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Buddy & Porky’s Pet Health: A Parrot for a Pet?

Dear Porky & Buddy,

I know that you mostly answer cat and dog questions, but maybe you can point me in the right direction about choosing another kind of pet—a bird. I would love to have a parrot in my house. They are so interesting. Do you think that is a good idea? What should I do to go about finding one and caring for it?

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Buddy & Porky’s Pet Health: A Green Pet

Dear Porky and Buddy,

A “friend” of mine just harangued me for about an hour about how pets are bad for the environment—they aren’t necessary; they cause a lot of waste (poop); they use up a lot of resources, dragging them to the vet, getting them groomed, buying them stuff, cleaning up after them etc., etc.

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Porky & Buddy’s Pet Health: Get My Dog Off My Couch

Dear Porky & Buddy,

Sally, my ten month old lab mix is driving me crazy. She is always on the couch, especially when I am sitting on it, and no matter how much I yell at her, the minute I turn my back she is right back up there. What am I doing wrong? I just don’t want my beautiful leather couch to be ruined.

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Buddy & Porky’s Pet Health: The Dog in the Convertible

Dear Porky & Buddy,

My dog Sam and I love to go for rides in our very cool Mustang convertible, but the other day a friend of mine got all huffy and tried to convince me that it wasn’t safe to do that. I think she is jealous of my car and my dog and she should mind her own business. What do you think?

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Porky & Buddy’s Pet Health: Older Cats

Dear Porky and Buddy,

I have two cats, Matilda, age three, and Margo, age seven, and I just took in a nine year old cat whose family was being foreclosed and they had nowhere to go with a pet. Buddy, the new guy, is the oldest cat I have ever had living with me and I am wondering if there are different things should be doing with him because he is a little older.

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