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Here’s how animal shelters are preparing for fear-inducing fireworks

by Justin Ho
Jul 3, 2018
More pets go missing around the Fourth of July holiday than any other time. Amid the din and the bright lights of the fireworks, dogs and cats often scramble for cover and end up losing their way. Animal shelters are gearing up to handle the influx of runaways. Click the audio player above to hear […]
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Even dogs need to have experience to get a job

by Janet Nguyen
Feb 19, 2018
There's a lot of training that goes into becoming a working dog.
Patch, a service dog, picks up an arm strap with a stylus for his owner Annette Ramirez.
Courtesy Annette Ramirez
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What rescue puppies teach us about supply and demand

by Peter Balonon-Rosen
Dec 7, 2017
Puppies sometimes make cross-country journeys to meet adoption demands.
Kelly Brown drives the Brother Wolf van through Rutherford County, North Carolina on her way to receive dogs for the trip to Connecticut.
Timothy O'Connell for Topic
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Why it's so hard to qualify as a dog walker

by Lizzie O'Leary
Oct 13, 2017
Laine Higgins wanted to earn some extra cash. So she applied for a job as a dog walker in New York City with one of the many on-demand dog-walking services. And was denied. “I got one question wrong on the safety test, and I think what did me in was all of the questions they […]
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How did bring your dog to work day become a thing?

by Jana Kasperkevic
Jun 22, 2017
Woof.
Dogs share the aisle with employees at DogVacay's offices in Santa Monica, California. Employees of the company, known as an Airbnb for canines, share office space with their own and others' dogs.
Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images
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A dog and his FitBark: Will pet wearables take off?

by Molly Wood
Feb 18, 2016
Now you can track what your canine is really doing when you're at work.
Molly Wood's dog wearing a FitBark.
Guisel Contreras
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Fido, your big day at the office is here

by Michelle Philippe
Jun 13, 2014
Marketplace Datebook for the week of June 16, 2014
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Tech-friendly city, meet dog-friendly city

by Casey Miner
Oct 2, 2013
The boom in dog services in San Francisco has also caught the attention of tech startups.
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Get your paws off my iPad! Teaching dogs to use tablets

by Molly Wood
Aug 15, 2013
New York City has plenty of things we want but maybe don't need, like artisan pickles and baby yoga. What's the latest? Classes for dogs to learn how to use iPads.
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The supply and demand of pound puppies

by Adam Ragusea
Jul 29, 2013
An export route has developed along the eastern seaboard with an unlikely commodity: homeless pets.
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