The pink backs of my lids became twin screens for flashing apparitions of my childhood pets.

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Short-haired pets like my Lulu benefit from regular grooming sessions with a curry comb, which can help loosen dirt and hair before a bath.

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The most important distinction is that Pets.com did not take my money.

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For the record, I am an animal lover who grew up with many pets and spent a great 14 years with my dog, Murphy.

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Mr. VAN PATTON: And just think what my Natural Balance dog and cat food can do for your pets?

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And if my investment manager (if I had such a thing) invested in Pets.com, I would have been angry at her as well.

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Part of my childhood was spent on a farm where I lived in a sea of pets: horses and chickens, a half a dozen sturdy, mouse-killing cats, rabbits, one pig, and many, many dogs, Rumble and Tumble and Sam and Lucy and especially Cuddles, who did justice to his name.

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