The new Aibo, called the Aibo LM, will also come with all the bells and whistles that blessed the previous version of Aibo: the ability to read your e-mail, take digital pictures or simply provided endless hours of pet-like amusement.

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Pets.com, the online pet supplies seller, has e-commerce relationships with Yahoo and Go.com, which runs sites for Disney, ABC and ESPN.

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She wanted to open an Internet pet-food- supply business that would combine a network of veterinarians, breeders and groomers with e-commerce.

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