One of her employees found out that a rival on-line pet company had a copy of Petopia's venture presentation.

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During a five-hour delay, Abony, a lawyer who had recently quit his job, tried to convince her to join the on-line pet company he had just founded.

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Target could and does make its own line of pet treats and other grocery items.

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The expanded line is a pet project, of sorts, for LVMH scion Antoine Arnault.

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Until recently you could find Halo, Purely for Pets--her line of vittles and pet-care products--only at health food or small pet stores.

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PetMed Express posted a surprise fiscal third-quarter profit increase, the first bottom-line growth for the online-focused pet-medicine purveyor in more than a year, with revenue jumping 12% on a 29% surge in new orders.

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The self-taught, Mexican-born dog trainer has parlayed his talent for calming even the most vicious of dogs into a hit TV show, a series of best-selling books, and a mass market line of collars, leashes, beds and pet food.

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