claim they travel with their pets, and dogs in cars are reality, not

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Small Dog Safety

I was recently at the Pet Socialite “Home, Garden and Safety” Pet Product Media Showcase, organized by my friend Charlotte Reed. Everyone was enjoying themselves speaking with vendors about the advances in fun new products for pets. Our enjoyment abruptly stopped when the shrieking of a three-month-old Chihuahua puppy pierced the air. I got called

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Potty Training Your Cat: Are You Kidding?

A cat and dog owning client of The Animal Medical Center called about a month ago wondering if I had heard of toilet training for cats. I guess he hasn’t seen Jinxy, the potty trained cat of the “Fockers” movie series. I had also seen the CitiKitty products in November 2010, when I attended the

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The Second Annual NYC Pet Show

If you are in the New York metropolitan area, I have a great weekend activity tip for you: check out the NYC Pet Show at the Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 West 18th Street, from 12 noon-5 pm on both Saturday and Sunday. This event is fun for the whole family, including the furry members of the

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