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  1. <a href="http://www.usaweekend.com/section/share">Click here to submit your own hot weather pet photos!</a> Crissy Kight/Getty Images

    Gallery: Your hot weather pet photos

    As warm weather sets in, here's a refresher on keeping your pet safe.

    • Apr. 25, 2013
  2. Cats can get heartworm, too. Life On White/Getty Images

    Pet Q&A: Keeping cats free from heartworm and fleas

    Fend off fleas and mosquitos

    • Apr. 25, 2013
  3. Protective eyewear filters out 100% of harmful UV rays.

    Doggie gear for the great outdoors

    Swag to make 'em wag

    • Apr. 18, 2013
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    Love your pet? Take it to a vet

    Visits are down, illnesses up.

    • Mar. 14, 2013
  5. Carrell's new film, The Incredible Burt Wondertsone, is in theaters March 15. Matt Hoyle for USA WEEKEND

    Training Day

    Steve Carell bones up to work with animals.

    • Feb. 28, 2013
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    You can teach your dog to behave

    Pet expert Steve Dale shares top tips for training your pooch.

    • Feb. 28, 2013
  7. Malachy, a Pekingese, after winning Best in Show during the 136th Westminster Kennel Club Annual Dog Show held at Madison Square Garden February 14, 2012. Timothy A. Clary / AFP / Getty Images

    How to become top dog

    As the 137th Westminster Dog Show opens, do you imagine your pooch in the ring?

    • Feb. 7, 2013
  8. It's normal for cats to scratch. Give them something to scratch on and save your furniture. Les Hirondelles Photography / Getty Images

    Pet Q&A: Who let the claws out?

    Solving a prickly problem

    • Jan. 24, 2013
  9. First, rule out physical illness. Jason Edwards / Getty Images

    Is it doggy Alzheimer's?

    Coughing and confusion

    • Jan. 3, 2013
  10. Most cats need a nip in their waists. Dave King / Dorling Kindersley / Getty Images

    Our little lions are fat

    As Americans have grown fatter, so have their pets. Cats are particularly portly: About 55% of tabbies are tubby, says the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention. Some think that's a conservative number.

    • Dec. 13, 2012
  11. PLUSH STUDIOS/GETTY IMAGES	Puppies can benefit from a little extra instruction. Getty Images / Plush Studios

    Add a new pet to the family

    Follow these great suggestions to smoothly introduce a new critter to your household.

    • Nov. 29, 2012
  12. Uggie the dog from winner of Best Picture, "The Artist" poses in the press room at the 84th Annual Academy Awards. JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images

    A dog's life: Uggie's is not the usual tell-all

    When the French silent film 'The Artist' won the Oscar for best picture last year, fans thought one of its stars got robbed: Uggie, a Jack Russell terrier.

    • Oct. 18, 2012
  13. Some dogs just rub cats the right way. Gk Hart/Vikki Hart/Getty Images

    Got pets? Get answers.

    Q: We have two dogs and two indoor cats. I do all the right things to protect against fleas. You wrote about seeing a veterinarian for proactive protection — we’ve done that. And we still have fleas! Why? S.V., Sarasota, Fla.

    • Aug. 16, 2012
  14. Let Fido know his bark has a specific purpose. GK Hart/Vikki Hart/Getty Images

    How to speak woof!

    Q: My newly adopted dog is beginning to understand house training. Now, how do I get him to signal me with “woof” when he’s gotta go out? — A.L., Denver

    • Aug. 9, 2012
  15. Ferrets are fun, but they can be a handful around the house. GK Hart/Vikki Hart/Getty Images

    Fleas. Ferrets. And a bad, bad kitty.

    Q. Our kitten is 5 months old, and he's very nice except when he uses the washing machine as a toilet...

    • Jul. 19, 2012
  16. Patriotic Pets

    From shiny stars to stripes, these pets sparkle for the 4th.

    • Jun. 21, 2012
  17. Keep Fido sharp with walks, toys. David Atkinson/Getty Images

    Pets Q&A: Ways to save old dog's brain

    I liked your column on doggy Alzheimer's (canine cognitive dysfunction) and the importance of walking dogs. On your advice, I take my dog for a mile walk every day. At 77, I feel better and so does Lady (a black Labrador retriever), 10.

    • May 31, 2012
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