Plan your pet's typical feeding and walking schedule into your travel time.

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Imagine, he says, walking up to an interactive schedule board in an airport or train station and using gestures to sort through departure and arrival information.

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Earlier in the marriage, Mr. Carr sometimes would schedule a meeting in Seattle and spend an afternoon walking around Pike Place Market.

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