Once the mats set in, you risk hurting a dog or cat during grooming, so a good offense is the best defense.

CNN: Pet grooming tools for a less hairy summer

Turn over a new leaf: Pairing recall training exercises, such as fetch, with a name change can help reinforce good behavior, says Burckhalter, whose pack includes three dogs, one cat, a human child and a husband.

CNN: Is it OK to change a dog's name?

In the meantime, a reflating of the Chinese bubble will be good news for American companies like Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) and Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCX) that are major exporters to China.

FORBES: Is China Deflating or Reflating the Bubble?

It's hard to think of a single good reason for Palm to implement iTunes syncing in webOS by spoofing the iPod, and then to play this cat-and-mouse game of hacks and workarounds with Apple.

ENGADGET: Editorial: Palm, iTunes, and the ties that don't bind