Lassie Come Home-Shopping

PetRealtyNetwork.com: "Finding a pet friendly real estate professional is critical to pet friendly people considering any type of real estate transaction. Visitors can … browse The Pet Realty Network database of pet friendly properties and agents and choose to contact the real estate agent that best suits their needs."

As the company notes, the pet industry is something to bark about: "pet spending in the United States alone reached approximately $38.4 billion in 2006." The American Pet Products Manufacturers Association reported in March 2006 that pet spending more than doubled from $17 billion in 1994.

There are Web sites devoted to pet-friendly outdoor activities, hotels and restaurants with special pet menus. Many shops are opening their doors to four-legged critters. It's not just a dog-eat-dog-food kind of world anymore. It's reigning cats and dogs?

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